Geppetos' wish

 Geppato who carved a wooden puppet named Pinnochio. The puppet is brought to life and is informed that he can become a real boy if he proves himself to be "brave, truthful, and unselfish". Pinocchio's efforts to become a real boy involve encounters with a host of unsavory characters and situations.

The martial arts are ultimately self-knowledge.

 A punch or a kick is not to knock the hell out of the guy in front, 

but to knock the hell out of your ego, your fear, or your hang-ups.”

- Bruce Lee

I remember many challenges, breakthroughs, and setbacks during my years of training and still do. What I do not remember are distractions or gimmicks like you often see at your local health club. At the martial arts studios and boxing gyms where I trained there was just hard work and sweat equity. As a martial artist, your child or your inner child, will learn what it is to be still, challenged, and focused.

Unfortunately stillness and silence seem to be rare to find. At some juncture in life, every one of us comes to learn that the greatest obstacle we face in this lifetime is ourselves. That battle is fought in the stillness of our hearts and the willingness to confront ourselves

In the martial arts, you will learn what it is to take a hit, whether that hit is a literal blow or a disappointment like failing a test or losing in the ring.

A martial artist is taught to see, feel, and listen - both internally and externally. 

Tapping into intuition, fear, and courage are examples of being able to put the physical with the mental How often have we heard the phrase “being paralyzed with fear”? Being able to combat such a thing is what you learn in the martial arts.

Geppeto Sensei we need to remember that ,

'Pinnochio might not be ready to be a real boy'. 

Our personal aspirations and feelings dont take presidence. Take the time to nurture the hopes, dreams and aspirations of a student they may never be a fighter or a teacher and even if they are wearing their,

 'wishbone where there backbone should be' .

 We cannot walk the path for them, we can only point the way.

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In Your Corner

   Success in business, victory on the field or in the ring requires a leader who promotes teamwork, tenacity, perseverance and, above all else, the unrelenting desire to win. 

   By chasing the unattainable, perfection; we can catch excellence.. Good coaching can achieve victories but true victory is achieved by changing lives.










 From a young age, we're raised to believe that we can accomplish pretty much anything so long as we work hard enough to achieve it. And, for the most part, that makes sense, at least intuitively. If you study for three hours while your roommate studies for one, you'll probably do better on the test. If you spend 50 hours at work every week while your peer spends 30, you'll stand a better chance of getting a raise or a promotion.

  A cornerstone belief of Western culture is, as long as you work hard, you're going to be successful.The problem with this philosophy is hard work isn't always enough.

Hard work isn't efficient work.  If it takes the person next to you three hours to complete a task that you could have completed in an hour.

Hard work doesn't encourage innovation. You need to try new tactics and strategies, incorporate new ideas and learn new things. constantly.

"Sometimes the teacher, Always the student"

I remember the day I first walked into the gym / dojo and put on the focus mitts first. I warmed up the fighters, one after another, and then followed them around yelling out adjustments while they trained and sparred. I didn’t notice it then but this was my first time in the gym without wrapping up.

In fact, the mitts stayed on my hands the whole time. It wasn’t until the session ended when I realized…“Oh shit, I’m a fight trainer now.”

A part of me died inside that day.

 “I’m still too young! I can still fight!”

I always thought of myself as a fighter. I never fantasized about being a trainer. 

I've learned to coach every fighter differently. It’s about accepting the fighter and accepting his or her results. Some fighters are faster. Some fighters have more power. Some fighters have more stamina. Some fighters will win more than others. Success means different things to different people. For some, success is a gold medal. For others, it’s surviving one whole fight. For many, it’s losing weight and looking sexy.

 Whatever the individual’s goal is, you have to respect that. It is THEIR GOAL, not yours....

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You Talk to Much

Have you begun a conversation with someone expecting a dialogue

 and discover the partner in this dialogue is engaging in a monologue?

What differentiates us from animals is that we can listen to others dreams,

 fears, joys, sorrows, desires and defeats and they can listen to ours,

    Let every person be quick to hear,
 slow to speak, slow to anger.
-James 1:19-

Good listening skills are important in life and in sales.
Monopolizing a conversation  makes others uncomfortable, even agitated.
 It negatively impacts establishing rapport or a common bond with a prospect.

Communication is the key ingredient in a healthy relationship,

 behind effective communication is the skill of being a good listener,

even when your partner says something hurtful or that you don't agree with.

Trust your Trainer (Joe Lewis)

 Listen to your trainer and don't allow your ego to dictate your actions.
This all boils down to following directions.
 Trust your trainer, do what he says.
Don't fall into the trap of letting your ego override your strategy.

Listen !!!
Self-esteem gives rise to self-confidence;

not the other way around.

A coach must understand this process to develop a student’s
level of consciousness.

Consciousness is one’s ultimate survival tool in a real altercation,

not some technique or style of martial arts.

For a fighter,
the authority of one’s will is their ultimate attribute.

-Joe Lewis-