Be the Black Sheep: The Payoff of Being Different
“Don’t mind anyone else, you don’t make mistakes.” It was during an unexpected water break in the middle of my four hour plus grading for my brown belt six years ago that my first Sensei leaned in and...
View ArticleBlack Belt Is When the Real Learning Begins: Putting the Saying into Practice
So many students of the martial arts make earning their black belt a goal only to be told that black belt should not be an end goal because that’s when the real learning begins. Some people think that...
View ArticleFacing Our Demons through Martial Arts Training
We all have our crosses to bear in life. We all face our own unique stresses, pressures and frustrations. Sometimes they are small enough that they can be muted when we step into the dojo and set about...
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