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February:
Master
Turner's Martial Arts Academy: Chinese philosopher Lao-Tzu
said, “When you are content to be simply yourself and don’t
compare or compete, everybody will respect you.”
It is this kind of confidence that Master Turner’s Martial Arts
Academy (MTMAA) inspires in its students. Whether you’re looking
to instill confidence and discipline in your child or want to get a
great workout while learning practical self defense, Master Turner has
a class for you.
Chaz Turner opened MTMAA five years ago, and his wife Leslie opened
her Pilates studio, Gilbert Pilates and Yoga, in the fall of ‘07.
They are separate businesses, but the Turners run them together. Both
are in the same plaza, just a few doors down from each other.
“[The Pilates studio] was my contribution I guess, since I wasn’t
involved with martial arts,” Leslie said. “And there isn’t
much Chaz doesn’t know about martial arts.”
When MTMAA first opened, it was a predominantly child-based program.
Over the years, the Turner’s have created a program that offers
something for the whole family.
“We opened the Pilates and yoga studio because we know how busy
parents are these days and wanted to offer them the opportunity to get
their own workout in while their children are in class.”
Chaz Turner holds a 5th degree Black belt in Tae Kwon Do, a 4th degree
in Hap Ki Do and a 1st degree in Jujitsu. He has been practicing martial
arts since he was four years old and knows firsthand how the values
instilled by martial arts- honesty, integrity, self control- can help
a young person stay on the right path and make good decisions.
“Tae Kwon Do as a sport is great for kids from 4- 15 years old,”
Leslie said, “and Hap Ki Do is a program for adults”.
“[Hap Ki Do] is very practical self defense – joint locks
and escapes and strikes that will help you on the street if you get
attacked,” she said.
With both of these styles, flexibility is a necessary component to perform
the movements. This is where the Pilates studio comes in handy, particularly
for men.
“Men tend to be strong, but inflexible,” Leslie said. “Most
men, whether their martial artists or not, would benefit greatly from
a regular Pilates or yoga practice.”
Master Turner offers a Thai kickboxing class for cardio, and Leslie
offers a mat Pilates class for flexibility. They truly are the yin to
each other’s yang.
For more information, call Gilbert Pilates and Yoga at 480-813-4260
or visit www.gilbertpilatesandyoga.com; call Master Turner’s Martial
Arts Studio at 480-813-9760 or visit www.mtmaa.com.
Both studios are located in the Safeway shopping plaza on the southwest
corner of Val Vista and Elliot Roads.
Century
21 - Kathy Butts: Selling your home can be
a daunting prospect, but when it comes to finding a realtor you can
trust, you don’t have to look any further than Kathy Butts.
“I think a lot of people have a bad connotation of realtors; they
think of them as just trying to get sales,” Butts said. “I
try to dispel that, figure out what their needs are, give them as professional
a service as I can.”
It’s not just the end result that needs to be successful, though:
“I want customers to feel like the whole process was easier than
they expected and they got better service than they expected,”
Butts said.
As far as the process goes, her experience goes far beyond her three
years as a realtor. Having grown up in a military family, Butts spent
most of her childhood moving.
“I was born in Japan, and just growing up through high school,
I probably lived in nine different places, abroad and in the U.S.,”
Butts said.
Butts went to ASU to get an education degree in the ’70s, and has
lived in the Valley since. So, she’s as familiar with the area
as she is with the moving process.
Prior to earning her license, her involvement with realty was through
rental properties that she and her husband owned. They enjoyed buying
and flipping them.
“I always used a real estate agent, and my friend said, ‘You
ought to just get your real estate license,’” Butts said.
So, she did.
“I know this has been a bad year for a lot of realtors, but this
has actually been my best year,” Butts said.
What is her secret in the ever-changing market of real estate? Perhaps
it is that she treats the business transaction as more than just a transaction
and the customer as more than just a customer.
“I think it’s just building on referrals, and that’s
what makes it great,” Butts said. “When you start getting
referrals, it’s like you’re working with friends, because
you have a connection with them.”
So when Butts is selling a home or finding a home for people, she tends
to take that extra step.
“I’ll show people many homes,I don’t want them ever feel
like they’re taking up too much of my time. I want them to be excited,
and say this is the one!” Butts said.
If being treated like a friend as well as a customer sounds appealing,
you can call Kathy Butts at 602-576-7953 or e-mail her at kbutts@cox.net.
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Russ Lyon Realty Co.
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October
Earnhardt RV.
November
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December
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January
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IRIS Centers
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