Spending one-on-one time with a great teacher can be a life-changing experience. While I have benefited from many private lessons over the years, without a doubt, the greatest private lesson was with the legendary samurai, Miyamoto Musashi. Yes, Musashi is dead. Not just dead, but 350 years dead. But Musashi lives on because he wrote…
Author: Ando Mierzwa
Ando Mierzwa is a martial arts teacher living in Los Angeles, CA.
Motivation Is a Waste of Time
When I started martial arts, I became an evangelist. I begged everyone I knew to come to class with me. “Martial arts has it all! Fitness, wisdom, self-defense, self-knowledge!” But no one came. Ever. And I finally got the message—motivation is a waste of time! I made a pledge to move through the world not…
Yoga Can Hurt You!
Newsflash! Yoga can hurt you! Well, at least according to a New York Times article, How Yoga Can Wreck Your Body by William J. Broad. I bring this article to your attention for two reasons… First, I sounded a similar alarm about training injuries in the martial arts right here on SenseiAndo.com. Second, I think…
The Day That Turns Your Life Around
I see no point whatsoever in talking about how decisions define you and determine your future. Not when Jim Rohn already said it so perfectly. If you haven’t seen this clip, check it out. It’s worth the six minutes. Message aside, it’s instructive and inspiring just to hear someone communicating so masterfully. Lots to learn…
Stop Practicing Martial Arts!
That’s right! I say STOP practicing martial arts. Until you read this anyway. When I think about all of the people I know who train in the martial arts, do you know the number one cause of most injuries, surgeries, and pain? You guessed it—training in the martial arts! FACT: You are more likely to…
Thanksgiving
Thanksgiving Day, 2012. A perfect day to launch this site. I have spent far too many years wired to the internet as a taker, not a giver. I have shown up to the digital dinner table empty-handed time and time again, yet continue to fill my plate. The time has finally come for me to…