The aboriginal priest lead me through a traditional long house, eventually depositing me in a private room with shower. ”This a good room.” said Father Steven. “The old priest lived in here for thirty three years.” “Why did he give it up?” I asked. “He died, in that bed.” Said Father Steven, pointing. “Great!” With […]
“A Shaolin priest can walk through walls. Looked for, he cannot be seen. felt, he cannot be touched. This rice paper is the test, clean as the cocoon of the silk worm, fragile as the wings of the dragon fly. When you can walk its length and leave no trace, you will have learned.” Kung […]
For the martial artist, it is important in each evolution of training to know what you are doing, and why. You should change your training routine to match the specific challenge that lies ahead. When planning to enter a sparring competition, full contact fighting, or san da / san shou (Chinese kickboxing), you must train […]
What are the rules of good nutrition? What types of things must you absolutely do to succeed – and what types of things must you avoid? Seriously, take a moment and think about it. What rules do you think you’ll need to follow if you want to eat in a healthy way – a way […]
ZMA is useful for improving the quality of your sleep. For me, ZMA tends not to induce sleep as much as deepen it. Expect your dreams to be extremely vivid! My athletes, when traveling, or when under heavy training loads, usually included 2-3 ZMA capsules before bed.
Simply put, the North American diet is very acidic. From most proteins to many dairy products (especially cheese) to most grains, we take in far more dietary acids than we do bases. And this imbalance between acid and base can cause some serious long-term health and physique problems. You see, when a food is ingested, […]
By Dr. John M. Berardi, Ph.D. and Dr. John K. Williams, Ph.D., authors of the bestselling optimal nutrition ebook, Gourmet Nutrition. For those among you who are bean averse, here is a chili recipe that replaces gassy legumes with quinoa. Why quinoa? Because it tastes great, and it is one of the most nutritious whole […]
First published at www.johnberardi.com, Jun 5 2003. If you’re like me, once you grasped the intricacies of John Berardi’s dietary combinations outlined in his Massive Eating and Don’t Diet programs, you began to suffer the cruel fate of food monotony. The taste and creativity of a meal quickly takes a position on the backburner when […]
Learning to deal with your fears is a vital part of this process and not to be taken lightly. You'll see many warnings around the web and in various books about the Kundalini. As you can see from what I've written so far there are some very real dangers for the careless and un-aware. In […]
© Marc Wickert www.knucklepit.com All photos copyright IFL 2006 Although the International Fight League is known for pitting some of the world’s best MMA athletes against each other in team competition, below are five outstanding individual matches that took place in 2006 under the title of IFL ‘Superfights’. Stay tuned to knucklepit.com as more IFL […]