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martial arts
Why Training Partners Are Essential
Everyone needs training partners, at times, to be honest with them, to pull them, push them, drag them, or pick them up.
Jesse Irizarry
We Aren't One-Dimensional; Why Train That Way?
Your physical disciplines reflect your deepest interests and reveal the less understood facets of our being.
Jesse Irizarry
Learning to Fight
Dealing with life’s beatdowns head on builds resilience and defines what it means to be human.
Eric C. Stevens
Endorphins Feel Acutely Euphoric, Just Like Opioids
In fact, those Friday and Saturday nights were false points of pride for myself, because I felt I was somehow morally superior for exercising rather than having fun.
Thomas Showers
Empty Your Cup, You're Not That Good Yet
It doesn’t matter what you’re training toward or the particular sport or art—it may be time to empty your cup.
Jeff Hutchings
Improve Your Technique to Prevent Combat Sport Injuries
The hardest part about any combat sport is that it will hurt a bit no matter what you do, but knowledge will make things a bit better.
Adam Bailey
Safe Assumptions in an Unsafe World
If you assume the worst, only the best can happen.
Matt Beecroft
Your Strength Routine's Most Important 15 Minutes
When Western science is used to evaluate Eastern practices, the results are stronger athletes.
Chris White
Discipline Your Mind and Reap the Benefits
Being in the present moment can help us deal with the hectic pace of our current lifestyles.
Sophia McDermott Drysdale
Martial Arts Is Not Self-Defense: Real World Violence Prevention
When you're training for something as unpredictable as violence, martial arts isn't enough.
Matt Beecroft
How Martial Arts and Yoga Challenge Control
To gain full control of your mind and body, you must learn to negotiate with them in any circumstance.
Mary Hable
Bring Balance to Your Martial Arts Training
The movement asymmetry in martial arts can lead to big problems with your spine, but there are two simple moves that will help prevent any issues.
Maryann Berry
Move Your Body to Overcome Grief
Moving the body is the best medicine for the mind.
Sophia McDermott Drysdale
Why MMA Creates The Fittest Athletes
There is no sport or training modality that combines the physical and mental challenges of MMA.
Eric C. Stevens
Train for Uncertainty: It's Guaranteed
We tend to fall into routines, then get rocked when our expected reality is altered. How can we be more ready?
Noel Plaugher
Obtaining Beast Powers Through Martial Arts
Amazing things happen when you train to obtain the superpowers of beasts.
Noel Plaugher
Qigong Made Simple
The simple, yet highly effective art of movement for improved performance.
Noel Plaugher
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