Occupy the Neighborhood

It's your neighborbood. You should be able to walk through your neighborhood in safety and with confidence. The good people who live in the neighborhood are the 99%, and the bad element is, at most, the 1%. But even a small percentage of bad actors can put the neighborhood on edge.

Having a business in the neighborhood makes you a part of the neighborhood. Many neighbors become friends, and even though you don't have time to make friends with everyone in the neighborhood, they are still neighbors. Neighbors help neighbors in times of need without thought of compensation, and right now our neighborhood has a need to feel safer and more protected.

Learning some basic self-defense strategies can help our neighbors feel more confident about walking to a friend's house or to and from a school or store. We should be able to do that freely and without fear. It is only natural that a school that teaches martial arts and self-defense should give a bit of itself when neighbors are in need. It is the right thing to do. If you take care of your profession, and you take care of your people, especially your friends and neighbors, your business will take care of itself. Now is the time to help take care of neighbors.

The Moy Yat Kung Fu Academy is all about family, and the neighborhood is an extended family. I am proud to be associated with the school, even if it is in a small way. And this guest post is one small way I can help. I hope the ladies in our extended neighborhood will take advantage of this opportunity to learn some basic self-defense. With greater confidence our neighborhoods will grow stronger, as will our sense of community. It is your neighborhood. You are the 99%.