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Yes that Tony Robbins. In the 90's I was struck by Tony Robbins positiveness and success oriented psychology.  I read a few of his books and wanted more.  He did a one day seminar in Lowell, Mass. and I had a really great experience there.  During a break, one of the staff recognized me and came up say hello.  He was the student of a Black Belt in the Boston area and had regularly been on Tony's staff when he was in New England.  He asked if I might be interested in working future seminars, knowing my martial arts background and I put the idea in the back of mind. A year later I did a 4 day seminar with Tony in Worcester.  He is the master motivator.  I believe some of his techniques has rubbed off on me (I hope).  One of my greatest high's was doing the barefoot walk on hot coals! A year after that I saw he was going to be in NYC for a few days so I packed up my bag and drove down.  I went to the staff meeting and was assigned as Tony...

  Conquering Inner Fears To Achieve Your Dreams   by Mental Toughness Partners   We all have inner fears and mental obstacles that limit our own ability to perform at our best. Conquering inner fears is a challenge we all face at one point or another. We all have experienced that inner voice doubting whether we have got what it takes to succeed at the highest level, or it is paying undue attention to the negative opinions of others. We are often our own greatest enemy when it comes to derailing our dreams and preventing them from becoming reality. However, everyday, people smash those inner fears and achieve their dreams through resolve, determination and a sound plan.  Reproduced below is some useful practical advice on conquering inner fears and controlling your inner voice, first published on the Adidas Plan A project and authoured by contributor Marcus Leach. Just as there can be no night without day, and no light without darkness, there can be...

You think I only watch martial arts movies on netflix. You know I exercise nearly every day and love martial arts, all kinds. But there have been times when I stopped training   As a ten-year-old I had heard a little about martial arts from television.                 I went down to the local YMCA, watched a Judo class and became absolutely mesmerized.   The breakfalls, the throwing the incredible technique, magic to a ten year old.   I went home and showed my mother how to do breakfalls on the carpet.   Somehow I was never able to attend a class but always pictured my self in a uniform in the deadly oriental art.   Fortunately my first hands on experience came from my fifth grade teacher Mr. Pier.   He was a professional boxer who loved all sports and especially loved bringing the best out in our class.   Every season we played a different sport fo...

ROLLIE An Old Palooka Who Can Teach You A Thing Or Two Published May 03. 2009 By Kenton Robinson Day Staff Writer   New London At 79, HE'S GOT A BAD RIGHT HIP, A BUM LEFT shoulder, and broken fingers on each hand have healed to point in a different direction. "I had five nose operations," he says. "See this here?" He flattens his nose on his face. "I got no bone." Still, on any given weekday afternoon, Rollie Pier, dressed in gray sweats, a white towel flung over his shoulder, can be found in the Bank Street gym of Team Strike Zone and Whaling City Boxing, teaching young fighters all that he knows about the sweet science. "Rollie?" says Raymond "Coach Ray" Hodges Jr., who works with kids at the gym. "He's forgotten more than most people ever know: Life, boxing, you name it, man, the guy's a walking dictionary." "I'm active in the gym," Pier says. "If I di...

Many people know my story.  Bullied and beat up as a teen turned me to martial arts.  Often times over the years I have been invited to many classrooms to talk about our martial arts program. I always brought my “story” about being bullied and beat up and how that experience motivated me to learn martial arts and then help others avoid this terrible experience if at all possible.   The trauma I suffered from being beaten up still lingers in my soul and the anguish comes right back when I tell the story of being beaten up. Then one day my life changed again when the news flashed the absolutely horrible story of the Columbine shooting in Colorado.   It hit me right in the heart.   Not only for the victims that were shot, their friends and families,   but to the young men that had been harassed for years and thought they had no outlet for their frustration, except for getting some guns and shooting up a school. I made a decision.   I wa...