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Fear
The most tiresome thing of being a coach is watching fighters hit that wall of fear and choose to walk away from it. It’s heart wrenching to watch from the outside and see it so clear. How do you convey … Continue reading
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Tagged Boxing, confront, fear, inspiration, isolation, punch, quitting, run, truth
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Every man is a moon and has a side which he turns toward nobody- Mark Twain I ran across this quote on a #coachesdowntime walk. Walking through our lives we bump into and against many people. Most of our interactions … Continue reading
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Tagged Arcaro, Boxing, boxing ring, connection, fear, fight, functional patterns, goals, living, mark twain, Pacific Northwest, Reveal, Seattle boxing gym, seattle boxing gyms, truth, zone
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Sherpa
A coach’s job can be very uncomfortable. We are sherpa’s of the soul…..of that which lies deeply hidden. We watch from the outside what the body reveals. Holding secrets just like the heavy bag. All we have is our perception, … Continue reading
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Tagged body, box, coach, deep, doityourselffirst, heavy bag, hidden, ring, secrets, truth, turnbuckle, wriggle
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Insights-4
Intentful speaking is extremely important to me. I am constantly listening to my word choices and evaluating if what I’m saying is what I mean. And if not, why? Last year I heard myself saying “I’ll let you do that” … Continue reading
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Tagged boxing ring, canvas, Community, ego, exposure, intent, intentions, mental fortitude, physical fitness, psychology, purpose, ring, thoughts, truth
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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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Evening thoughts across the bridge
Sometimes blogs seem elusive and other times about 3 or 4 blogs run through me so rapid fire that I can’t capture a single word. Tonight I was driving home across the West Seattle Bridge…..looking at the crimson sky as … Continue reading
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Tagged authenticity, blog, Box on, Boxing, bridge, coaching, duwamish, Expression, jack kerouac, thelonious monk, thoughts, truth, west seattle, words
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Passion
I’m known for being a technical coach. I focus on the mechanics and the bio-rhythms of punching and footwork. I love each minute detail and the amount of focus it takes to change a habit. I love perfecting each little … Continue reading
Patterns
Our lives are patterns…..patterns of thought, movement and behavior. I’m on the fence about whether we change patterns, only get more aware or do both. I was watching some old footage of Greg from when he boxed in Hawaii…..and was … Continue reading
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Tagged adii sports, buddhism, feedback, functional patterns, inspiration, move, sports, truth, word
Daily prompt blog
via Daily Prompt: Betrayed California- Desert casino- Boxing- lights- t.v. I had an interesting and blazingly fast Boxing career. My manager, a boisterous Italian put me in his stable of all male contenders saying, “Turton- you will be the only … Continue reading
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Tagged adii gloves, adii sports, betrayal, Boxing, casino, competition, Creative writing, daily prompt, fight, functional patterns, hands, nerves, pechanga, truth
