How to Stay Inspired After Reaching Black Belt

Several months ago, I posed a question to my Facebook friends about what martial arts topics they wanted me to cover. Slowly but surely, I’m making my way around to each of them. My friend and former colleague Jeff Tillett asked me my thoughts on staying inspired after black belt. This list is by no means… Continue reading How to Stay Inspired After Reaching Black Belt

Four reasons why you should cross-train

Five months ago, I began to cross-train.  Sure, I’ve taken tae kwon do for a year from some instructors who happened to be taking lessons from my karate instructors.  But they were still in my school and influenced, to an extent, by my instructors. Reaching out to an entirely different art and going beyond my… Continue reading Four reasons why you should cross-train