Being good at being consistent. The desire for a burst of excellence. Being good at being consistent. The desire for a burst of excellence, it happens in places we actually pay money to get that experience. And it is no way to go through life nor is it a way to through your martial arts training. The rank can often show consistent behavior. You know that person that makes the declaration, or the public promise. We all have had the same reaction and here is a small but clean observation of how it lands in your body. Running through emotions like a pinball machine and how we as adults meter ourselves and children don’t.

KaratePraxis.com and Christain Wedewardt. How a good dude from Germany led a wonderful day on the floor. The middle choice rule, not too much, not too little, the right number of people on the floor. Some crossed mountain ranges and others got on jets.

 

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Martial arts and the stability of training. The necessary stability, not stances. It’s all about the brain and attitude that is the topic of the day. The quotes about stability are wholly inadequate. A little tactical test for you to undertake to find the nexus of stability. How rhythms are necessary for stability. The rhythms of the world are oh, so important. You can blame sugar, candy, lack of sleep all of them are contributing factors. Now enter the ability to observe ourselves. How a relationship and stability are examples of maturity and that ability to orient ourselves. We drop into the OODA Loop click on the link for more. And here is the kicker, systems are essential to stability. 

Lastly, a warning;  Do not visit Seattle. I may pay a price for this but the truth has to be said, and I’m not the only one. Here is a documentary that was done by a local television station.  Seattle Is Dying

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A big thank you to all you who responded to our poll about our Sun-Tzu book. More than we expected!

The labor of love. I am going to reset in you the love of martial arts training. The slow slide of not enjoying the martial arts is an ongoing issue. How the one small thought, the one small action that begins the compounding the composition. What that composition and compounding looks like. How to tell when an issue of obligation is beginning to seize your mental structure.

The white-hot glow of a passion verse the dull environment. The recognition that you need to orchestrate your mindset. The burden always shows through, so does the joy. Competence breeds comfort, and Comfort begets competency.

Malcolm Gladwell and the 10 Thousand Hours in the context of Martial Arts.

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Wade Pitts is the host of The Bay Area Martial Arts Podcast and a practitioner of Krav Maga where he is a Krav Maga instructor. Which makes sense when you hear about his life in Alaska, playing rugby and all point between and sideways of those experiences. We also learn a few things about Krav Maga you may not have been aware of, not just history, but about the organizational structure that sure looks clean and clear from the outside looking in.  Also, Wade takes us into his perspective regarding financial planning. You know how we always talk about how we should apply our lessons and live into our codes in every aspect of our lives. Well, listen to Wade as he uses Martial Arts to approach the world of money.

Connect with Wade on twitter @WadePitts

Listen to his podcast The Bay Area Martial Arts Podcast here: https://www.stitcher.com/podcast/httpbamaplibsyncomrss/bay-area-martial-arts-podcast

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You should know Christian Wedewardt of Karatepraxis.com In this interview, we find the source of his fascination with karate. I suspect you find some similarities in your story and Christian’s. The result is an examination of the ties that bind us all as Martial Artists. We also talk about how Christian’s thesis, required for his black belt changed the course of his life. You will find his English excellent. As a result, I sit in silent shame of the loss of my rudimentary high school German.

Joke time: What do you call a person who speaks two languages? Bi-lingual. What do you call a person who speaks three or more languages? Multi-lingual. What do you call a person who speaks one language? American.

Enjoy as we see the commonality of martial arts experience. An experience that knows no border, no barrier.

Seattle Seminar link  https://karatepraxis.wordpress.com/2019/12/20/first-ever-karatepraxis-seminar-in-seattle-usa-with-christian-wedewardt/

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A break in the podcast for the holidays. We return January 8th 2020. See you then!

Demigod is a role in which we can put instructors. Instructors are seen through two lenses. These lenses create the pillars and the goals for your training. How and why the architecture is a necessity. How the systems create a flow. Flow from the teacher to the student and how we make choices to keep the separation for good reasons. Touching on religion, business and sports. Some topics are easy to talk about – other not so much, you decide which is the third rail when you touch it kills you. Bad choices by the icons and good. The two valleys that are on either side of the mountain ridge you stand upon.

Demigod definition: https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/demigod

Here is a link to a previous Martial Arts & Life podcast that dovetails with this podcast: https://www.stickmanpublications.com/process/

 

 

 

An alternative method to reach your students or your own mind. Competency and execution are necessary. Avoiding chaos via the syllabus of the process. The fundamentals and the assemblage of the patterns, theories, and concepts. Art without process is a hot sick mess, and process without art is as stiff as a board. How Frederick Winslow Taylor becomes an important marker to the process within the martial arts school. Yes, a man from Pennsylvania impacts the Asian martial arts! The 1 step, and the 3 steps of sparing and learning how to assemble our martial arts.

Frederick Winslow Taylor

 

Advertising. If you are seeking more students and have a small advertising budget I have solved your problem.

Advertising is often seen as slimy and manipulative. Advertising can be inconsistent with such traits as honor, and perseverance. But I have a solution. This is a path to quality advertising is hidden in open space all we need do is reach out and take the moment in hand. If that isn’t enough how about it is virtually free and carries the greatest bang for the buck you can have on getting your school’s name out there? The most important action is people responding in a positive way. The positive way means contacting you about class times and availability.

A tip for you from a lot of expensive experience about the names of martial arts and martial arts schools. There are three different types and the suitable one is up to you. (even though I tell you what you should consider.)

Then I explain why you won’t take my advice.

It is sometimes called Retrospective Cost. but it is not a rational decision. Since your choice is not rational, Politicians use your own irrationality to trick you into doing their bidding. If that deception isn’t reprehensible enough for you I am not sure I can find something to make you review your already present decision. But when you are done with this episode you will see the rationale behind the recommendation – it will make complete and total sense.

Here is a video that explains they England and France continued to dump money into a failed project called the Concorde and thus the alternate name – The Concorde Fallacy was born