WHATEVER TRIGGERS YOU, REVEALS WHAT YOU NEED TO HEAL How much attention our students give to the instructors may vary from time to time. I’ve noticed they will pay closer attention when we teach something they feel is relevant to them. If a technique is addressing a...
Limits, like fear, are often an illusion “When you feel complete exhaustion, you reached 50% of what you can do” We all know the old story of the baby elephant and the rope. Baby elephants were traditionally trained by tying one of their front legs to a...
There are different kinds of violence, not all of them are physical and not all motives to use violence are the same. In the gym, we train to respond to Physical Violence & Sexual Violence mostly. In fact, most of the time it's the Emotional...
On Thursday we are observing Yom Kippur. Yom Kippur marks the end of the Days of Awe or Days of Repentance. Yom Kippur is a time of self-reflection. According to the Jewish tradition, on this day we are being judged for all we have done in...
How many hours do I need to train until I can feel safe? The short answer is there's a big difference between feeling safe and being safe. So perhaps it's the wrong question to ask. The self-defense journey starts even before you step on the mat. It...
The truth of life is that we don’t get to pick when bad things happen. We don’t normally wake up and know that the events of the day will change our lives forever. All we can do is train our minds and body so that,...
Love Isn't About Protection, It's About Empowerment...
Ten years ago I came to the US with so few resources that I sometimes chose between spending money on food or a subway ride. My lack of funds was balanced by an enormous passion to build a safe place for all to learn...
I hope everyone is getting some socially distant outside time. The weather is beautiful, and the sunshine is great for getting some Vitamin D. Also, the 21 class challenge is still going, and I’m excited to add more names to the list of winners. Unfortunately,...