I just returned from a day of training with my coach, World Martial Arts Champion Lauren Kearney, in Palm Beach/Lake Worth area.
  Good, hard day of training, and yet very encouraging.  The U.S. Open is right around the corner (July 3 & 4), so now it’s time for refining, a step up in mental prep, [...]

So, as promised in my last post, I have some pics to share…
Myself, Mike Tatum, and Michael McGannon (my son and primary training partner) out in the open field training some self-defense over the weekend.  Can you say HOT and MUGGY (the weather, not the pic)!!!
Here’s Mike T. (right) striking a pose…um, I mean, traditional [...]

I don’t have long for this post, as I am getting ready to go LIVE on Kickgen.com for a live stream of tonight’s AKA Bluegrass Nationals Championships in Louisville, KY.  This awesome event is being hosted at the beautiful Galt House and Suites.  Please check it out!!!
This week saw my computer go down in a [...]

Hello everyone…
Currently, my computer is still in the shop getting a new muffler or something like that. I should be getting it back tonight or in the a.m. sometime…fingers crossed. It has been quite a week without the little bugger. I will have a lot to catch up on when I get it back.
I do [...]

Hey everyone…just letting you know that my laptop is down since the weekend and will be for a few more days… I will update as soon as it is back up and running.
Still training hard and had a good session with Lauren Kearney in South Florida over the weekend. Lots to work on [...]

The road before me is no longer a long road in terms of time to prepare for the U.S. Open, but it is certainly not over and it is MOST certainly not getting any easier.  Daily I am looking for ways to push my mind and my body to certain limits, crush those limits, then [...]

So, today we focused on self-defense training specifically. Michael and I worked on several sequences this morning together and then later we met up with Michael Tatum, a student with Bunjikan Tenguzake Dojo, here in the Central Florida area. This Dojo is in the line of instruction under Masaaki Hatsumi, the reknown Master from Japan.  [...]

We are 30 days away and I am soooo excited about this month. It will be difficult to be sure, but this is a dream come true and I am looking forward to this final stretch toward the BIG DAY!!!  (To the left is a pic of the flyer I keep in front of me [...]

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This week continues to take me deeper into my mental game. I have continued to peel away layers of distractions and things that demand my attention away from training for the U.S. Open. It is crucial that I be focused, now more than ever.
Later this week I will meet up with a new [...]