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3 03, 2021

Check out my appearance on the Process Over Profit podcast.

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Check out my appearance on the Process Over Profit podcast. Video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1uOU7Lb0cvo Audio only: https://anchor.fm/processoverprofit/episodes/Fighting--Failure--Mastering-Martial-Arts--Managing-Business--Dan-Bourelle--Episode-11-erd5rm/a-a1ptlh

30 01, 2021

Myths and Misconceptions of Martial Arts: Martial Arts are Full of Injuries

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I’ve had torn and pulled muscles. Strains and sprains. Bumps and bruises all over my body. Scrapes and cuts. Tore up my shoulders. Slipped vertebrae in my back and neck. Tilted and twisted pelvis. Concussions. [...]

2 01, 2021

Myths and Misconceptions of Martial Arts: Martial Arts are useless these days

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Who needs martial arts and physical self-defense? We have firearms, wars are fought from afar, and this is the safest time in history to be alive. Therefore, there’s no reason to train martial arts anymore, [...]

1 12, 2020

Myths and Misconceptions of Martial Arts: Fitness has nothing to do with self-defense

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Like many of the previous myths and misconceptions, this myth depends on the context in which it’s stated. Does your fitness level determine whether or not you can learn self-defense? Absolutely not. Does a low [...]

7 11, 2020

Myths and Misconceptions of Martial Arts: I’m not (in shape, strong, talented, skilled, etc.) enough to train in martial arts

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This myth is false in nearly all scenarios. I will address the one scenario where this can be true later on in this blog. This myth is false due to one important statement on how [...]

4 09, 2020

Myths and Misconceptions of Martial Arts: Size and strength are of no importance in martial arts or self-defense

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You may have heard it in passing. Maybe you’ve watched movies in which you see a tiny but skilled martial artist taking down a large man. You may have even had a martial artist tell [...]