White Belt Mentality

I keep the white-belt mentality that I can learn from anyone, anywhere, anytime – Georges St-Pierre There is an important principle in training known as white-belt mentality. The white belt is the lowest rank for martial artists and represents a time where someone is among the least knowledgeable martial artists in the room. A white…

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Failure is Fuel

American soccer star and standout, Abby Wambach, recently delivered the commencement speech to the graduating class at Barnard college, and gave a simple instruction to those in attendance: fail.  Failure is something that is never truly appreciated in our society. In fact, it is condemned. In Patton’s famous speech to his fifth army, he assured…

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5 Keys to Summer Goal Setting

1.) Know your PURPOSE: Unfortunately, many of today’s wrestlers are participating in the sport to satisfy others.  It is absolutely essential for all wrestlers to completely understand that they are in wrestling because they want to be and that they truly love the sport for reasons other than just winning.  Kyle Snyder stated that “Winning…

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