“Strong people are harder to kill than weak people and more useful in general.” ― Mark Rippetoe I’m going to say something that might offend some people…it’s nice to be strong! There I’ve said it. I…
Browsing Category Theory
Going Outside Your Comfort Zone: My Experience with Climbing
I have fought another human being in a confined space…for fun. I do public speaking every night when I teach to a bunch of people I may not know. I quit my job and followed…
Some Tips on Fixing Yourself
Hi everyone! Kristen invited me over to share some of my knowledge about keeping your body in top shape. With all the training general wear and tear is inevitable. Many times injuries can be headed…
Size doesn’t matter…until it does.
I just finished up training last night rolling with one of my favorite sparring partners. We must have rolled for about an hour. We didn’t go hard but we got some good work in. It…
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…
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…
Fighters Drinking Coffee (includes all the Kristenism…)
I had the pleasure of being on the Podcast Fighters Drinking Coffee earlier this year. I had a lot of fun hanging out with Scott and Mike. They really know what they are talking about. You…
Looks like we made it…to Jiu Jitsu Magazine
Over the Pedro Sauer World Conference weekend I received a text message from one of my training partners, Tony. He said, “I was flipping through a magazine and look what I found.” And there…
Inspiring the next generation of women: my experience teaching self defense for the girl scouts.
This weekend I had the pleasure of teaching a group of 10-year-old girls and their moms an intro to self-defense. This is actually the second I’ve gotten a chance to spread my love of martial…