You Against Gravity

One of the most profound relationships you have during your lifetime is with Gravity.  How much effort you use in your daily battle with Gravity has huge implications for so many other facets of life.  A lot of people are working harder than necessary just to stand up, sit, walk, move, etc., and they don’t [...]

Three Days, More than 1,000 reps down

Yesterday was tough rolling the big Monster Rope(TM).  My forearms, shoulders, hands in particular, (but also my entire body), were tired from the 300 reps each way on the first day.  I also Rolled a long piece of the Big Monster Rope (8-feet long) that I have in my office.  By the time I got [...]

10,000 Reps

Many people have recently read Malcolm Gladwell’s latest book “Outliers”, where they’ve learned of the “10,000 hours to mastery” theory Gladwell outlines and describes with his typical brilliance.  Prior to hearing this theory, one of my professor’s in Acupuncture School (TCM – Traditional Chinese Medicine) and co-founder of the Pacific College of Oriental Medicine, Alex [...]

Steve Maxwell

Steve Maxwell is the real deal.  I met him several years ago at a stretching workshop and was really impressed by his physical skills and training knowledge.  He is a man who is much younger than his years for sure. I came across this video he happened to have uploaded yesterday, which shows Steve putting [...]

Tai Chi Ball

Just started Rolling my wooden Tai Chi Ball.  Looking forward to a lot more training with this wonderful tool… Happy 4th! DW

The Ring is In and Monster Rope Demo

The Gym is almost done!  The Wing Chun Dummy is installed and we’ve got the boxing ring up too. Here’s a little demo of Rolling Ropes with a Monster Rope! We will be taping workouts very soon! Peace, DW

Getting Dirty in the Garage and the Rolling Ropes DVD is Done!

I will be posting more regularly soon because we are just finishing up our new training space – The Garage at the beach!  It’s really shaping up to be a great training space, and its just steps from the Ocean and the Bay.  I’ll have videos to post soon. Things are really coming together thanks [...]

Footwork

Balance is basically built on two things – 1. How you arrange your body, and  2. Where/when you put your feet. Without good footwork, you don’t have good balance. Footwork is one of the most challenging aspects of movement to master.  Fortunately I’ve found a coach who knows footwork.  My coach and good friend Greg [...]

Frustration

During a drill at this morning’s training session I allowed myself to get out ahead of myself – rather than insisting on going at my pace, I tried to be “good” too fast.  Dangerous trap for the Sophisticated Warrior. I got very angry with myself because I know better, but made the mistake anyway.  When [...]

The Journey to Become Soft-Fist-Educated

Nothing gets you in shape like preparing for a fight.  The Sophisticated Warrior trains to fight in order to not have to.  This blog chronicles my journey – the teachers, lessons, discoveries and cherished secrets along the path of Soft-Fist-Education. Inventing the BOSU Balance Trainer is what first set me on a course to becoming [...]