by David | Aug 9, 2019 | blog
Watching martial arts movies is not the same as stepping onto the mat and training in martial arts. It’s easy to be the critic on the sidelines: “That was dumb – why did he do that? I would never do that.” “I could have won that...
by David | Apr 1, 2019 | blog, books
“Love of your work, willingness to stay with it even in the absence of extrinsic reward, is good food and drink.” – George Leonard The Path of Mastery In his book Mastery: The Keys to Success and Long-term Fulfillment, George Leonard describes the...
by David | Mar 6, 2017 | blog
Katsu Tame Ni – “In Order to Win” by David B. Glover “I’m sorry, but you have cancer.” I didn’t say anything to the doctor. I didn’t know what to say. I sat there numbly and shook my head slowly from side to side, as I played his words over and over and over in my...
by David | Mar 25, 2015 | blog
My Path Through the Earth and Water Elements Earth and water are the first two elements that I’ve experienced in To-Shin Do ninjutsu martial arts training, which I study at the Boulder Quest Center. The next three elements (in order) are fire, wind and void. Each...
by David | Feb 22, 2015 | blog
“It’s all about the journey, not the outcome.” – Carl Lewis Carl Lewis’ quote is surprising to me because he was a 9x gold medal winner in the Olympics – gold medals are the outcome of winning and being the best in the world. Yet, Lewis clearly says...
