Best wishes for 2020


Welcome back, everyone.

Christmas is by now a pleasant memory, some of us have already settled into the habit of writing the date correctly-

2020 is here and we are ready to work...




One of the disadvantages of training alone is that there is nobody but you to keep your mind focused on the job.

I have found that I have a lot on my mind this year. Nothing special- we all do at some time.

And- it does affect our training.

The funny thing about it is, however, that you need to leave all thoughts and cares outside the dojo when you are training, right? Well- this is why I love martial arts. Once you learn to properly focus on your training, you learn to give yourself a break from all those work problems, family issues and whatever is waiting to eat you outside the dojo.

Giving your mind that break actually helps you better to reach a solution for whatever problem it is with which you may be dealing at any given time.

Thing is- life is always going to have problems. That does not mean that you should live your whole life dwelling on them. Well- if you are a professional fighter your training may very well be the source of your worries and then it means that you need to give yourself a break from that...

Well- I hope you are all fully rested and ready to tackle this year!

By the way-

Some of you may know that this coming Chinese New Year shall be the Year of the Rat (some say "Metal Rat", but I don't get why...).

That happens to be the year in which this special little lady was born.


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She is going to be by my side as I make the best of this year for the two of us.

Whatever goals you have- I hope you have a good journey.



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