What the NY Knicks and the Bandwagon Effect Reveal About Human Nature
Everyone Loves Victory. Few People Respect the Journey I have been living in New York City for over sixteen years. When I moved here from a small village in Israel, the NBA felt like a different world. One of the first things I wanted to do was go to Madison Square Garden and watch the […]
What a Krav Maga Black Belt Test Really Reveals
Fatigue Has a Way of Telling the Truth Last night we held a Krav Maga black belt test at Krav Maga Experts. By hour three, one of the students was breathing through his mouth, knees slightly bent between rounds, hands on his thighs. I watched him. He wasn’t resting. He was deciding something. Then he […]
The Shift From Training to Identity in Martial Arts
When Martial Arts Stops Being Something You Do and Becomes Who You Are Most people begin training with a clear separation. There is their life, and there is the time they spend on the mat. They attend class, follow instruction, repeat movements, and leave. Progress is measured in visible ways such as techniques learned, levels […]
Quitter’s Day: When New Year’s Resolutions Dissolve
Quitter’s Day Is When Most People Disappear. Here’s How You Don’t. January starts with confidence and high hopes. People believe life will be better this year. They talk differently. They walk into gyms intending to be better and stronger. They sign up, take a selfie, post about it, and tell themselves that this time is […]
How to Keep Your New Year’s Resolutions: The Discipline Most Plans Are Missing
Most resolutions fail because they run on motivation. A practical, year-round system for building discipline that survives after the enthusiasm fades.
Sorites Paradox And Its Effects on Krav Maga Training
The sorites paradox asks: if you remove one grain of sand from a heap, is it still a heap? Remove enough grains, one at a time, and eventually it isn’t — but no single grain marked the change. This essay looks at how the same quiet math applies to training: how skipped classes, shortcuts, and small lapses in standards erode readiness long before anyone notices the decline.
Why Do People Resist Change?
Why Do People Resist a Positive Change? The phenomenon of people praying for a positive change in their lives, but when the chance finally presents itself, they refuse it – interests me on a personal level. Why hold keys that can’t open new doors? Why keep looking at the same landscape if you don’t […]
Time Will Not Make You Stronger. Training Will
You Are Running Out of “Later.” In the future, we all plan on being better. We tell ourselves that soon we’ll train, eat cleaner, save money, learn the skill we’ve been avoiding, and finally show up as the person we imagine. We build entire identities around future intentions. We promise that one day we’ll get […]
The Road Offers MoreThen the Finish Line
Why training the right mindset matters more than chasing results. Most people want proof they’ve succeeded. A belt around their waist. A certificate on the wall. A promotion at work. A number on the scale. They want results that prove they did enough. The problem with chasing only the result is that it blinds […]
Stopping Isn’t a Pause. It’s a Rewind: What a Break From Training Really Costs
What Tying My Shoelaces Taught Me About Discipline A few months ago, I went hiking with a group of friends. We were walking in sync, a steady rhythm, lost in good conversation. It was one of those moments where everything feels right. Then, mid-step, I noticed my shoelace was untied. My first instinct was […]
