Week one was a lot easier than I expected, but I know it’s going to get much harder as time goes on. I’ve been fitting in my daily push-up and sit-up requirement before school by getting up at 6 a.m. and I can tell my body isn’t thrilled about waking an hour earlier, but I’ve been feeling more alert in …
Week 4 – Dirk Herfurth
Merry Christmas everyone and Happy Holidays. Is it the 4th week already? Time is running! My first weeks of my journey went by superfast. Meanwhile I made it to Germany to spend some quality time with my family over there. I have not been back in the fatherland since October 2019. Covid threw quite the wrench in the gears of …
Week 3 – David Brezinski
Mountain Meditation Fresh snow and the Sierra so close; I could no longer resist as the mountains were calling. After working this past Monday and going into the dojo solo Monday evening to finish my daily pushups and crunches, get some kata practice and perform some bag work in lieu of sparring, I decided to head up bright and early …
Week 3 – Dirk Herfurth
Only through practice and more practice, until you can do something without conscious effort. Joe Hyams, Zen in the Martial Arts You know what is difficult? Meditation. I have to admit, my first thoughts were that how hard can it be to sit down, close your eyes, and relax breath for 15 minutes? Well, it is harder than it sounds. …
Week 2 – Dirk Herfurth
OK, that first week went by fast. I am on track with most of my numbers, even with the Acts of Kindness. Still, I think this can be the most challenging. How do I get three Good Deeds done per day while sitting in the home office most of the time? Well, some good tips from the world wide web …
Week 2 – David Brezinski
The bar is very high but I am feeling confident after a couple good training and sparring sessions this past weekend with Dirk-San, Geneva-San and Elijah-San (who joined us for sparring). I had dinner with a good friend of mine last night who was in Sacramento (he lives in Oregon) for the evening; he also trains in the martial arts …
Birth of the One Heart Challenge
“If I have seen further it is by standing on the shoulders of Giants.” In 2011 and 2012 I had the honor of connecting with Tom Callos and a project that he started called the 100 and the Ultimate Black Belt Test. The idea (if I can be so presumptuous as to summarize it) was to bring 100 like-minded black-belts …
OneHeart Challenge – Week 1
“Challenges are what make life interesting and overcoming them is what makes life meaningful.” Joshua J. Marine One day at a time…I have to remind myself. Our Black Belt requirements are daunting; not for the weak-minded and only the strong (heart, mind, body & spirit) need apply. Over a 1-year period, 50k pushups and crunches, 1,000 reps of a single …
Week 1 – Dirk Herfurth
A lot of firsts It’s the first week of December 2021. The Elf is on the shelf again, Christmas calendars are out, and the weather is getting cooler. It is also my first week of doing 50k pushups, 50k sit ups, 1000 miles, 1000 katas, and 1000 acts of kindness – oh boy! I am excited!! The Excel table to …