This weekend was one of great gratitude and humility on my part. I just want to thank the small, but hugely caring group of people that supported our tsunami relief efforts in Saturday. We ended up raising a lot more money that it looked like we’d be able to. Between the folks that showed up [...]
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Smallish classes today, but tons of extremely high quality work. Not an ounce of quit to be found. Hell yes. The other side of that goodness was that we were able to spend a little more time one on one. That’s a fantastic thing when everyone is a receptive as the classes were today. 1st [...]
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Well, it was a day that met only half its potential. that has nothing to do with the class participants and everything to do with the weather. Whatcha going to do? So…Lesson 1: Yes, I was having the time of my life out there. So much awesomeness I just couldn’t keep it in. You [...]
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Spring has always been my favorite season. Now, while spring doesn’t mean as drastic of a change in Hawai’i as it does in some other parts of the country, I still want to celebrate it. So in honor of the greatest season of the year, I’m offering 50% off all Semi Private and 1-on-1 personal [...]
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I was trying to put together the intro text for this post over the last couple of days and have been hitting a brick wall. Fortunately someone just did it for me. Click the link below for first hand remarks of life in Japan from a friend of mine who’s there now: What Would Kettle [...]
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Heart. All you really need is heart. Miles ‘n miles ‘n miles of heart. As far as the lessons from today. That one takes the cake. There were students in both the morning and evening classes that clearly demonstrated the need for heart. You have to want it. You have to need this work to [...]
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Quit Working Out. Start Training …and that’s exactly what they did today. You have a finite amount of time. You have a set number of tasks that are to be completed as many times as possible within that time. You know when the timer goes off, that’s it. There’s no making up for lost time, [...]
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I’m irregular with the training recaps even though I keep asking you to log on and list times, loads, etc. I will get better. Starting now. Two lessons from today. #1: Do Not Cheat Yourself Out of Something New! 9 out of 10 chances that these movements are new to you. New things are hard. [...]
Read the rest of "Thursday Recap"...Grinder. A word that means many different things in many different places. In the skate community it’s a rail to be subjected to any amount of abuse. In Boston, it’s the greatest meatball sub you’ve ever had. IN the butcher’s shop or wood worker’s shop it’s something else entirely. Yesterday in Kapiolani, it came to [...]
Read the rest of "Thursday’s Recap"...8 new people this morning, 5 new people this evening. That’s a sum total of much awesomeness accomplished today. Things not heard to date at class: “I can’t,” “I won’t,” “No Way,” “It’s too hard.” Lessons learned today…A little mud never hurt anybody. Additionally, your partner and teammate can be your biggest inspiration. [...]
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