It is a profound mistake, a dangerous, naive delusion, to assume that safety is something that can be granted to you, like a certificate or a piece of colored cloth tied around your waist. It’s an absurd view of the world. If you walk into a dojo and they promise you “safety,” you should turn…
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Training That Counts
I remember reading an article that mentioned Muhammad Ali’s approach to pushups and situps. In this article the author stated that Ali didn’t count the pushups or situps until they started to hurt, then he would start counting. This was because until he pushed past the number he was already strong enough to already do, he…
Wallace Smedley 