About a month ago I was doing my third set of pull ups. I was struggling and straining to get a few more in before letting go of the bar. I was fighting it hard…straining every muscle in my body to reach my goal. Yep…that’s when I blew out the tendons in my right arm. [...]

I was just reviewing my book, “How to Build the Martial Arts School of Your Dreams,” when I stumbled across a passage I once wrote about self-fulfilling prophecies. Quite honestly, it inspired me to pass the message along to you now, as I sit here in my study, enjoying a delicious Sunday morning cappuccino. (I [...]

My good friend Don Warrener of Rising Sun Productions recently published a book called the Kata of Business. It was a nice surprise to receive this autographed and numbered gift in the mail. I read the book from cover to cover and you may want to do the same. Right out of the gate, let [...]

Last week I spoke with my good friend Kathy Long. Even though we live on opposite coasts, we’re still like brother and sister. (As you can see by this fun photo taken in 1999.) In my book, Kathy’s one of the best. During the last 15 years, she’s become one of my closest and most [...]

A few days ago, I was in front of my mac, sipping my morning java and scanning the current news headlines on CNN.com. I noticed that authorities had acquired surveillance footage of the cadre of individuals, dressed in ninja-like garb, breaking into the house of Byrd and Melanie Billings. As you may recall, the Florida [...]

What the heck happened to Rob Colasanti? Well, in case you didn’t know, I was under an airtight non-compete agreement with NAPMA until recently. So I’ve been out of the loop for a while. But I always looked forward to the day when the shackles would be off and I’d be a FREE MAN once [...]