Black Belt Parenting

Kathy Sacoulas
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This podcast is delivered by Kathy Sacoulas, a martial arts instructor and mom who wanted to build a community to support parents through their journey. Using her experience as a nurse and martial arts instructor, she uses martial arts concepts to help guide parents through the different stages of their children’s lives. The podcast is an extra support system for parents and endeavors to build a community that offers guidance and conversation in a judgment-free zone. Join us as we grow together, and help us raise kids that are thriving in all areas of their life!

  1. 03/03/2025

    COMPETENCE = CONFIDENCE

    The development of confidence in our martial arts students is an important characteristic that parents look for when enrolling their children in our school. Listen as Kathy Sacoulas discusses how we help kids develop confidence and how you can do the same at home. Allowing the kids to feel competent and not giving them false praise are topics she discusses at great length. 1:33: Competence 1:50: The importance of not developing a FALSE sense of confidence 6:00: We start developing confidence in kids at the young age of 3 8:14: Helping students live into their goals through our language 9:55: Helping develop communication skills that develop confidence 14:36: How we develop confidence on the mat 23:01: Applying these principles at home For more information on the podcast, visit blackbeltparentingpodcast.com. The video version of this show is available on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@BlackBeltParentingPodcast Follow Kathy on Facebook: - https://www.facebook.com/people/Black-Belt-Parenting-Podcast/61558865227742/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/blackbeltparentingpodcast/ Twitter: https://www.x.com/BBParentingPod Visit progressivemartialarts.com for more information on how you and your family can get started on your martial arts journey. This podcast is produced by Press Record Studios. Visit PressRecordStudios.com for more information on their media production services.

    39 min

  2. 02/17/2025

    Black Belt Success Story - Stephen Eng

    Meet Stephen Eng in this episode and listen to how impactful receiving his Black Belt has been in his life. He attributes all his successes and positive relationships to his martial arts training and talks about how it was the best decision his parents ever made for him. 1:35: Introduction of Stephen Eng 2:14: His start in the martial arts 3:41: Benefits from training in the martial arts 5:15: What kept him motivated to keep training over all his years at the school 8:13: How martial arts helped him navigate through tough times and develop good relationships 10:13: How the Black Belt test affected his life and how it continues to affect him 13:15: How he’s applied the lessons from martial arts to his life and the successes that have resulted 16:09: Stephen’s advice for kids who want to quit martial arts 20:00: How teaching classes at PMA affected him; how mentoring other children led to his own leadership development 24:00: The importance of representing PMA in the community 24:48: Why Stephen is big on showing attribution and remembering where he came from For more information on the podcast, visit blackbeltparentingpodcast.com. The video version of this show is available on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@BlackBeltParentingPodcast Follow Kathy on Facebook: - https://www.facebook.com/people/Black-Belt-Parenting-Podcast/61558865227742/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/blackbeltparentingpodcast/ Twitter: https://www.x.com/BBParentingPod Visit progressivemartialarts.com for more information on how you and your family can get started on your martial arts journey. This podcast is produced by Press Record Studios. Visit PressRecordStudios.com for more information on their media production services.

    28 min

  3. 02/03/2025

    Help Your Child Develop GRIT and Set them up for Success in life!

    Perseverance is a characteristic that can only be taught through placing your child in circumstances where they may want to quit or where they will fail. Parents often have difficulty watching their kids struggle, but it’s an important thing for them to experience. Listen to Kathy Sacoulas talk about how perseverance is gained through martial arts and how we can apply it to our parenting. 1:24: Perseverance defined/Grit Defined 2:30: immediate gratification counters the development of perseverance 2:40: how martial arts develops perseverance in students 4:38: the journey is more fruitful than the destination 5:29: trust the process 5:50: Moving the students through phases of training shows their perseverance 6:26: Sparring as an example of developing grit and perseverance 9:15: You must lean into discomfort to gain perseverance 11:00: The importance of failure 14:28: applying these principles to parenting For more information on the podcast, visit blackbeltparentingpodcast.com. The video version of this show is available on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@BlackBeltParentingPodcast Follow Kathy on Facebook: - https://www.facebook.com/people/Black-Belt-Parenting-Podcast/61558865227742/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/blackbeltparentingpodcast/ Twitter: https://www.x.com/BBParentingPod Visit progressivemartialarts.com for more information on how you and your family can get started on your martial arts journey. This podcast is produced by Press Record Studios. Visit PressRecordStudios.com for more information on their media production services.

