A question comes up often when people ask about doing Martial Arts: Do I have to be in shape? I need to make that part of the Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ). The answer I tend to give is “Start from Where you are. I will request a lot of push ups or sit ups. If […]
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I’m not doing karate for a black belt. Wait, what? Okay, okay, yes, I want to advance. Yes, I want to improve and become more skilled in my art. Yes, I want to learn. But I’m not doing karate for a black belt. I’m in my third year of karate, and what I’m discovering is
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Everybody loves to say they “think outside the box.” Yeah, cool, but here’s the thing—they always forget you need to build a box to begin with. Trust me, after 15 years of getting punched and kicked (and, okay, doing some of the punching and kicking) in karate, you realize real quick: before you get creative,
This thought crept into my head this morning. Fear: why is it so debilitating? Why does it hold us back? We let it stop us from doing so many things. Unfortunately fear comes from our basic, primal instincts which makes it very powerful and hard to ignore. Why does fear exist? Perhaps if we can understand
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Find the obvious. This has been my mode of operation for some time now. At one time I was hesitant with doing so. Someone would have difficulty with a technique. To me it was “obvious” they were stepping with the wrong foot or using the wrong part of their arm. I would let them struggle
How Extraordinary People Become That Way “I am in the process of reading a book recommended by a friend: High Performance Habits by Brendon Burchard. It is a meaningful look at what high performers do to achieve consistent results.“ By the time you are reading this in late January, New Year’s celebrations have come and
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We’ve all heard it time and time again – the dreaded “s” word: “should”. It’s a word that keeps us in a perpetual state of denial because it is not based in reality. The “s” word often originates from expectations we place upon ourselves, stemming from beliefs rather than facts. In the world of martial
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In many cultures they have a concept of spiritual energy. They call it many different names: Nwyfre, Wyrd, Chakra, Ki, Chi. Even the ancient Alchemists and philosophers spoke of the spiritual and magical energies that glowed throughout all living and nonliving things. We are intricately connected and interwoven with this energy – flowing from the
Ladies, I might ruffle a few feathers with this one but please, hear me out and read this blog in its entirety before you shut down and stop reading. It is my opinion that most parents are disappointed with the interactions with their children. The child’s lack of ability to listen and follow instructions, the
Last November, I was gifted with the opportunity to experience Forest Therapy for the first time. I’m a nature girl, and you can often find me in the woods, but I was curious to try a new way of being in nature and see how it would be different from my own time among trees.
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