The Academy: Personal Leadership Development

The Midwest Academy's Leadership Development Group relates thoughts and ideas on martial arts training, strategies for personal growth, and leadership development. These discussions are intended to be supplementary to our curriculum and, by their nature, are neither definitive nor comprehensive. All material contained herein is considered to be intellectual property and protected by copyright.

Monday, February 5, 2018

Midwest Academy Leader-Cast Episode 1: What Does It Mean to be a Warrior?

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The Midwest Academy's "Leader-Cast", a leadership development podcast, episode 1 is out...stay tuned for more...
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Tuesday, June 21, 2016

Midwest Academy Soft Goods (Clothing): How to Order and Symbols Explained

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As the Midwest Academy continues to grow, certain tasks that we used to preform “in-house” we have now opted to “out-source”. The ultimate ...
Wednesday, June 3, 2015

Knife Training: The Basics of Blade Design, Carry, & Deployment

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History of the Knife The knife was humankind’s first tool and has been a part of nearly every culture.  As humankind's technologi...
Saturday, June 14, 2014

"High Utility" Firearms Drill Training

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Anyone who has been around tactical community for any length of time, be it as an operator, trainer, and/or leader, is likely familiar wi...
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Saturday, May 31, 2014

Emotional Resilience & Mental Toughness

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"Nana korobi ya oki" (Fall seven times, rise eight). In the nearly three decades that I have been a student of the Warrior’s ...
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Sunday, May 4, 2014

No Contract Training

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No Contract Training is just one of the unique characteristics of the Midwest Academy experience.  Many people who visit a martial arts sc...
Sunday, January 26, 2014

The Truth About "Self-Defense" Workshops…

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I have been training people in physical skills since I was 15 years old – at the time of this writing, that’s 25 years of teaching experi...
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David Hakim, Director of the Midwest Academy
David is the Director of the Midwest Academy of Martial Arts, a unique school that is progressive in its methods and traditional in its philosophy. He is recognized as a master teacher of the Seizan-Ryu system and has extensive expertise in armed and unarmed martial arts. He is a college graduate with an MBA and MS in the Science of Organizational Behavior and Development; he is proponent of both formal and informal education. David is a military combat veteran and a law enforcement special operator, leader, and veteran trainer with over a decade of special operations experience. In addition to the martial arts skills & philosophies, he is considered an expert professional in the areas of weapons, tactics, strategy, and leadership.
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