1. PAY ATTENTION. Stay in the present.  It’s the only place anything real is happening.
  2. TAKE RESPONSIBILITY.  This is your life, take it back.  Either you get to own it or you get to blame someone or something else for it.  You choose.
  3. NO COMPLAINING.  No whining, no sniveling.  It takes you out of the present and lets you abdicate responsibility.
  4. DON’T TAKE ANY ABUSE.  It’s very bad for one’s self esteem to take any abuse.  Stand up to your oppressors, both internal and external.  The cost is too great not to.  
  5. DO IT ANYWAY.  Hard choices temper our strength and our integrity; they make the difference between a life of excellence and a life of mediocrity.  
  6. DON’T QUIT.  Look at what stops you, at where you give the effort up.  That is the edge between becoming a victim or a Warrior.  You must choose one or the other.
  7. KEEP YOUR AGREEMENTS.  A Warrior is only as good as his or her word.  The way we build self-trust and trust in others is by making and keeping our agreements.  
  8. KEEP YOUR SENSE OF HUMOR. Otherwise, what’s the point?  Humor helps us to stretch beyond our own limits and ourselves.  
  9. LOVE ONE ANOTHER.  Otherwise, where is the meaning?  It’s the way we remember that we are not alone in the universe. Always remember, we are family united.
  10. NEVER FORGET WHERE YOU CAME FROM.  Always honor and respect those who have helped you grow. Your skills are the result of not only your own efforts, but also the efforts of those who have helped you grow through the years, your seniors and your Instructor.  Without them, you would not be where you are today.  Never forget the debt of gratitude that you owe them and pay it forward by helping those who are junior to you.  Your first loyalty is to your Instructor.    
  11. HONOR YOUR CONNECTION TO THE SOURCE.  There is a force in the universe, greater than ourselves that creates us, provides for us, cares for us, guides us, and loves us.  It speaks to us from within.  Trust it. 

 

These general regulations & standards are to be followed by every Instructor in the WIAMA.  This is the Martial Way!