I was at a goal setting seminar recently, and they had us do a lot of self-reflective exercises to identify and combat limits we put on ourselves. I’d like all the readers to try this one right now with me. Close your eyes and think about a person in their Continue Reading
Inspiration
Evolution in Thinking Toward Self-Mastery
About a year ago, Anthony wrote a three part series of articles called “The Martial Artist Mentality” explaining how different lessons we learn in the martial arts can positively affect other realms of our life. You can see all three of those articles below. Today I am writing to explain Continue Reading
Start From the Ground Up
In previous articles I’ve talked about my self-confidence journey, and how it is still far from over. Don’t get me wrong, I have come a long way from the depths of low self-esteem I used to live in, however there are still some times where I feel nervous or not Continue Reading
Why You Should Start a Blog Too
When it comes to being a martial artist, an instructor or a working professional, one thing is certain. We must be comfortable with sharing ideas. One thing that can prevent us at times when we are sharing our ideas, is the big question of doubt that we ask ourselves, “What Continue Reading
“Be Like Water”
When Bruce Lee spoke about being like water and wu sien, we as martial artists immediately think of the physical application of flowing around your opponent, and being in a state of no thought. This principle goes much deeper though. Our brains are like embedded control systems. Mathematically and systematically Continue Reading
You Are a Mix of Your Closest Friends
My dad had a couple of sayings as we were growing up that I remember disagreeing with, one was “guys and girls can’t be friends without one of them catching feelings!” Reflecting on it now he might’ve said this to keep me from having a lot of male friends, he’s Continue Reading
3 Keys to Good Kicking
I enjoy kicking. I also have the advantage of being young and the advantage of beginning my training when I was a child at 6 years old. As I get older, I will definitely need to devote more time and energy to maintaining my level of flexibility and ability to Continue Reading
Strongest Muscle
I recently came across a post on Facebook that shared that latissimus dorsi are the strongest muscles in your body. Like everything on Facebook, I took it with a grain of salt, but it got me thinking a little bit about the correlation between this muscle and one of our Continue Reading
How I Met Anthony
When I began my studies in Electrical Engineering at the Illinois Institute of Technology, I was a rather shy person. I had desired to start a martial arts club on campus, but I thought it would be worthwhile for me to stop in and try out the Jujutsu class and Continue Reading
Positive Self Image
I’ve been on a long journey with self-confidence, it wasn’t always easy for me to believe in myself. Every time I couldn’t get a new skill, whether it be a new guitar riff or advanced kick, I’d beat myself up, say I suck, and think it’s just never going to Continue Reading