In my last article I laid the foundations for the nutritional guide for athletic performance. I discussed the different types of foods that we have in our diets. In this article, I want to go through which types of foods we need to keep our bodies in peak condition.

Whether you do Taekwondo as a workout… Continue reading

This is a question I get asked from time to time, so rather than me repeat myself, I thought it better to write about it.

Now, many people can visualise. Many people can see themselves in their mind. If you can day dream, you can visualise!

But when it comes down to practising a technique, or training for a tournament, what do you do?

Well, this is… Continue reading

We have all seen it… especially back in the old days… minutes and minutes of bouncing in a Taekwondo match!

One of the most common questions I ever get asked by people who don’t do Taekwondo is ‘Why are they just standing there bouncing around doing nothing? Why don’t they kick each other?’ To people who do Taekwondo this seems like a tedious question just like ‘Why don’t they… Continue reading

Standing on the shoulders of giants… Some of you may be familiar with the term, but most of you won’t.

If you’re into Personal Development, you may have heard the term once or twice, but for those who haven’t, I’ll explain.

Now, when I say “Standing On The Shoulders of Taekwondo Giants” I don’t mean that you go and find the biggest person that you know and ask… Continue reading

“What does WHAT look like?” I hear you ask? Success! What does it look like?

This is a question I asked some athletes I work with recently, and they had the same blank look on their face that you probably have right now.

So, what DOES it look like?

If you’re still confused, let me explain…

One thing I evangelize doing is Visualisation. Visualisation is key… Continue reading

I came across this video on YouTube on the topic of ATP – Adenosine Triphospate.

So, following on from me article a few days ago, I thought I would share that with you here.

Let me know your thoughts, and if you have any questions, just ask in the comments box below.

When training in Taekwondo, whether it is for recreation, health benefits or to reach the medal podium, every good coach knows that training should be effective. In order to know how to make your training more effective you need to have a very general understanding of basic exercise physiology.

There is a whole wealth of information in regards to exercise physiology via the web, media etc. but even the… Continue reading

A lot of people have heard of Visualisation, and a lot of people do it, some every day. On the other hand, a lot of people haven’t heard of Visualisation, and therefore aren’t doing it.

But for those who have heard about it, not everyone understands it, especially the importance of it. In this article I want to give you the science behind it so you know how vital… Continue reading

A friend of mine sent me this video the other day. I wasn’t expecting much from it really, but 9 minutes and 57 seconds of the video was perhaps on of the best 10 minutes of time spent for a very long time.

Will Smith really has got a grasp of what it is to be successful and can teach us all a thing or 2 about working, having… Continue reading