A month or so back, I wrote a post here about the triumphant return of Major League Baseball and the wonky statistics that we see in the first few weeks of the season. Now that the 2009 season is one-quarter of the way through, I thought it might be fun to check in on the statistics that I quoted here on April 21st.
At the time I, along with the fans in 30 other cities, was reveling in the fact that the Boston Red Sox and the New York Yankees were duking it out for last place in the AL
Reaction Equals Submission
by Joe Lawrence May 19th, 2009 | Martial Arts, MMA
"Ha ha, made you flinch." I used to hate when people would pretend to hit me and then say that. What I didn’t realize is that they were teaching me a valuable lesson in life. Not to react, rather to respond.
In my book, You Can’t Beat Me, I cover this concept. I am going to relate this concept to fighting. When we fight or compete, our adrenaline starts pumping, and we often act out of instinct as opposed to our intellect. This can be very bad for us when we decide to flinch and get ourselves into a worse position.
In my book, You Can’t Beat Me, I cover this concept. I am going to relate this concept to fighting. When we fight or compete, our adrenaline starts pumping, and we often act out of instinct as opposed to our intellect. This can be very bad for us when we decide to flinch and get ourselves into a worse position.
Kick the Stress Out of Your Life
by Joe Lawrence May 7th, 2009 | Martial Arts
We are going through a tough time in our history. The economy, a world-wide swine flu scare, wars on numerous fronts...you name it. All of these things increase our stress levels big time. However, before we turn to the bottle, martials arts may be able to help.
Martial art students learn self-control and discipline, and they get to hit stuff really hard. All of these things are great sources for reducing stress. Self-control is attained by learning to focus. When we focus on a move or an item we learn to target our minds and energy. Being able to zone our mental
Martial art students learn self-control and discipline, and they get to hit stuff really hard. All of these things are great sources for reducing stress. Self-control is attained by learning to focus. When we focus on a move or an item we learn to target our minds and energy. Being able to zone our mental
