August 2, 2019
After five years of carrying a $40,000 balance on my student line of credit, my debt is finally paid off... and boy does it ever feel good.
July 26, 2019
Hey guys, I won’t be publishing this week, but check back next Friday for some big news 🙂
July 19, 2019
When we as adults see a child black belt, we may not realize it consciously, but subconsciously the value of a black belt is degraded every time it happens. Yet the same thing can happen in the office right under our noses.
July 12, 2019
Five years isn't a long time to train in the world of martial arts. It's long enough, though, to see many others come and go, along with their excuses. Before dismissing a martial art for outside reasons, it's worth looking in to see if there's something else at play.
July 5, 2019
If you're battling a bad case of writer's block, read on for three tips on how to power through and get back to your regular level of creativity.
June 28, 2019
It’s a question I sometimes wonder about. The reality is that I don’t plan to train in martial arts at a dojo for my entire life. I don’t think that’s a secret to anyone around me. That doesn’t mean that I’ll stop studying karate though; there’s a big difference between the two. It’s just that, in a future that may include kids, more work responsibility, and shifting priorities, I often think about the role karate would play in that world.
June 14, 2019
Just in case you’ve been living under a rock these past few weeks, the Toronto Raptors made history last night by winning their first ever NBA championship in franchise history. The entire country has been electrified, with each day leading up to the next game in the series feeling like one long, collective intake of breath. It’s an incredible achievement in its own right, and we can all exhale a sigh of relief now that it’s over; that said, focusing purely on the basketball passes up on an opportunity to have a different kind of conversation.
June 7, 2019
When you think of meditation, you probably think of the stereotypical, stationary, sitting-down kind where you’ve got your eyes closed and try to empty your mind as best you can. But did you know you can meditate in other ways? Here's an overview of moving meditation.
May 31, 2019
The past couple weekends have been pretty special for me. See, I’ve been using a commercially-produced Bo staff for my weapons training for a while now. It was ok, but it had no character, no soul… and it was poorly finished in a way that made it just plain annoying to use. So I spent these past two weekends making my own with my grandpa's guidance.
May 24, 2019
Reciprocity is a powerful force. When it comes to influencers, it can create biases that can lead to some misleading statements. My favourite is the ubiquitous "all opinions expressed are my own." ...Are they though?