It’s funny to me the range of responses and emotions and feedback I have received over the past few months while on this Quest For The U.S. Open.  I have learned to be very careful who I share certain information with, though I love to talk about my experiences to everyone who is willing to [...]

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 [...]

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 [...]

I spent some time doing quite a bit of “mental” training this weekend in addition to my physical training. As a certified life coach and hypnotist, one of the things I know better is to focus as much if not more on the mental side of daily training. The past couple of weeks, I must [...]

Interval training is hard as…MUY HARD!!!
Not a long workout today, but pushed it pretty good. Felt good, though it was definitely a climb.
Going to be doing a LIVE Stream broadcast of a tournament again tonight at 7pm on www.Kickgen.com from the New England Open. Supposed to be an appearance by an American Idol [...]

So, the past few days I have realized my clothes are not “fitting” me the way they used to. Like tonight I was walking across a college campus and had trouble keeping my pants from hanging like the gangster that I am
There have been a few times when I felt downright goofy due [...]

Thank you, thank you, thank you!

More about the “Why” of this Quest…
It Has Begun!
http://questfortheusopen.blogspot.com/2009/04/it-has-begun.html
A Warrior Rises…A Father Becomes A Hero!
http://questfortheusopen.blogspot.com/2009/04/warrior-risesa-father-becomes-hero.html
My Coach…
http://questfortheusopen.blogspot.com/2009/04/very-big-announcementintroducing.html
The Event…
http://www.usopen-karate.com
My community of martial arts friends…
http://www.kickgen.com

Earlier this a.m. I went for a refreshing walk to the lake to do some stretching and reflection. It was simply beautiful as the sun was breaking through after a week of nothing but clouds and rain here in Central Florida. I was soaking it up…sun, the sound of water lapping up on [...]

There comes a place in a person’s life where you dig deep enough to face yourself for who you really are and who you are striving to become. I have crossed that path previously a couple of times in my life, and now I am searching for that place again. This Quest is [...]

Back in Orlando now…Gator Nationals was awesome, and I had a great time meeting some of you there. I have to admit, I relaxed on my eating plan slightly while there, and I didn’t do as much as I would have liked in the area of actual training, but I think it was good nonetheless [...]