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Professional Martial Artist or Professional Spokesperson?

By Paul Oddi
From time to time some of my students find themselves looking around at websites from other clubs and send me a link to information posted on these websites. One such link was to a local karate club and a lovely video presentation containing with a series of videos which out the different benefits [...]

Next ‘On-Ramp’ Sessions Start Feb. 8th. – Register Now

[ February 8, 2010 10:30 am to March 1, 2010 11:30 am. February 8, 2010 8:00 pm to March 1, 2010 9:00 pm. ] If you think CrossFit classes may be a little too much to begin with, try our ‘On-Ramp’ program. ‘On-Ramp’ was created for those who would like a more gradual start to CrossFit.

The ‘On-Ramp’ program is a 12 session (2-3 times per week for 4-6 weeks) program designed to systematically introduce you to CrossFit. We work [...]

Why “Women’s Self Defense” Programs Don’t Work!

by Paul Oddi
This may sound a little unusual coming from a guy, but I have always found ‘Women’s Self-Defense Classes’, or any other Women’s martial arts class to be condescending to women.
Some of you may be saying/thinking things like “These classes empower women.”, “They teach women to defend themselves.”.
To some extent that’s true, but these [...]

Things you probably didn’t know about Supplements.

Because I train a lot of people; some of whom include competitive athletes I often get asked my opinion concerning supplements. The people who I train are often surprised to hear that I am against taken them. This is based on having done what most people do not… research.
Most people take the word of Bob [...]

Ask Your Doctor If Getting Off Your Ass Is Right For You! Then Call Us.

Let’s be honest, for the most part human beings are extremely lazy. We enjoy being lazy so much that despite warnings by doctors over the last 50 years we have let our laziness take us to today’s wonderful lifestyle that has produced history’s highest rates of cardio vascular disease, high blood pressure, and [...]

Are you open to Criticism! You bet!

By Paul Oddi
My friend Mo Teague (World Combat Arts in the UK) posted the following on his blog “There has always been an unwritten code among Martial Artists that they don’t ‘badmouth’ other Martial Artists. instructors, styles etc, but there are so many frauds out there now, some of them big name personalities that if [...]