Let’s talk about self defense. No matter who you are or what you do, conflicts will appear in your life. Oftentimes they can be pretty mundane. We all know the challenge of navigating disagreements with friends, family co-workers… The list goes on. Navigating around conflict is something you will be forced to do very often […]
One of my favorite memes is the Awkward Seal. If you have spent any time on Facebook or Reddit, you’ve seen something like this: We can and should point and laugh at situations like this, but let’s take a moment to acknowledge the power of the underlying force at work here: discomfort. If there was […]
Months ago I saw a video on-line that talked about the virtues of disconnecting from the always connected world we live in (ironic). However, it resonated with me (other too, at the time I’m writing this it has over 47 million view). Over the past number of years, talking to the person right next to […]
This last couple of months at Discovery have had us get to meet a lot of new students. We of course are excited to see the school grow, but the majority of our excitement is in getting to share a martial art that we love. That’s the best part of teaching for me, and I […]
For the past decade and a half, the question I most commonly receive is “Why do you train?” My answer has changed over the years as I’ve evolved in the art. At first I would say “It’s a great workout,” “I get to train with a great group of people,” or “I’ve always wanted a […]
Back in November we were approached by 19 Oaks Marketing President, Shay Bellas. 19 Oaks Marketing is in the “Old Port” section of Portland, Maine. It is a beautiful part of the city but it also happens to be the most densely populated. Over the recent months, there had been a couple of occasions where Shay […]
Life Can Get in the WAY…….. Anyone who has ever followed the trail down the martial arts road has undoubtably come upon a roadblock or two. Life has a way of throwing “curveballs” at us which derail us from training. The hardest thing, after coming in that very first day, is coming back in after […]
Some time ago, a friend and I were out for dinner in Boston. We had decided to explore the North End that night and find a “hidden gem”, the kind only the locals know of. We did find such a place and proceeded to have a very nice and authentic Italian dinner. Part way though the evening, […]
One of the hardest things I’ve had to deal with as an instructor and owner is the plain and obvious fact that: Not Everyone Thinks the Way I Do I say this is obvious because we all know this and encounter it in our everyday life, but in the dojo I assumed everyone was there […]
A couple of weeks ago we had the honor of doing a two hour self defense seminar with a local Girl Scout troop. We always immensely enjoy these special sessions and pride ourselves in tailoring them for our audience, this was no exception. Our goal in these short sessions is to give practical techniques and […]
