In traditional martial arts such as Muay Thai, Kun Khmer, Lethwei & other SEA disciplines, the decision to select the perfect weight class is not merely about numerical scales; it’s a profound exploration, akin to the essence of the martial discipline itself. Whether you are an experienced practitioner or a [Read More]
Let us dive into some of the details of hitting and getting hit while training. What importance do they have? Is there good and bad contact? Can it be an important factor in your training? Getting Hit I understand this is not going to be most people’s favorite part of [Read More]
How can we achieve exceptional results while remaining calm and doing the right thing? Why is this important in one’s martial arts training? Does it translate to more opportunities in life? How many times, as coaches, athletes, and peers, have we had that conversation about having the confidence to [Read More]
Physical fitness plays a crucial role in martial arts training, directly affecting an individual’s performance and ability to execute techniques effectively. Martial arts require strength, flexibility, and injury prevention to perform at the highest level. Martial arts injury prevention exercises help martial artists maintain proper form and reduce the risk [Read More]
Have you ever seen the movie Best in Show that came out in the early 2000s? Have you heard of the Westminster Kennel Club Dog Show held in New York each year? If you have, you’ll understand that until 2019 that was my knowledge base for the world of dog [Read More]
You are one action away from living your dream life and moving towards everything you ever wanted. One action. It is much closer than you think. Do you know the reason why so many people fail to achieve goals in their life? It’s because they get discouraged of where they [Read More]
Deadlifts are a popular and highly effective exercise that can provide numerous benefits for martial arts training. From increasing strength and power to improving balance and stability, deadlifts can help martial artists take their training to the next level. In this article, we will explore 6 benefits of deadlifts for [Read More]
Keeping a training notebook may sound like a chore, but it’s actually one of the best ways to improve your martial arts techniques. Whether you’re learning taekwondo or karate, keeping a training notebook will help you record your progress more accurately and give you a place to analyze your strengths [Read More]
Mental rehearsals (also known as visualizations) are an excellent tool to use for your training, development, and motivation in martial arts. This tool has been useful to everyone from top professional athletes like Michael Jordan and Michael Phelps to fortune 500 CEOs to ordinary people in therapy. The beauty of [Read More]
This article serves as a follow-up to my re-awakening post, “The Weirdness and Joy of Returning to Training After an Injury.” When I was a child, my dad used to make “first day of school” signs for my younger brother and me. We’d hold up our signs while grinning for [Read More]
Early Influence and Poor Eyesight As a kid, growing up watching the TV show “Kung Fu”, I was entranced by the character of blind Master Po (portrayed by Keye Luke). All the other kids worshipped Caine and wanted to emulate him. Not me. Master Po was my guy. He got [Read More]
There’s a lot going on in the news today, and a lot of it is scary. I’m not here to argue politics with anybody, but it’s a plain and simple fact that we’re more likely to end up in a threatening crowd today than any other time in recent history. [Read More]
Just like we take care of and train our bodies to help us perform martial arts, at our best, we need to take care of and train our brains for the same reason. I’ll call this process “mental training.” By mental training, I am talking about doing things that improve [Read More]
Martial arts is a dynamic sport. It allows its practitioners to stand up to oppression and defend themselves and others. As the popularity of martial arts grew, it evolved into multiple disciplines and crossed over to other sparring sports. Different martial artists practice martial arts for different reasons. Some do [Read More]
Any athlete involved in a combat sport is worthy of being called a warrior. If we go back in history, we would find out that most martial arts fighting styles were developed by warriors and later evolved into the current form. Resistance, Strength, and Endurance workout are the way to [Read More]
As martial artists, we’ve logged thousands of hours kicking, punching, running kata, sparring, and holding stances longer than a normal mortal would consider reasonable. We’ve read dozens (if not hundreds of books) on the fine and esoteric art of dismantling another human being’s body as part of our training. But, [Read More]
“It’s like the side kick in Koryo!” A pair of teenage brothers were sparring in a class I was teaching, and the older one did a sliding side kick into his brother’s chest. After clobbering his younger brother, he proclaimed he was inspired to do the move from the taekwondo [Read More]
In the last 2 articles, I wrote about what to do BEFORE and DURING class to learn and perform like a champ. Now I’m going to share with you what to do to take what you recently did in class and embed that knowledge into your long-term memory. This [Read More]
April is Stress Awareness Month. Most of us are unfortunately very “aware” of our own stress, but how often do we make the time to address it in a healthy way? Stress is how your brain and body respond to a challenge or demand. Your body may respond in a [Read More]
In a previous article, I shared 7 things to do to prime yourself to learn and perform like a champ. Here’s a quick recap: Adopt a champion ATTITUDE. Set a realistic GOAL (for the class and for your overall training). Timeliness (i.e. get to class EARLY.) REVIEW your notes before [Read More]
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