Effective, Adaptive Martial Arts
The other day, I was holding the lid to a bottle of vitamins. I had the bottle in my other hand and a couple vitamins in the hand with the lid. I didn’t have the best grip on the lid and couldn’t quite get it screwed back on without dropping it. But I didn’t drop … Read more
I saw a video a while back of a kid in school who was being picked on by another kid. After a bunch of verbal abuse and then some actual punches thrown by the bully, the victim had enough and picked the bully up and slammed him to the ground. I thought “yes, justice is … Read more
There are people, not all, but some, that want to make massive changes in their life. Some don’t. Some want the world to just accept them as they are and maybe even give them a participation medal. But some (like you and me), want to get better. We want to get much better. And it … Read more
I was eating something the other day and when I finished, I thought to myself “I don’t even remember taking that last bite.” What a waste. I don’t remember what it was that I was eating at the time, but I remember that it was something that I really like. And THAT is the problem. … Read more
So, the other day I was watching a video of a martial arts master. He was a Shoalin monk doing kung fu. It was beautiful and powerful. But I noticed something that I thought was off. Some of his stances had him on only one foot. I’ve been teaching for over twenty years that to … Read more
When people talk about meditation, I often hear some talk about emptying your mind. They say that the goal of meditation is to clear your mind of everything and allow your mind to be empty. I see it a bit differently than that. Now, just to let you know, for a few years, I tried … Read more
I work for the government. On some days, my day – my job – my environment just stinks. This week has been like that. I am just frustrated with how things work (or don’t work). I am feeling very unmotivated. I can’t see how the things I’m doing really matter. It just stinks. Well, that’s … Read more
I noticed something strange the other day when I got off the train one morning on my way to work. There was a guy in front of me that got off the train and just before it pulled away, he reached out and touched it. “Hmmm”, I thought. I’m not the only one that does … Read more
Several years ago, I went to an Anthony Robbins seminar and walked across a bed of hot coals that was glowing with the heat of 1800 degrees Fahrenheit. Tony had spent most of the night telling us how hot the coals were, how tough it should be to get ourselves to walk across them, how … Read more
Last night we practiced a defense against a punch that uses a move we haven’t done before. First, we did one that was simple and more familiar. When they punch with the right hand, we do an inside push block with our left hand as we are stepping forward with our left foot. Then we … Read more