What exactly is self-defense? From my experience teaching thousands of people over the years, students who take self-defense and martial arts classes typically want the same thing: the ability to defeat an attacker in any situation that might cause harm to them or their loved ones. If this is the goal, only continuous, regular martial…
Is Regular Martial Arts Classes better than a Self-Defense class Regular martial arts classes vs self-defense classes In our experience, most people want to defend themselves—but it can be hard to commit because of popular misconceptions about the experience. Many people imagine a scary drill sergeant barking commands and swaggering around intimidating everyone. Let’s clear…
Self-Discipline I firmly believe you won’t achieve much in life if you don’t have self-discipline. Have you heard the saying choose your hard? Whichever path you take, there will be difficulties. Being lazy is hard, reaching goals is hard: choose your hard. Which choice is better for us in the long run? Which hard is…
Nutrition and Fighting Inflammation in the Body There is tons of evidence, and research supporting anti-inflammatory diets can help with overall health. Conversely, there is also research that supports the idea that bad diets lead to inflammation in the body. This inflammation can lead to chronic diseases, health issues, and many other adverse effects on…
There is tons of hype and talk in the fitness world about HITT or High-Intensity Training workouts. Many popular routines cross fit have implemented HITT style workouts. I have been doing Tabata style workouts for years now. The HITT style of workout is not new, they have been in the martial arts world for decades,…