Dance
Meet Don't Just Follow (in Dance and Life)
I dance a few different dance forms where you dance with both men and women. I had a month last year where I remarked to a friend of mine that all of my best dances had been with men. Many of these...
Blog
Thoughts on swordplay, mastery, coaching, teaching, and living with intention.
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Life
A Shift in My Personal Philosophy
Sometimes I struggle with jealousy. Not jealousy of a lover but jealousy over the successes of others. Sometimes I feel so small that when I look at someone else getting an awesome accolade for their...
Uncategorized
Super Resilient Man!
At a party not long ago I was asked "If you were a super-hero based on the greatest strength you have now, what super hero would you be?" The power that I feel has been my greatest asset is...
Coaching
It's an Act Before It's the Real You
One of the biggest barriers to changing one's behaviour is the feeling that the new behaviour "isn't you". Well the truth is that *it's not*. At least not yet. If you want to get different results...
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The Pain of Change
How much pain does it take before you're ready to change? When a particular course of action isn't working, it's always amazing to me how long we as humans can tolerate it. The pain of change is...
Swordplay
The 5-minutes Per Day Practice Regime
Everyone knows if you want to get better at something you have to practice. However making time in a busy schedule can be super-challenging. It's easy to have the intention to practice but then not...
Relationships
A Challenge to Conventional Western Relationships
I remember when I was married, one of our biggest philosophical challenges was a belief and desire on the part of my wife to make our relationship and our family the centre of our lives. This never...
Swordplay
Preparing for a Rapier Tournament
(Warning, this is a very sword fighting training oriented post) So myself and a group of my senior students at Academie Duello are preparing for a rapier fencing tournament at the end of January...
Life
The Gift of Compassion – A Part of My Personal Journey
I like to say that I come by my confidence honestly. I have never been meek but I have had a lot of challenges of self worth to work through. Every area where I stand strong now I've had to come...
Life
My Favourite Definition of Maturity
Being grown up is not about having a serious and conservative view of the world. Nor is it about giving up being a child. Maturity is knowing when to be a child. When a co-worker gets on your nerves...