Hello Pain, My Old Friend
Pain. We all feel it, struggle with it, suffer through it. I am exceedingly grateful for pain, for it, in and of itself, can be quite...
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IKIGAI
The Life You Were Born to Live
POSTS OF THE TRAINING TRINITY
Slaying the Dragon
In the martial arts we train for several things. Among them, to be able to come to our or another's defense. The techniques we train in...
Training from a Place of Rest
When we rest, and when we feel rested, we're much more productive in terms of assessing where we are and visualizing where we want to be
Martial Arts Training (In General)
Training should always begin with the body. Through physical training, we attune to our senses and learn how to move in more healthy,...
Recognizing a Threat
In martial arts training, we focus A LOT on identifying and staying clear of threats to our personhood. Most of the time, the threat is...
The Defining Characteristic of Being Relaxed
To be relaxed is to move simply; to move simply is to be relaxed. By relaxed, I don't mean the absence of tension. Similarly, by simple,...
Choosing a Muse
In martial arts training, having a muse is critical. Muse (from Merriam-Webster): "a source of inspiration, especially a guiding genius."...
If You're Training for a Fight, What Works Better...Lifting Weights or Hitting the Heavy Bag?
If you have to choose, hitting the heavy bag. The reason being is that your training will more closely approximate the skills you’ll need...
As a Martial Arts Person, What Makes Your Head Spin When You Watch Martial Arts Fight Scenes in the
My head spins... ...When a martial arts person seems like he’s just looking for a fight. [This tells me he’s not an artist at all. He’s a...
Being Both Others- and Self-trained
All true martial artists are both others- and self-trained. We’re all on a “training continuum,” finding ourselves somewhere between one...
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