Most sports teach you how to compete. Martial arts teaches you how to exist. That might sound like a stretch, but spend a few months…
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There’s a certain kind of person you notice at the one-year mark in a martial arts gym. They’re not the loudest in the room. They’re…
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Millions of people step onto a gym mat for the first time every year full of genuine enthusiasm, and most of them quietly carry a…
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Most people who walk into a martial arts gym for the first time are thinking about fitness or self-defense. A few months in, though, something…
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There’s something that happens quietly in a martial arts dojo. A child who walked in distracted, fidgety, maybe a little unsure of themselves, gradually changes.…
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Most travelers moving through Western Europe follow a familiar orbit: Paris, Barcelona, Florence, Amsterdam. These cities are genuinely wonderful, and nobody needs to apologize for…
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Most people come home from a two-week trip to five countries feeling more exhausted than when they left. The itinerary was impressive on paper, the…
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For thousands of years, people across virtually every culture on earth sat still, closed their eyes, and deliberately turned their attention inward. They did so…
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There’s a particular kind of afternoon that only seems to exist in the South of France. You’ve taken a wrong turn on a narrow road…
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Walk into the office of a Traditional Chinese Medicine practitioner for the first time and something quietly unusual happens. Before you’ve settled into your chair,…
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