Martial artists often used the old adage that “pain is temporary–pride is forever”. As a yoga instructor, I’m constantly reminding people to push themselves to the point of discomfort but not pain, which is crucial in injury prevention, however, I don’t mean that you will experience no pain through your yoga practice. In fact, there will [...]
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Joints a lockin’
Posted in martial arts, practice, yoga on October 12, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Age, Spage…It’s All About the Athlete
Posted in martial arts on January 27, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
At some point, the boys at HBO have got to realize that age is becoming less and less of a handicap in the world of professional sports. In the 90s, by the time a boxer reached 30, it was time to think about either retirement or a short-lived come-back tour. Those of us who are [...]
Culmination
Posted in martial arts, practice on December 23, 2007 | 1 Comment »
Black belts, of any real accomplishment, don’t brag. Most people don’t even realize they have achieved black belt status. They may seem to walk taller, with more authority than the average person, but to the laymen, you’d never know.
Such is the case with my long time partner, Gaylen, who reached black belt recently. There are [...]
Go Ginger
Posted in martial arts, practice, yoga on November 25, 2007 | Leave a Comment »
Crunchy is not a word I would normally use to describe myself, but even some of my closest friends don’t know I’ve managed to conquer a number of serious ailments with the use of dietary supplements and herbs. Whenever medications were ineffective or too harsh, I’ve found natural alternatives. It helps that my mother is [...]
Ambition vs. Discipline
Posted in martial arts, tagged martial arts on November 25, 2007 | Leave a Comment »
A constant struggle exists in martial arts between ambition and discipline–between wanting to reach that next belt level and deciding your practice and learning is not at all belt-driven. It’s not a fine line–it’s a great divide.
Many martial arts ignore the more zen side, focusing immense attention on multiple belt levels, patches, pins, stripes, [...]
Nothing’s THAT Easy!
Posted in martial arts, practice, yoga, tagged martial arts, practice, yoga on November 25, 2007 | Leave a Comment »
When you first start martial arts or yoga classes, there are techniques or movements that seem simple, but after some time, you begin to realize NOTHING is simple. A front-two knuckle punch may seem masterful when you’ve reached your first belt, but with every belt level, the instructors require a hightened state of perfection. Form [...]
Mental Practice
Posted in fitness, martial arts, yoga, tagged fitness, martial arts, yoga on November 25, 2007 | Leave a Comment »
Getting injured creates a snowball effect in your fitness and learning routines. It affects your spiritual state, because exercise contributes to our mental wellbeing. It slows our progress toward weight loss or conditioning, and it messes with our learning curve. If we can’t practice, we’re not getting any better at what we do, right? Wrong.
This is the [...]
