Trends in martial arts come and go, so good some bad. We take the topic on, with a few surprises. Here is a link to TED talk about trends.  Alison Sander: Megatrends – the art and science of trend tracking. Not applicable to the day-to-day of martial arts, but trend spotting is fascinating.  Spend 12 minutes here: https://www.ted.com/…trend-tracking

The question is, “What has changed?”  You likely know the answer, but the nuances of the movement from one place to the other, well that makes for an interesting conversation.

Here is Liz Anderson-Peacock talking about the process of change in the medical environment, worth a look to see how it may well apply to you. (4:10 minutes): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=payE7SuQtk0

Time Stamped Topics

* 12:03 C.P.T. (Certified Physical Trainer)

* 23:08 Seminar People

* 33:42 Extra Moments

 

Martial Arts v. Karate, what are you more passionate about? Kind of an odd question pitting these two, not so divergent ideas against one another.  “Street Karate” with Bas Rutten (from Joe Rogan Experience #335)  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Kd_oBd5DENk

* 3:41 Joke Not Joke

* 5:15 Dangerous Hike

* 12:56 Carried Outside

* 14:50 East German Swimmers

* 20:50 MMA Competitors

Oh, there are issues, but we only get to fix one. We get one aspect of the martial arts that we think is broken and how we fix it. And here is another podcast we did on Trends in the Martial Arts: http://www.stickmanpublications.com/033-trends-martial-arts/

 

Health in Martial Arts #2. The second half of two parts on the topic of safety, health, and responsibilities in martial arts training. Some old ways, some new ways of seeing health and a little history. Here are some links you may like: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xJwwioOcE4E or this one by Ando Mierzwa: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=swMvywlGXdI

Health in Martial Arts #1. The first half of two parts on the topic of safety, health, and responsibilities in martial arts training. Some old ways, some new ways of seeing health and a little history. Here are some links you may like:

http://www.sportandhealth.com/training

https://www.askmen.com/sports

And a few podcasts that may well be of interest as well.

http://unbeatablemind.com/podcast/

https://blog.bulletproof.com/category/podcasts/

Three Phases of training – and your tendencies. How you might deal with the moments, the phases, and a few ideas on the actions that we take. Here is a 5-minute youtube video that talks about the growth mindset v. fixed mindset you might find of interest:

Organizing is important in whatever task you undertake if it is martial arts, business, or your life in general. Kris and Lawrence dive deep into the methods that make the difference for them and examples you can use. Here is a link you may find interesting viewing The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People by Steven Covey – Animated Book Review https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ktlTxC4QG8g

Have you been a good friend, have you betrayed your organization?

Added Bonus

1. You might like this older podcast in a similar vein: Making You, You.

2. Quotes regarding betrayal

What do you do when others talk bad about a friend or another art?