Jan 13, 2010 | Uncategorized
What is our mind doing when it selects information relevant to our goal while ignoring a barrage of irrelevant stimuli? What about when driving? When asking a classmate out on a date? When interviewing for a dream job? I often joke that I’m not going to let...
Jan 4, 2010 | Uncategorized
I love new beginnings….especially when I feel safe and self-assured. I am thankful for the times when my curiosity for what-is-to-come prompts me to make new lists, pull out the calendar and envision a new life for myself, my husband, and now my kids, Siena Rose...
Dec 21, 2009 | Uncategorized
There’s NO Time… Welcome to the last (short) Week of classes for 2009. We are open today and tomorrow, then the academy will be closed for the holidays, reopening on Monday Jan. 4th. Today is December 21st, the winter solstice, the nadir of day, but also...
Dec 15, 2009 | Uncategorized
Killer TV’s Are On The Loose Yes, you read that correctly. It sounds like something from a bad 1950’s Science Fiction Movie, but it’s real: TV’s are literally killing children all over America. I happened across this mind-boggling article...
Nov 9, 2009 | Uncategorized
The Kettlebell-Systema Controversy The Controversy? Should You Use Kettlebells as part of your Systema Training? Before I answer this, let me say that I teach a Kettlebell Class right before my Systema classes. Most of these students are NOT Systemists, but some...
Nov 2, 2009 | Uncategorized
7 Reasons “Normal” Women Avoid Systema Like The Plague 1) There are fewer women than men in ANY martial arts program to begin with. So if you look at it this way, every martial art and martial art school is competing for a much smaller pool of possible...
Oct 27, 2009 | Uncategorized
First, thank you for your support concerning Buttercup. The outpouring of emotions for her has been unexpected and overwhelming–in a good way. Buttercup’s happy to be home and doesn’t seem to be getting worse, although she doesn’t...
Oct 27, 2009 | Uncategorized
Friday night I read Siena the book Snowmen at Night, about what snowmen do when you are sleeping and not around. Well, the sequel could be called Karate Teachers after Class because of all the events that happen outside of our regular schedule–Saturday being a...
Oct 27, 2009 | Uncategorized
What, just one guy? Vern Bevan commented after class that he’d never been in or seen a fight that was against just one guy. Many of us concurred that altercations we’ve been in or been witness to have been with multiple belligerents. The point? Well,...
Oct 27, 2009 | Uncategorized
WHY SYSTEMA? by Martin Wheeler Over the recent years I have read with interest on the internet back and forth as to the validity of training in Systema by observers who have only viewed experts in the art on YouTube or video. Usually a comparison is made to the most...
