Wisdom by Will Smith
This montage of clips from Will Smith interviews is simply awe-inspiring. There is absolutely nothing you cannot accomplish when you put your mind to it. “The first step, before anyone else in the world believes it, is you have to believe it.” Check it out. Listen to the wisdom!
You Have No Idea What Being Fat is Costing You
Special thanks to guest author, Alan Livelsberger for this insightful post! I have a secret to share with you; I used to carry a few extra pounds with me. Almost fifty, actually. But that’s not the secret. Anyone looking at me could have told you that. You’ll have to keep reading to learn my secret. Several…
Tabata for Kids!
Usually my favorite place for the kids to exercise is outside. There’s nothing like running around, climbing on the jungle gym at the local playground, or just enjoying a walk on a beautiful day in the fresh air and sunshine to fulfill your children’s daily recommended allowance of exercise. But how about those dull, rainy days when the…
Breathing 101
I was planning to title this post, “Breathing for Dummies” after the famous how-to guides, but I realized most dummies aren’t interested in bettering their health, fitness, and extending longevity in their sports, martial arts, or activities. Plus, I dislike the subtle insult of refering to my readers as “dummies”. Nor would I want dummies…
Basics Ain’t So Basic After All
As a teacher and student of Bujinkan Budo Taijutsu, I often hear the same question over and over again – how can I improve my skill? What should I practice to get better? Since I remember myself asking that question several times (probably several hundred times if you ask some people!) to my teacher and seniors in the…
How to Train for the Endurance of a Ninja
As promised, here is an example strength endurance workout to start you on the way to building ninja-like endurance. We will work the upper body, core, and lower body for a complete, whole body workout. The goal of this type of training is to improve the body’s general endurance capacity so as to increase our overall resistance…
Blueberry Almond Joy Protein Shake
Looking for a quick and easy meal that’s healthy too? Try this delicious recipe for a shake full of protein, healthy fats, and antioxidants!
So Ya Wanna Be a Ninja?
Masaaki Hatsumi, Grandmaster of the Bujinkan Dojo, once stated, “endurance is of primary importance for the ninja.” One definition of endurance is the ability to resist fatigue. Looking at the kanji (Chinese character) for Nin, there is the ideogram for “sword” over the ideogram for “heart” giving Nin a meaning of, “even though you hold a sword…
What’s Tabata You?
If you have been keeping up with the latest trends in conditioning research then you probably already know that interval training is the most efficient way to train. Interval training alternates periods of high intensity exercise with periods of rest to produce gains in both aerobic and anaerobic systems. Forget about those long slow distance runs to…
Bujinkan Seminar Announcement!
Jon will be teaching a Bujinkan martial arts seminar at Redemption Kettlebell Gym in East Windsor, NJ on Saturday, April 24, 2010. Please click on the flyer here for more details: Bujinkan Seminar Flyer The seminar is $50 at the door, or to pay in advance, please click here:
Lost Empire Herbs
