Coulda Killed Ya (A.I.F)
I have a confession to make. And after my last post on the 13 Deadly Sins of Fitness this seems to be becoming a theme! Here goes… sometimes I let my situational awareness slip and find myself in a position where a person with bad intentions could take advantage. Ever happen to you? Let me…
The 13 Deadly Sins of Fitness
Bless me Coach for I have sinned. It’s been a while since my last fitness confession. These are my top 13 most deadly fitness sins… (Yes, I know there are only 7 deadly sins but I just couldn’t stop at 7…) I did not make the time to work out consistently. I was too lazy…
11 Self Defense Tips for Women
1) Know Your Outcome You must have it in your mind that no matter what, you will fight and you will survive. You will get home safe. This is your ultimate goal. Additionally, you must also know in advance what you are willing to do, how far you are willing to go, in order to…
Protect. Break. Leave Behind.
How can we train for the friction and chaos of battle when following a set fitness routine? Physical preparation for combat readiness must be, by its very nature, a multifaceted approach. If the combatants have to be ready for anything, shouldn’t their fitness regimen reflect that? Surely the idea of training random workouts each and…
Ask Yourself Better Questions
Do you ever talk to yourself? Of course you do. I don’t mean the talking out loud like the crazy lady down the street talking to yourself, I mean the normal everyday conversation that goes on inside your head. Ever notice that most of your thinking is done in the form of asking yourself a…
Life Advice from Musashi
If you are not already familiar, Miyamoto Musashi (宮本 武蔵, c. 1584 – June 13, 1645) is arguably one of Japan’s most famous swordsmen. He is the author of Go Rin No Sho, or The Book of 5 Rings, one of the most widely read yet probably least understood guides to strategy ever written. The Book of…
What Muscles Does This Work?
As humans we have a unique, sometimes almost obsessive need to catalog, categorize, and label things. Exercise is no different. In the midst of a tough workout session, almost invariably someone will suddenly stop and ask the pressing question – “by the way, what muscles is this working?” Why do our brains do this? In…
Become Unreasonable
Being reasonable gets you mediocrity. Being reasonable gets you the status quo. Nothing great has ever been achieved by men and women who were reasonable. Every major (and most minor) human achievement has been accomplished by unreasonable people. It was unreasonable of Thomas Edison to fail over 10,000 times before creating the incandescent electric light…
You Are Already Masterful!
A long time ago, Socrates said, “Learning is remembering.” Famously, Michelangelo “saw” David trapped within a solid block of marble. According to him, he did not so much sculpt David, but rather liberated him from the prison of stone. What if you too are already a masterpiece that is simply trapped inside your own block…
The 3 Paths of Warrior Fitness
The 3 Paths of the Warrior There are 3 Paths of the Warrior, along with the 4 Levels of Preparation, that form the basis of the entire training system. While each path is unique with its own individual strategies, methods, and characteristics, they are also so deeply interconnected that the sum of the whole system…
Lost Empire Herbs