    28 min

  4. 01/20/2025

    Stories From A Martial Arts Master: Interview with Tuhon Nick Sacoulas

    Learn how Tuhon Nick Sacoulas has seen martial arts impact his students and their families, how it’s impacted his parenting, and how the martial arts community he created has impacted so many lives, including his own. 2:53: the start of Progressive Martial Arts 5:00: How Tuhon Nick followed his passion 8:15: how martial arts has impacted his students over the years 13:42: How training is a metaphor for overcoming life’s challenges 17:00: Advice to parents in martial arts 19:49: How becoming a parent has impacted him as an instructor 22:00: Martial arts is a process 23:40: how martial arts has impacted his own parenting 29:50: How Progressive Martial Arts has evolved and it’s impact on him For more information on the podcast, visit blackbeltparentingpodcast.com. The video version of this show is available on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@BlackBeltParentingPodcast Follow Kathy on Facebook: - https://www.facebook.com/people/Black-Belt-Parenting-Podcast/61558865227742/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/blackbeltparentingpodcast/ Twitter: https://www.x.com/BBParentingPod Visit progressivemartialarts.com for more information on how you and your family can get started on your martial arts journey. This podcast is produced by Press Record Studios. Visit PressRecordStudios.com for more information on their media production services.

    35 min

  5. 01/06/2025

    Health and Wellness

    As a nurse with a public health degree, Kathy Sacoulas presents how important health and wellness are in the parenting journey. Looking at the whole child and not just their physical, she talks about ensuring kids look after their wellness: mind, body, and soul. She also discusses the importance of the parents’ wellness as it impacts the child. 1:45: Health is about the whole person (mental, physical, emotional, spiritual) 2:37: Health and wellness in the martial arts 7:57: Health and Parenting the WHOLE child 9:40: the importance of nutrition 14:08: Exercise and the importance of play 16:19: Resting your mind and body 17:33: Hygiene and health 19:00: Challenge them mentally (improving brain health) 20:00: The importance of communication and positive social circles in their health 21:14: Healthy forms of expression 22:49: Taking care of yourself as the parent 26:29: Advocacy in health, creating a partnership with health care providers. For more information on the podcast, visit blackbeltparentingpodcast.com. The video version of this show is available on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@BlackBeltParentingPodcast Follow Kathy on Facebook: - https://www.facebook.com/people/Black-Belt-Parenting-Podcast/61558865227742/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/blackbeltparentingpodcast/ Twitter: https://www.x.com/BBParentingPod Visit progressivemartialarts.com for more information on how you and your family can get started on your martial arts journey. This podcast is produced by Press Record Studios. Visit PressRecordStudios.com for more information on their media production services.

    30 min

  6. 12/23/2024

    Let Your Child Do It Themselves And Stop Doing EVERYTHING For Them!

