How Belt Promotions Work
First, I need to emphasize the importance of the process, not the outcome. Belts will come as long as you keep showing up, work on your techniques,
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Fighting Mental Health Part 3
“Breathe, Tanner, breathe!” I remember it like it was yesterday. It was a little light sparring and I still really didn’t know what I was doing. “Don’t
Follow Through
“Man, he would’ve been so good!” This is something I’ve told Amir so many times in regards to the countless young men (and women) who have graced
Fighting with Mental Health Part 2
One of the most powerful moments of my life was hearing another grown man tell me he loves me. I still remember it like it was just
Fighting with Mental Health Part 1
Here are some staggering statistics that most men – to their detriment – are too proud to admit: Over 6 million men suffer from depression every year
The Hero’s Journey – Part 1
It was the pain. It consumed his every thought and could feel it reverberate down his spine and into his toes. It started off as a dull
Becoming Human
This went on for weeks on end, until one day, I found myself at Lightning Kicks, my second home, and was on the verge of falling asleep.
GET UP
And there I found myself watching the sun dive into the lake, staring into the beauty of the moment, befuddled as to why my finances and sanity
Death of the Toxic Man is the Birth of the Hero
Who is the toxic man if it is not the untested man? Indeed, it is the man who can feel the tug of the heroic deep within
