It’s okay to suck
One of the more valuable lessons you can learn in martial arts is that things are hard. New things are difficult and awkward, and you will feel like a fool as you learn. It’s unavoidable. Sometimes you look like a…
Letting go: Martial arts mind
A few years ago I was lying on my back, on the cold asphalt ground, screaming, staring at my right leg in utter disbelief. A moment before I was happy…confident. I knew the future precisely. It was unfolding in front…
Wednesday WTF
Well, I’m in a quandary today. I’ve been looking forward to a good rant on this fine Wednesday. I knew the internet would provide some lovely health or fitness related tidbit to get me all riled up. Sadly, I think…
Nutrition for swordplay: training and competition
You wanna fight, you gotta eat. Swordplay is a power sport. You need to generate a ton of speed in very little time, and you need to do it again and again. One to three pounds of steel need to…
Bounce A Little Higher: Moving Past The Squat
Bob Charron teaches some epic weekend workshops. It was at one of his workshops I was first introduced to the “Farmer Burns” workout. I loved it. It opened my eyes up to the value of old-fashioned calisthenics, and also got…
Sunday Morning Reflections
Sunday mornings are lovely. Saturdays are usually a good workout day for me, so Sunday I get that extra restful feeling that comes from being a successful animal. I ate, I ran, I fought. A good Sunday is a time…
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