I love to cook and since there has been so much interest in my food posts on Instagram I figure I’d start sharing them on my blog. So it’s Foodie Friday, January is done and…
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Weekly Teaching Recap
Monday: Kid’s Muay Thai at 5 pm- Right Inward Knee to Left Kick and Left Inward Knee to Right Kick Kid’s Jiu Jitsu at 6 pm- T-Position to Leg Throw and Keylock from Mount Tuesday:…
Cutting Weight: Part 2
The Bad What does disappointment feel like? How about shame? Or even hopelessness? This is exactly how I have felt when a weight cut goes wrong. When Cris Cyborg documented her very difficult and possibly…
Whole30: Who Knew You Could Eat More Than Bird Seed…
It’s a rainy day here is Virginia. With the way the weather has been you would swear we were in the Pacific Northwest, but I digress. For those of you who have been following me…
Weekly Teaching Recap
One of the big questions I get all the time is what do you teach the kids? Or what does your day typically look like? I’ll try to start sharing what I teach every week….
Finish: What is in my toolbox to help me complete my goals in 2017.
It’s 2017 another year is gone and done. Now we all look forward to a new year and new possibilities. If your like me use this time to set goals and projects. My word for…
Child Athletics: 20 years later do you think anyone will remember the score?
Let me tell you a story… Over 15 years ago when I was a teenager I have a distinct memory of brother playing competitive soccer. Not only do I remember how hard my brother worked…
Your Liver Doesn’t Know it’s Chest Day: Why you can’t go 100%, 100% of the time.
When I lay down barely able to get out of bed, all I feel is guilt. I found in my experience that martial artists as a whole are a pretty goal oriented group and generally…
Cutting Weight: the good, the bad, and the ugly Part 1
Part 1: the ugly Most times when you have to give a talk about something, it’s usually better to start with the good to ease everyone in. But I’m not going to do that. I…
One Last Round by Matt DeBruycker
For those of you who don’t know already my brother works in video and photography. He also happens to be one of my best training partners. So when he asked me to work with him…