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

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