PeaceWalker Blog

  Who’s YOUR Crew?! Who’s your Buyu? Your Crew? Your support system? Who are the people who you are on this path with?! To a certain degree this is. WE ARE! But… I hope this isn’t your only connection to training or people you are travelling this path with. This is Important! It’s important to get and stay connected to people. The most isolated people are often the ones who are the most unhealthy. Look at what Covid did to us! Violence, suicide, depression, anxiety, disfunction of many kinds. Even me who’s two steps off from being a feral cat needs connection (although sometimes at a distance…), people to train with and mentoring. You Can’t Get There From Here Of course many things can be learned from a video… But to learn the intricate subtilizes… To get the feel of something… To get where ever more efficiently and effectively, you have to have a coach of some sort especially when it comes to all of this Protector stuff. You want to learn how to become a tough target?! Pretty simp...

  I’m not talking about the Zepplin song from Physical Graffiti… I’m talking about an actual dog! So, this past weekend, I was on the front deck writing in my journal and I keep seeing this guy walking his big golden retriever. This dog was the happiest thing ever. It was probably like pretty much any golden retriever, or lab (a lot of dogs really, but those two are what come to mind)… Anyway, they don’t really need much of a reason to be happy with the world. Want to go for a walk!? “Yea, yea, yea!! I LOVE to go for walks!!!!!!!” Wag goes the tail. Want a treat?! “Yea, yea, yea!! I LOVE treats!!!!!!!” Wag goes the tail. Want to take a ride in the car?! “Yea, yea, yea!! I LOVE to go on rides in the car!!!!!!!” Wag goes the tail. Hello rover. I’m home. “You’re HOME!! I LOVE it when you come home!!!” Wag goes the tail. Toy?! “I LOVE toys!!! Wanna play w/me?!” Wag goes the tail. It Doesn’t Take Much Really… Those furry critters almost always have a positive attitude. It doesn’t take m...

  Your training and life has an ebb and flow to it. There are times of exertion and times of recovery. Times of activity and times of rest. For instance, at our local Krav academy, we just got finished with a testing rotation. Testing rotations are a couple months of longer, harder training for all of us at the academy. It can get pretty intense for folks. At the end of the training period we have a big 4ish hour test. A gauntlet really that everyone goes through. Afterward we chill things out again. Our training slows down and eases up. We go from exerting a lot of effort. Working on a lot of gross motor skill drills. Lots of PT and higher intensity training. However, most folks, myself included, can’t safely or comfortably keep up that pace. It’s not sustainable. You have to… Chill Out for a While… Your training has seasons to it. You have to learn to ebb and flow. Learning different things at different times. Your life’s that way too. There are times of exertion and times to rec...

  Well, that last email really made some waves and rattled cages. Several phone calls, emails, and I see that my unsubscribes were almost triple what they typically are. Sign of the Times!? I didn’t mean for folks to get all freaked out, it’s really just a public service announcement. A tough conversation that needs to be brought up now and now again to check in make sure we’re all on the same page. Open the door for some good (yet awkward) discussions for everyone. I have a similar conversation about cleanliness so you don’t stink during training. You know, take a bath and wash your gear, come to class w/clean clothes, so you don’t smell of B.O. when you’re rolling around with someone in class. Now those academy members who called me were just curious if there was something going on. Don’t worry, it’s just a precautionary measure to open further discussions if necessary. It’s Interesting… I know, tough conversations are… Well… Tough! And these days they are happening less and less...