The seventh video of my series Christianity for Doubters is now live. Only three more videos to come in this series –there’s still time to catch up for the big finish!
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Part of this T.I. was created using the dice I sell at Mitch’s General Store. Click the photo to get some.
Last week I warned against getting distracted by “viral” training methods and encouraged you to be steadfast in the face of the real viral threat that we’re facing right now. This week I’m going to hit you with some practical martial arts solo practice to keep you sharp during this long, dark social distancing period.
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UPDATE: I messed up the edit — the video is being redone. It will be ready about 8 pm EDT 3/15/20. Sorry!
The sixth video of my series Christianity for Doubters is now live. Only four more videos to come in this series –there’s still time to catch up for the big finish!
Last week I warned you not to get distracted by “viral” training methods, tools, and techniques promising easy results. This week I’m encouraging you not to freak out over another “viral” phenomenon — coronavirus a.k.a. COVID-19.
Something’s always “going viral.” Most of it is either snake oil (like the Thighmaster or the Versaflex) or drama (gossip or train wrecks). Both are wastes of time, money and attention.
So — what about the real virus that’s “going viral” right now — COVID-19? Is this all just manufactured drama? No sir.
This is not a drill. COVID-19 is for real.
Which reminds me of a clever atheist quip I heard recently (as a member of the clergy, I spend a lot of time witnessing to atheists): “If God really wanted to save us, why didn’t he give us a good book about the germ theory of disease instead of the good book as in the Bible? He would’ve saved way more people.”
For an answer I turn to 1,500 year-old words of St. Augustine of Hippo.
“What grace is meant to do is to help good people, not to escape their sufferings, but to bear them with a stout heart, with a fortitude that finds its strength in faith.” ~ St. Augustine of Hippo
God didn’t “give us a book.” Hebrews and Christians wrote a bunch of books about what they learned from God, and they were brought together into a library of books called the Holy Bible. And God doesn’t solve our problems for us. God helped us a fish a couple of times, but His real goal was to teach us how to fish.
“Give a man a fish and you feed him for a day; teach a man to fish and you feed him for a lifetime.”
God helps those who help themselves. So follow the advice of the CDC — especially in the hand-washing department. Say your prayers, have faith, and be strong in God.
Gyms are a great place to expose yourself to diseases of all kinds. Good news is, you can exercise just find at home with this zero-equipment, solo training session.
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Anecdotal evidence suggests that people who are violent will sometimes try to hit you in the face. In my personal experience, practicing the below method for moving out of the way results in absorbing fewer blows to the face.
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My Sunday video is now live (a day late). Here’s a quote: “The monotheism of the Hebrews was a polemic against the paganism of their neighbors in the ancient Near East.”
This video features snippets of two courses that are available for free online. The first is Dr. Christine Hayes’ Yale course and other is Rabbi Dr. Shaye J. D. Cohen’s Harvard course.
Enjoy!
You don’t need a fancy sled to do drag work. This 95 lb tire feels like 200 lbs when being dragged across concrete.
“There’s no sense getting serious about my training until…”
Stop delaying. Stop surfing YouTube for the perfect training tricks, drills, tools and secrets. Stop combing magazines and books and websites searching for the perfect program or tool.
Strip away the bullshit. The training you do right now is 100% better than the training you put off until next week.
Shut your laptop, turn off your tablet or phone, and complete the training session below. Tired, weak, sore? Old? Rehabbing from an injury? I was all of those things when I did this training session. Modify the exercises to suit your limitations. Lower the weights, reps or intensity as needed. Anything you do is better than nothing.
Strip it down.
* Warm-up thoroughly for at at least 8 minutes. I generally do 8 minutes of MBF or either 2-3 minutes each of (a) jumping rope (b) light calisthenics and (c) shadowboxing, forms, or light heavy bag work.
* 16 minutes of survival martial arts. Set a timer and complete 2 minutes each of Drags, Strikes, Shoulder Rolls, Strikes, IMT Sprints, Strikes, Drags and Strikes. Take as few 12-second rest breaks as you need to finish. For the the striking rounds, you can shadowbox, work a heavy bag, or do whatever you want. I did tomahawk swings, braces, toe and eye strikes and cocking drills. Here’s how the rest work.
* “Stripping it down” meditation. Cool down for about 3 minutes, then set a timer for 10 minutes. Have a seat in your meditative posture of choice and regulate your breathing. Leave your eyes open, and do not fidget, wiggle or scratch. Now think about what makes you special. What makes you unique? Your favorite foods, colors, movies, books? Your behaviors, your little quirks? No, that’s just the bullshit that make you just like everybody else. Meditate past your mask and seek the “true I.”
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