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Tag Archives: skill
More on a skilled life
Sitting in the wallows of self pity sometimes feels good- for a moment anyway. It’s nice to curl up and wrap the blanket around my whole body, snug, tight, compact and protected. It’s soothing to lie still, to feel hurt, … Continue reading
Another early morning
As I move through my life, I look for gaps in my identity and behavior. Where am I not true to myself, where am I hypocritical? Where am I resisting change? This morning I got up at 4am, made coffee, … Continue reading
Posted in Coach's Corner
Tagged accountable, Boxing, boxon, coaching, difficulty, embrace, gym, hypocrite, knowledge, leadership, learn, morning, Passion, situations, skill, space
punishment/reward
In my life I have primarily experienced the paradigm of punishment and reward. It is the most debilitating and difficult paradigm to see through. All of our society is organized around it. Do well, earn privileges, make mistakes and be … Continue reading
Time Alone
You ever had that experience of not knowing where to put your hands and you don’t have pockets? You keep looking for the openings to hide your hands, but, they aren’t there, and your hands are sitting out in the … Continue reading
Posted in Coach's Corner
Tagged alone, Arcaro, boxer, Boxing, celebrate, competition, construct, forza italia, functional patterns, loneliness, memory, moments, new year, paradigm, practice, skill
Absolutes
There is a type of mindset that some athletes struggle with. I call it Absolute. If they have a “bad” sparring session, they consider themselves to be a “bad” boxer. If they have a “good” sparring session, they consider themselves … Continue reading
Posted in Community, competition
Tagged aggression, box, Boxing, coach, Community, Constructive dissatisfaction, emotional, feedback, inspiration, learn, learning, mental, mental fortitude, physical, ring, skill, spiritual, truth, ups, win
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Fitness Business
I’ve been an athlete my whole life. An injured athlete often and still I trained hard and harder and harder still. In the past 3 years since starting this gym, I’ve been looking for different information. Looking for better ways to … Continue reading
Posted in Coach's Corner
Tagged awareness, Boxing, efficiency, fitness, learning, movement, MTI, Naudi Aguilar, skill, thebodymechanic, training, Tricia Arcaro Turton, Wim Hof
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Thinking back about my inability to handle discomfort
As a kid, I was always physical and athletic. I was good at anything I tried. Sports seemed to come easy to me and being good motivated me because I got a lot of recognition and attention. Standing out as … Continue reading
Posted in Coach's Corner
Tagged awareness, discomfort, habits, process, skill
Summertime at the Gym!!!!
Summer is creeping in around Seattle and a few exciting things are happening here at the gym to keep you motivated with your training. We now have a Youth Program for kids ages 8-12. This new year round program is … Continue reading
Posted in Gym News
Tagged accomplishment, arcaro boxing team, Boxing, coach tricia, fitness, goals, one on one, repetition, skill, summertime, training
When punches don’t land
Today for the first time I experienced the ability to keep punching when nothing was landing. Often times a great tactic in the ring is to have such superior defense that nothing lands clean and ultimately disheartens your opponent. You … Continue reading
Posted in Coach's Corner
Tagged boxing training, clean punches, defense, Expression, learning, skill, sparring
Moving into the semi-finals
Boxer Jen Hamann wins by unanimous decision over Jasmedh Rosales. Jen established her authority in the first round and was very effective with her ring generalship and clean punches. She now moves into the semi-finals on Thursday night (tomorrow) vs. … Continue reading
Posted in Events, Olympics
Tagged boxer Jen Hamann, community support, dedication, grit, keeping the dream alive, Olympics, skill, teamwork
