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Aliveness; The Foundational Principle Jan 19, 2025
This is the essence of Aliveness: to give the three aspects of Aliveness, (movement, timing, and resistance), the time and opportunity to guide the trainee into a place of discovery. Effective precedes efficient. In the movement coaching world, there is a Ā foundational understanding that effective
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Everything Changes As Soon As I Change Jan 02, 2025


Marcel Proustā€™s assertion, ā€œThe real voyage of discovery consists not in seeking new landscapes, but in having new eyes,ā€ originates from his work La PrisonniĆØre, the fifth volume of In Search of Lost Time. His words challenge us to rethink how we approach discoveryā€”not as a matter of changing our...

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Things In Motion Tend To Stay In Motion Dec 31, 2024

Things In Motion Tend To Stay In Motion

One of the things you learn as you train and compete in strength events is: sometimes itā€™s moving you just donā€™t know it yet.

For example, if youā€™re pulling a plane, or some similarly large vehicle you first take all the slack out of the rope. Then you beg...

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Start Stacking The Wins! 90 day transformation backpacking boxing camp camping challenge coaching determination emotional control endurance fitness grit hiking jiujitsu judo karate martial arts mental state muaythai outdoors positive mental attitude progress recovery resilient rucking tae kwon do toughness Dec 30, 2024
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The Joy Found In Challenge 90 day transformation backpacking boxing camp camping challenge coaching determination emotional control endurance fitness grit hiking jiujitsu judo karate martial arts mental state muaythai outdoors positive mental attitude progress recovery resilient rucking tae kwon do toughness Dec 29, 2024

Challenges are all about growthā€”mentally, emotionally, and spiritually. The easiest way to push yourself toward that kind of growth? A physical challenge. Sure, sitting under a glacial waterfall for four hours might reveal a lot about who you are, but letā€™s be realā€”not exactly practical for most of ...

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Elevate Your Martial Arts Teaching with our Coaching Course 90 day transformation boxing challenge coaching determination endurance fitness grit jiujitsu judo karate martial arts muaythai progress tae kwon do Dec 22, 2024

Running a successful martial arts class is about more than just skillā€”it's about connection, leadership, and creating a thriving learning environment. TheĀ Coaches Course, available now on our website, is your ultimate resource to mastering every aspect of teaching martial arts effectively.

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Attitude of Gratitude 90 day transformation challenge determination emotional control grit mental state positive mental attitude progress recovery toughness Dec 22, 2024

Gratitude is a topic we often discuss, but itā€™s one that deserves to be revisited as often as possible. After my brain injury, I found myself in a serious slump. Everything you might imagineā€”and perhaps even experienced yourselfā€”seemed to relentlessly close in on me. I was spiraling into a dark ment...

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Create a Life worth Living 90 day transformation backpacking camp camping challenge determination endurance grit hiking outdoors resilient rucking toughness Oct 13, 2024

Training, in its various formsā€”be it physical, mental, or emotionalā€”serves a purpose far greater than merely acquiring skills or strength. At its core, the purpose of training is to live a life worth living, one that embodies fulfillment, resilience, and purpose. Life presents challenges, opportunit...

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