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INTERVIEW WITH SUPERSTAR ZARA PHYTHIAN\nIn this episode, Gordon interviews Martial Arts Superstar Zara Phythian a powerhouse in the MA world.\nTo find out what it takes to run a successful Martial Arts School, a business and work as an Actor whilst continuing with your training tune in.\nKEY TAKEAWAYS\nBackground\nI began Martial Arts classes when I was 7 and started competing at 13 years old. I was 20 when I opened my own Martial Arts School.\nI was scouted and as a result, travelled to the US to be in a film that was being made there. My performance was shocking, but I loved the experience. When I came home I began to learn my craft through acting lessons and stunt work. I have since worked my way up through the ranks.\nI now balance my career and passion, currently combining training, running my Martial Arts School with my business and acting.\nMartial Arts is a passion of mine and at a young age, it gave me phenomenal confidence. Now seeing students in my school grow is an incredibly rewarding experience.\nRespect\n\u2018Treat people the way you want to be treated\u2019 is the mantra I live by. I want to get along with everyone and am as open and friendly as I can be.\nFriendship and respect for each other are really important to me, we preach about this to our students so we should be acting on it also.\nMartial Arts Business\nOther Martial Arts schools are not your competition it\u2019s the other sports. There are enough people for every Martial Arts school owner. We can all grow together in the industry and improve standards.\nTo ensure that as a business community we are taken more seriously we need to implement standards for areas such as safeguarding and health and safety across all MA schools.\nMost Martial Arts classes are personality based, implementing robust training programmes will bring through instructors with the same passion, vision and understanding as you. The result will be a school that can run successfully in your absence, allowing you to grow the business.\nMartial Arts Evolving\nTo meet the needs of communities MA schools will need to offer a wider range of classes and the online elements will continue to grow.\nMoving forward it is hugely important that Martial Arts are represented positively with all types of events being good quality.\nBEST MOMENTS\n\u2018People always remember the way you made them feel and the way you treated them\u2019\n\u2018Focus on what you want to do \u2013 learn about the business\u2019\n\u2018Standardisation will enable MA to be seen as viable business\u2019\n\u2018They need to focus on becoming black belts in business\u2019\n\u2018The beauty of Martial Arts is that we can help with any pain or need\u2019\n\u2018You epitomise what Martial Arts people should all be like\u2019\n\u2018For me it's about keeping doors open\u2019\nVALUABLE RESOURCES\nhttps://itunes.apple.com/gb/podcast/martial-arts-business-podcast/id1401410714?mt=2\nABOUT THE HOST\nGordon Burcham is the bestselling author, 3 x World martial arts champion and award-winning Martial arts school owner. He has helped 1000\u2019s of Martial arts schools grow and has over 20 years\u2019 experience running martial arts schools.\nGordon has been training, teaching, and working in the Martial Arts industry for nearly twenty-five years. After earning his first black belt, he went on to win three consecutive World Titles against guys half his age. In 1998, in the midst of his competitive career, he launched his own dojo which still runs today. After retiring from the competitions, he decided to focus more on helping others in the MA business while still running his club.\nBurcham has trained with industry giants like Alfie Lewis and developed his street-smart business attitude working with top business coaches. He is now considered one of the foremost authorities on peak performance in the business side of the MA industry. He has proven his techniques work through the transformation in his own personal life, athletic career, and business as well as those of his coaching clients. Burcham teaches that success is the result of forming good h