Breathe Through Your Heels
Chuang Tzu (c.370-286 BC) said, “The breathing of the superior man comes from his heels, while men generally breathe only from their throats…” When performing these types of exercises it is important to realize that breathing is not simply a mechanical process where we see our lungs operating as a kind of bellows, drawing in…
How to Train More Every Day
The only way to go from average martial artists to outstanding is to train more. You may be limited in how many classes you can attend on a weekly basis or how many seminars you can attend on a monthly basis, but you are not limited in how much solo training you can do on…
How Natural is Your Shizen No Kamae?
This may come as a shock, but I believe many people training in the martial arts today are doing shizen no kamae (natural posture) wrong. How can this be? After all, aren’t you supposed to be just standing there naturally? Well, yes and no. The problem stems from the fact that even though this is…
The Secret to Becoming a Great Martial Artist
There is one very special, not so secret, secret to becoming a great martial artist. Want to know what it is? Do the work. Train every day. Yes, every day. Great martial artists train all the time. Not once a week. Not every other day, not just during class. Every day. Multiple times a day.…
5 Reasons to NOT Train with Me
A bit tongue in cheek, but here are 5 excellent reasons why you should NOT train with me: 1) If the price of your gym membership is the only deciding factor in where you train, please go to a commercial gym. 2) If you do not care about ever achieving your fitness goals or getting…
What Business Am I In?
The text for this post came from a speech I gave last week to my BNI (networking) Group… You may think you know and understand the business I am in, being that I own a gym. Perhaps you think I am in the business of helping people lose weight, or get in shape (whatever that…
Fitness Dangers for Bujinkan Students
Martial artists need to be extremely cautious when choosing a fitness program to compliment their training. While the right program can support, enhance, and protect budo practice, the wrong one can just as easily derail it. Bujinkan Budo Taijutsu relies on relaxed, whole-body power devoid of excess muscular tension to properly execute its techniques. …
Who is This Program for Anyway?
It recently came to my attention (yesterday, as a matter of fact) that several people are under the impression that my Evolve Your Breathing program is only meant for a small demographic of the population, ie – male martial artists. Correct me if I’m wrong here, but the last time I checked 100%, that means…
How I Healed My Neck with Mobility & Breathing
Several years ago, back in about 2004, I severely injured my neck. At the time it happened, it didn’t feel too bad. I thought it was something I would just shake off and keep going. However, when I woke up the following morning, I realized I was in severe pain and couldn’t move my neck.…
Warrior Podcast with Eric Guttmann
In an effort to provide you, my dear readers, with the best information out there on strength, health, fitness, and martial arts, I am interviewing top coaches, professionals, martial arts masters, and ordinary people who do extraordinary things.
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