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The True Source of Confidence
The subject of confidence brings to mind a story that took place at a small martial arts school in Texas. Some of the senior belts and instructors were running some of the beginners through the material needed to pass their upcoming belt test. One of the young students, he must have been 10 or 11,… [Continue Reading]

Martial Arts and childhood obesity
Last year, a group of retired military generals and admirals made the case that the current state of childhood obesity is a national security threat. I’ll wait while you read for yourself… … … done? Okay, so here’s the thing. I can understand the fundamental concept of their proposition (our fighting forces need to be… [Continue Reading]

Five ridiculous fitness myths
The title says it all. The fitness industry has many methods of keeping myths alive so they can make money to address the false problems these myths create. Myth 1: You need fancy/specialized/expensive products If you have ever been up late, you have seen some silly infomercials for some ridiculous fitness products that make outlandish… [Continue Reading]

Stop pretending
There’s an old saying that goes, “When all is said and done, there’s more said than done.” The funny part about this saying is the reaction most people have to it. They agree with it. They may nod or think something along the lines of, ‘Yup, you got that right.’ But few of us think… [Continue Reading]

I Can’t
One of my biggest pet peeves is one of my students telling me what he or she cannot do. I get tired of hearing, “I can’t, I can’t, I can’t.” I get tired of it because it’s not the truth. Most of the time, when someone in class says to me, ‘I can’t,’ it means,… [Continue Reading]


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