It was my first time to visit the country of Portugal and let me say that Lisbon, Portugal is a great visit! I didn’t do much tourist things because I was mostly focused on the[…]
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Tag: martial arts
Peak Performance: The Value of Preparation
I was recommended a book by a friend called “Body Mind Mastery” by Dan Millman recently and was just able to crack it open this week. It’s great! I’ve been a fan of Dan Millman[…]
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Peak Performance: If you want to learn, watch video of the best
Watch video & learn! Video watching is a great way to learn and improve your understanding of things. Technique videos are good, especially when the instructor truly understands the mechanics, principles being applied, and is[…]
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Mat Mind 094 Leadership – Coaching Strategies – Embracing the Grind
In this episode of Mat Mind I got to talk with Jeremiah Jarvis about his experiences coaching and competing as a division one wrestler and as an international level wrestler in greco-roman wrestling and freestyle[…]
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Merry Christmas and the Season’s Beatings!
I just wanted to say Merry Christmas to everyone and wish you all a Season’s Beatings! LOL This is a fun little post done by my sponsor AK BJJ . I like to spend the few[…]
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IBJJF NoGi World Reflection
Just got back home from the 2017 IBJJF NoGi World Championships in Anaheim, CA. The venue was right next to Disneyland, and it was a great place to host a tournament. I competed in the[…]
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Peak Performance: Establish Confidence through Self Reliance
I recently realized I was becoming overly reliant on my peripheral, and forgetting that I needed to rely on myself before looking elsewhere for help. This might seem, negatively independent or isolationist but it’s more[…]
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Mat Mind 092 Creating a win-win Situation
Please Subscribe! Mat Mind is a youtube series I have been doing for over the last few years. It’s a collection of ideas reflecting on tournaments, training advice, and in general a mental approach to[…]
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Fight to win pro coming back to Sacramento
The Fight to Win pro submission only jiujitsu event is coming back to Sacramento in 2018! The show is an exciting display of submission only jiujitsu in the Gi and NoGi. It’s also the only[…]
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Mat Mind 089 Learning and teaching the art of jiujitsu with Van Do
On Monday and Tuesday we had a visitor from Auckland, New Zealand drop in for a class. Professor Van Do is a Brazilian Jiu Jitsu black belt who is one of the coaches at Auckland[…]
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