    Kathy Sacoulas discusses the importance of encouraging independence at each stage of a child’s development and how difficult it is for parents to let go during the process. Creating independence does lead to better self-esteem, self confidence and how the martial arts is a great example of this. 1:15: Parenting begins with total dependence. 3:34: Creating independence can begin very early with parents as their first teachers 4:15: Creating independence on the training floor in martial arts 6:12: The first phase of training 8:05: The second phase of training 10:48: The third phase of training 16:37: The role of self-motivation in gaining independence 17:00: Developing independence in the home 18:55: Independence requires an investment of time 21:59: Independence leads to self-confidence 23:56: Figuring out your individual child’s readiness at each stage of development 24:47: Trust leads to more independence and more trust between parent and child. For more information on the podcast, visit blackbeltparentingpodcast.com. The video version of this show is available on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@BlackBeltParentingPodcast Follow Kathy on Facebook: - https://www.facebook.com/people/Black-Belt-Parenting-Podcast/61558865227742/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/blackbeltparentingpodcast/ Twitter: https://www.x.com/BBParentingPod Visit progressivemartialarts.com for more information on how you and your family can get started on your martial arts journey. This podcast is produced by Press Record Studios. Visit PressRecordStudios.com for more information on their media production services.

    30 min

  7. 12/09/2024

    Instilling The Important Characteristic Of Respect

    Respect is one of the numerous reasons people do the martial arts. As one trains over time, it’s a characteristic that automatically becomes part of the student. In this episode, Kathy Sacoulas discusses how she sees this process occur and how parents can use this as a tool at home. 1:25: Respect Defined 1:53: Martial arts begins and ends with respect. How respect developed in the martial arts culturally 4:54: Instilling respect via the martial arts 7:20: Using language to teach respect 8:42: Self-care = self-respect 10:24: Setting rules and boundaries 10:54: Positive communication 10:37: Humility and respect lend to openness in learning. 16:04: relating how we teach respect at the school to parenting For more information on the podcast, visit blackbeltparentingpodcast.com Thie video version of this show is available on YouTube - https://www.youtube.com/@BlackBeltParentingPodcast Follow Kathy on Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/people/Black-Belt-Parenting-Podcast/61558865227742/ Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/blackbeltparentingpodcast/ Twitter - https://www.x.com/BBParentingPod Visit progressivemartialarts.com for more information on how you and your family can get started on your martialist journey. This podcast is produced by Press Record Studios. Visit PressRecordStudios.com for more information on their media production services.

    28 min

  8. 11/25/2024

    I Need Help Parenting, Who Can I Turn To?

    Learn from Kathy Sacoulas and Tara DeSuze about the importance of having partners in parenting. Creating partnerships with teachers, coaches, other parents, and your community are so important in raising children. 2:20: Introduction of Ms. Tara (AKA PMA Mom) - a PMA mom who eventually became a PMA teacher and staff member 6:56: The Power of Community 8:55: Ms. Tara’s experience of being a parent and then moving into the staff role 9:56: Value of creating partnerships for your kids 11:25: Trust in partnership 15:25: Shared Mission 17:03: Example of the importance of communication 20:53: Due diligence in selecting partners 22:08: Same Mission and Values 25:28: Importance of a support system 26:50: Finding people you can trust and who won’t judge you 30:20: Rely on different types of people 32:18: the power of connection For more information on the podcast, Visit blackbeltparentingpodcast.com. The video version of this show is available on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@BlackBeltParentingPodcast Follow Kathy on Facebook: - https://www.facebook.com/people/Black-Belt-Parenting-Podcast/61558865227742/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/blackbeltparentingpodcast/ Twitter: https://www.x.com/BBParentingPod Visit progressivemartialarts.com for more information on how you and your family can get started on your martial arts journey. This podcast is produced by Press Record Studios. Visit PressRecordStudios.com for more information on their media production services.

    37 min
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This podcast is delivered by Kathy Sacoulas, a martial arts instructor and mom who wanted to build a community to support parents through their journey. Using her experience as a nurse and martial arts instructor, she uses martial arts concepts to help guide parents through the different stages of their children’s lives. The podcast is an extra support system for parents and endeavors to build a community that offers guidance and conversation in a judgment-free zone. Join us as we grow together, and help us raise kids that are thriving in all areas of their life!

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  • Creator
    Kathy Sacoulas
  • Years Active
    2024 - 2025
  • Episodes
    13
  • Rating
    Clean
  • Copyright
    © Copyright 2025 Kathy Sacoulas
  • Show Website
    Black Belt Parenting