Training With The Holidays In Mind

As I continue my journey to black belt with Global Martial Arts University , I am not only training and preparing for my orange belt test, as part of the 90 Day Challenge, but I am also keeping myself in shape, and preparing for the holiday season. Many people tend to eat and drink more with lots of holiday gatherings and parties. This leads to a lot of people starting off the New Year by rushing to joining a gym, or starting a new workout program of some kind. For me the best way to prepare, is to be in as best shape as possible prior to the holiday season, and maintaining my workout routine as best as I can. This doesn't mean not to enjoy Thanksgiving and Christmas dinners and parties. It simply means to have portion control and do whatever you have to in order to maintain your workouts. GMAU is a perfect tool for not only learning martial arts, but for getting and staying in shape!

A New Day

After what has been an exhausting and draining week both physically and emotionally, I am starting today off fresh. I feel good, happy to be feeling well, and ready to start to get back on track. Starting things off with breathing exercises and looking forward to get back on track with my training this weekend. Thank you everyone for the kind words and for listening to me discuss what I'm going through. Oss!

Still Battling

I have been dealing with an extremely difficult week of my panic disorder. It has been almost crippling. I have not been able to play with my son, to train, or barely function. I am doing my very best to fight through it, but as I mentioned, it can be so hard to get through an hour calmly, let alone a day. Any words of advice or positive thoughts would be extremely helpful. Thank you.

Everyday Is A Battle

Right now, I am taking each day at a time. Yesterday I was able to do some stretching and light exercise, but no karate training due to my panic disorder. Today is a new day and I am taking 1 day at a day. I am hopeful to be able to resume my training and start to get back on track. Either way, I will not let this disease defeat me.

The Importance Of Stretching

While working through my injuries, I have found great help in the 20 minute stretching class conducted by Sensei Michael in the yellow belt kyu classes. Having practiced DDP YOGA for many years, I found this class extremely helpful, and very similar in how it helped me to stretch and lossen my body, which is much needed when working out on a consistent level. I will be adding this to my normal training regimen for sure.
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My Karate Inspiration

Check out my newest YouTube video, "The Karate Dad - My Karate Inspiration" which covers my reasons for getting into martial arts, and it's impact on my life for many years.

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Home Dojo

One of the great advantages of training at home with Global Martial Arts University is the ability to use your own space or home dojo. While this can be an accommodating training bonus, it can cause some disadvantages as well. Speaking for myself, I enjoy training in my own personal space, which for me has been an area in my living, as well as an area in my bedroom. The only time I need to change things up is when I do my kata training. More space is needed to complete all of the kata steps, so for this I do my training outdoors, in a breezeway type area. Even in this spot, space is tight, but I am able to complete this steps of the kata forms. My journey training as part of the 90 Day Challenge continues!