Frontline Martial Arts and Wellness

Hey guys, I hope everyone is happy and healthy. Another BMX progress video here. The last of the season in fact. Time to work on the bike and work on other aspects of my fitness. BMX has proven great for endurance, balance and critical thinking. Stay tuned for more video and sound baths coming up. Be well, Have fun, Take care, Be safe, Sensei Mike https://youtu.be/nzZNIed10wQ

  Hey guys, I hope everyone is happy and healthy. Time to fess up guys. I am not feeling well, cold like symptoms. I know I need to do it, take the Covid test. To be honest I have been avoiding it. As luck would have it, I was learning about avoidance today with regards to Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT). You know those dark and scary thoughts and emotions we don’t like thinking about? The ones we have avoided since whatever trauma has occurred for you to create a negative coping mechanism? I am learning that what we avoid erodes our confidence. If we never face our fears and mistakes we will never learn that we have the grit to face ourselves eye to eye. Is it easy? No, you are the strongest enemy you’ll ever have. Is it worth it? If your fears and insecurities are keeping you from the life you want, yes it is worth it. Be well,  Have fun, Take care, Be safe, Sensei Mike 

​Hey guys, I hope everyone is happy and healthy. I got to some professional upgrading today. Working on a CBT course. As I worked through the lessons I came to remember how much effort CBT takes. CBT calls us be on point all the time. We are constantly evaluating and analyzing our thoughts and actions to emotions.  It takes a lot of discipline, but worth it. With CBT we can back control over ourselves and we can create the person we want to be. Be well, Have fun, Take care, Be safe, Sensei Mike

Hey guys, I hope everyone is happy and healthy. I wrote yesterday about setting a schedule for myself. I had it all planned out and followed it to the letter until yesterday evening, lol. I was reminded about an important fact regarding schedules, flexibility. I heard a saying ‘the best laid plans never survive the enemy’. My plans fell apart and I had to rework my schedule a few times since setting it yesterday.  That happens, that’s life, it’s okay. The takeaway is not to beat yourself up, like I tend to do. Priorities often change, but we need to achieve our goals m, both personal and professional. What doesn’t help is negative self talk that does not bring us closer to our ideal lives. Be well,  Have fun, Take care, Be safe, Sensei Mike  ​

Hey guys, I hope everyone is happy and healthy. I am contemplating something I usually dislike, creating a schedule. I have never been good at it and in Corrections it was done for me. However, I am no longer in Corrections and doing different work now. I have to schedule myself and pick my own deadlines.  Do I enjoy having to do this? No, I don’t. I have a discomfort about scheduling myself. However, I am my own boss now and scheduling tasks and deadlines is part of what bosses do. So to be a good boss to myself I am going to plan my week’s activities.  Wish me luck, lol. Be well,  Have fun, Take care, Be safe, Sensei Mike 

​ Hey guys, I hope everyone is happy and healthy. I am doing OK. Getting business done and exploring myself. Part of that process is to consider where I was versus where I am now. In a sense, going back in time to watch myself. Seeing as how we lost someone from early in my career my thoughts went to Ottawa for part of my formative years as a Correctional Officer. Back then I had no idea about what PTSD is. I was still into the ‘burry your feelings and don’t talk’ phase. I didn’t realize that that was the opposite attitude I should have had. I didn’t notice that I was growing angry. I didn’t know that buried anger festers and infects your psyche, your health, and your dearest relationships.  If I knew then what I know now I would have reached out to EAP or a trusted person to explain and express my feelings and my fears. I was never one to discuss the particulars of what I have seen and done, and I am still not. This is your and your confidants choice. I would advise respecting peo...