Frontline Martial Arts and Wellness

​ Hey guys, I hope everyone is happy and healthy. I also hope you guys are able to relax this season. This season can be stressful. From the hoard of shoppers at the stores, to the pressure to buy presents with little money, having to work while family is enjoying celebrations, or feeling the pain of loss or family trauma. This year do your best to relax and remember the Holidays don’t need to be what we see in the media. Remember the real reason for the season, Love, community and understanding. Be well, Have fun, Take care, Be safe, Sensei Mike

​ Hey guys, I hope everyone is happy and healthy. ‘Tough times make us tougher’, you sometimes hear people say. ‘What doesn’t kill us, makes us stronger.’, is another. Is it true? I believe that when we are pushed to the brink and at our wits ends we aren’t concerned with the masks we use in society and our true selves come out , good and bad. Remember however, that we have choice. We can work on ourselves and make our core beings what we want them to be or we can ignore ourselves with distractions of many kinds. Be well,  Have fun, Take care, Be safe, Sensei Mike

​ Hey guys, I hope everyone is happy and healthy. Studying a Qigong course I picked up. I am hoping to add the lessons to my own personal training but also to what I do here. Qigong is a Chinese practice that works and strengthens the body, mind and spirit. Be well, Have fun, Take care, Be safe, Sensei Mike

​ Hey guys, I hope everyone is happy and healthy. I was considering the black side of the Yin Yang. In my view, “The Shadow”, or the things we hate or feel ashamed of in ourselves. Tough times can bring The Shadow out of balance if we focus on how ‘bad’ our current difficulties are.  “Some see difficulty in opportunity and others see opportunity in difficulty.” Easily said, not so easily accomplished? I know that, but I am coming to understand the peace in seeing opportunity rather than difficulty.  ‘Embracing the suck’ helps in keeping our wits about us so we can make rational life decisions free from the clamour and brouhaha of the angry mind. Allowing us to listen to our higher selves. Be well,  Have fun, Take Care, Be safe, Sensei Mike #angermanagement #stoicism #saynototoxicity #mentalwellness #martialarts #embracethesuck #embracetheshadow #embracethestruggle #lovethestruggle #amorfati🌻 #lovethyfate

​Happy and Holy Hanukkah to those who celebrate.

  Hey guys, I hope everyone is happy and healthy. I am sure it hasn't escaped your notice that Sensei Mike is carrying a few extra pounds. There is a reason they call me the Kung Fu Panda. Judging someone on their weight is unwise. A person's waistline does not tell you how much fight is in their heart. However, I am discovering more and more that my waistline is becoming a hindrance. So time to trim down. Going to adopt a boxer's lifestyle, which has been proven to help people tone up and slim down. It also fits with my martial arts background. If you are interested in losing weight pick a healthy method that suits you best. I am going to be posting weight loss progress videos where you'll see a montage of my daily workouts for the week. I still need to figure out some equipment headaches, but I will get them out soon. Be well, Have fun, Take care, Be safe, Sensei Mike