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CONFLICT AND SPARRING
Sparring is a perfect metaphor for conflict. You are duking it out with a cohort because you both are working to obtain similar things. Sometimes you stay calm, other times you escalate. You both want better skills, success, and self-efficacy. … Continue reading
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Tagged box, Boxing, boxing gyms, canvas, coaching, discomfort, homo sapiens, humans, ring, Seattle boxing gym, squared circle, student, teacher, truth, uncomfortable
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connection
In our current culture, we are connected to stuff. We are consumers from morning til night. We are closest to our things- our monetary or status pursuits. We are most aligned with our hopes, desires, and things we think will … Continue reading
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Tagged box, boxer, coach, compete, connection, functional patterns, intelligence, leverage, neutral, Responsibility, the Venus project
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There’s a lil sumpin goin on round here
There’s something really special going on around here. The coaching staff is a beautiful blend of all aspects of life. We come from a multitude of experiences in and out of the ring and we bring that knowledge to you. … Continue reading
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Tagged anthropology, awareness, box, Boxing, coaching, community development, diversity, empowerment, experience, knowledge, life, psychology, punch, ring, Ring ready, staff
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Experiment
Life is a major experiment. You can decide to be your own scientist or you can give in to the social constructs set up for masses to follow. I know that my lens is stained with the environments that I … Continue reading
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Tagged athlete, behaviour, box, deliberate, functional patterns, intent, measure, portions, scientist, training, uncomfortable, weakness
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Changes
We are coming up on 5 years this October. I look in the mirror each morning and think, “You are doing this?!!” It’s nothing at all like I thought. I had no idea my vision looked like this and now … Continue reading
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Tagged amateur, athleticism, box, boxing gym, boxon, coaching, drive, gym, have it all, ocean air, PNW, pro, Seattle boxing gym, sports, vision, work ethic
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Reasons to box- hurt
You ask someone why they box and you will get a multitude of answers. I think sometimes we box to understand hurt. It’s not that you only have to experience a debilitating childhood to hurt……it’s a human thing to feel … Continue reading
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Tagged bliss, box, corner, discomfort, disomfort, ebb and flow, functional patterns, gloves, hit, hurt, life, punch, recovery, ring, sports, steady, steady improvement
Accountability
Being a coach is a fine balance between being accountable to oneself and holding others accountable. I’ve referenced before how often others don’t see coaches as human beings with fallibility…..Coach/client-boxer-etc… relationships are a fine line of balance with complicated boundaries. … Continue reading
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Tagged amatuer, Arcaro, box, boxer, Boxing, complacency, connection, corner, fight, growth, leadership, learning, memes, PNW, pro, punches, ring, Seattle, sports, teaching, trust, vulnerability
