Welcome back!This is a guest post from Oscar Del Ben. Oscar is the publisher of Freestyle Mind, one of the classiest personal development blogs on the web. In this article he talks about internal motivation in the martial arts and touches upon some of my favourite subjects, including fear and visualiztion. I hope you enjoy [...]
Entries Tagged as 'Martial Success'
The Importance Of Internal Motivation In The Martial Arts
January 27th, 2010 · Comments · Personal Development
Tags: Development·Fear·FreestyleMind·Martial Success·Visualization
The Value of Persistence
December 28th, 2009 · Comments · Personal Development
You ever wonder why the drop-out rate amongst martial arts students is so high? Is it because the training is hard? Is it because it is repetitive and at times hard to enjoy? Is it because students realise that they really want to be doing something else? Or do they quit when their dreams of [...]
Tags: Development·Martial Success·Mastery·Motivation·Persistence·The Tipping Point
How to Cultivate an Indomitable Warrior Spirit
November 17th, 2009 · Comments · Personal Development
It is often said in life that it is the journey that matters and not the end result. We learn more from being on the journey than we do when we actually complete it. In martial arts training, it is also the journey that matters the most, not the rewards (the belts, trophies, [...]
Tags: Development·Injury·Martial Success·Motivation·Training Plateau·Warrior Spirit
Free Mind Training Guide
November 12th, 2009 · Comments · Mind Training
Today I am happy to be releasing my new guide to mind training for martial artists. The little e-book, entitled Mind Training for Martial Artists is based upon a series of articles I did on this blog recently and I’m giving it away to anyone who subscribes to my RSS feed. If you [...]
Tags: Free E-Book·Martial Success·Meditation·Psychology·Visualization
Self Discipline- The Bedrock of Martial Arts Training
October 22nd, 2009 · Comments · Personal Development
Self-discipline is something that I have struggled with quite a lot over the years and I’d wager that many of you reading this have struggled with it as well. As human beings we always have to push ourselves in order to do even the simplest tasks. It seems we have a predilection for bouts of [...]
Do You Find It Hard To Commit To Training?
October 16th, 2009 · Comments · Personal Development
A friend of mine got injured the other week while training at the dojo. Not seriously, I’m glad to say, just a minor groin strain, but painful enough to keep him away from training. My friend, much like the rest of us, has had quite a few injuries of varying severity over the years but [...]
The Forgotten Healing Arts
September 19th, 2009 · Comments · General
Every man and his dog knows about the martial arts these days. To the layman the martial arts are a system designed to basically hurt people, but what many people don’t know, including a shocking number of martial artists, is that the martial arts were conceived originally alongside complementary healing systems.
The origins of the martial [...]
Tags: Development·Healing Arts·Injury·Martial Success·Recovery·Striking·Traditional·Vital Points
Breaking Out Of The Training Comfort Zone
September 14th, 2009 · Comments · Training Advice
We all seem to love a nice comfort zone, don’t we? Comfort zones are like little sanctuaries that welcome us in for a cosy chat and a nice cup of tea. We feel all safe and warm in our little comfort zones, secure in the knowledge that nothing or no one is going [...]
Tags: Comfort Zones·Development·Martial Success·Motivation·Psychology·Visualization
Interview With Author And Self Defense Expert Geoff Thompson
September 6th, 2009 · Comments · General
Anyone who visits this site on a regular basis will know that I often reference the ideas of Geoff Thompson in my articles on street self defense and mind training, which is why I am absolutely delighted to bring to you this most inspiring and informative interview that I did with Geoff recently.
For those of [...]
Tags: Interviews·Martial Success·Mastery·Motivation·Street Defense·Traditional
30 Days to Better Martial Arts
August 27th, 2009 · Comments · Training Advice
When I first started blogging not too long ago I knew next to nothing about it. In fact I felt a bit daunted, not to say overwhelmed by the sheer size of the learning curve ahead of me (as I was when I first started martial arts as well). I was excited by it though [...]
