Welcome to another episode of The HERO Show. I am your host Richard Matthews, (@AKATheAlchemist) and you are listening to episode 207 with Josh Arcemont – Changing The World Through Martial Arts.
Josh Arcemont is the owner and head instructor of Hero Martial Arts Academy in Spring, TX. His credentials and reputation span twenty years as an instructor, competitor, and motivator in life skills education. Along with his enthusiasm for helping kids appreciate the discipline and its principles, his expertise in the field of Taekwondo, fitness, and other martial arts programs has made him one of the most trusted instructors in the region.
Josh has won over 75 medals and trophies in major State, Regional, National, and International competitions. He has extensively studied the art of Taekwondo and is currently a student of the growing sport of Mixed Martial Arts.
Here’s just a taste of what we talked about today:
Josh's martial arts school is specifically designed for kids and families. The reason for that is he has a heart for children and a heart for working with the youth to inspire, empower and point them in the right direction, so they become confident and be great leaders in life
Their academy uses martial arts as a platform to teach more skills that are applicable to life, such as leadership development, money management, and more. They go into a whole plethora of different concepts that can take the student far. And since they only have their student’s attention for a short time, they do their best to point them in the right direction.
Josh’s superpower boils down to understanding how to connect with different types of people. especially with kids. He naturally understands that connecting with someone in their twenties is different than talking and connecting with someone in their sixties.
Also, someone who's an athlete that can naturally do anything they want versus someone who has a disability. Josh connects and motivates each one of those types of people in a way that's going to best move them forward and help them in their journey through life.
Other Topics We Covered on the Show:
- Josh also shared his origin story. The Hero Martial Arts Academy was built because of his passion for martial arts which started when he was a kid.
- Being too shortsighted not to look for coaches and people who could help has been Josh’s fatal flaw in his business. He was able to overcome this type of flaw by surrounding himself with great people.
- The common enemy early on in Josh’s business is being everything to everybody. He was able to conquer this by focusing on the vision and mission of Hero Martial Arts Academy.
- Then, we talked about Josh’s driving force in his business and that is to make the world a better place through martial arts.
- Josh’s personal heroes are mostly people that are closely connected to him such as his grandfather, Mom, Brother, and his stepdad. They all have inspired him to pursue his passion at the same time build his business.
- Lastly, Josh’s guiding principle is to be open and honest with yourself and the people around you.
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The HERO Challenge
Today on the show, Josh Arcemont challenged Jason, his youngest brother, to be a guest on The HERO Show. Josh thinks that Jason is a fantastic person to interview because he has built and sold numerous companies throughout his career. During the pandemic, he switched directions and started a company, making PPE gowns. The company became the number two PPE manufacturing company in the United States in a matter of six months. And now he's also in the process of building other companies. He’s such an inspiration, especially in the realm of entrepreneurship.
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With that… let’s go and listen to the full episode…
