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Art Retreats

“Mastering the Way”

Through Peak Performance, Knowledge & Skill

Creating An Enlightened Teacher’s Alumnus

For almost 5 decades I have dedicated my life to mastering the martial arts and modeling incredible training programs for my students in the martial arts, military and police.  I have now modeled a ‘Master’s Black Belt College’ which I think is important especially in today’s martial art climate.  I want Black Belts to discover through purposeful training the core distinctions and strategies that can be applied immediately to measurably improve the quality of their martial art teaching, regardless of style.  To accomplish this I am offering a 5-day submersion which guarantees to conquer today’s challenges by offering an enlightened black belt only retreat.

 

Qualification to attend:

To attend this program is very simple. You must be a Black Belt within the associated martial arts.  No affiliation is required, just a desire to learn.  You must be able to spend 5 full days living this experience.

 

Purpose:

I modeled the Black Belt College to facilitate a martial art teacher’s evolution. I want to encourage growth towards attaining excellence in teaching, while receiving continued education past “first dan” Level on a broader spectrum of martial arts knowledge. The program is offered complimentary to all styles of martial arts. The systems and techniques within the Black Belt College Program are both traditional and modern based which makes for a greater learning curve.

 

Process:

For all, the black belt rank should not be the end of martial growth but the first level of accomplishment to truly open up the mind.  This means a challenging course of approved martial teaching methods, a simple program that enlightens the teacher to the concepts of mental, tactical, physical and spiritual aspects so important to any teacher of the way. Old Masters, my college gives you a 5 day retreat were you will be guided and taught uncommon warrior concepts and skills.  This retreat is designed to submerse you in a warrior’s environment to infuse the way you think, practice and teach your art.  Upon completion of this retreat studies the “teacher” in you will be brought forward greatly enhancing your mastery of self and your abilities as a teacher.  As a result you will be able to conduct your teaching style with more authentic authority void of ego and thus avoid the pitfalls of many “teachers”.   

 

WHAT WILL YOU PRACTICE

Martial technique of course, weapons and much more

5 – Days to find your Mind-Body-Connection

Being an enlightened warrior

I have modeled a truly uncommon warrior approach to develop the;

Physical

Mental

Spiritual

Emotional

Side of you!  This is more than a very traditional approach and I offer a strong motivated support group and a fun determined environment.

Ask yourself the following questions;

Do you feel depleted; physically, mentally and/or spiritually when you teach?

Do you want to experience more personal development from your teaching style?

Do you want to transform how you look, think and feel as a teacher?

Do you think martial arts are losing their reason for being because of the current MA trends?

Do you want to develop assertive confidence as a teacher?

Do you make excuses that set you up for failure?

Do you feel feed up with the concept of seeing combat, ultimate, the best in front of martial arts systems to help sell the school?

I have answers to those questions and much more.  I’m not going to promise you magic or some lost hidden, maybe even forgotten, secret or some new eastern based philosophy or pop culture theme. It’s definitely not going to be a school marketing course. But I will offer you an understandable contemporary complete martial approach coupled with solid method of instruction.  For lack of a better description, a warrior’s college!  Some will tell you I offer a breakthrough self improvement black belt program that helps you create your perfect training life, in only 5 Masterful steps.  But these 5 Masterful steps will require some sweat equity on your part to obtain them and most likely a little soul searching.  When was the last time you really explored you and sought answers?  When was the last time you actually felt like a martial artist?

I have spent a lifetime training and developing the most elite soldiers and police officers in the world.   I have had to learn to conquer my ego, fear, anger and perform in such high stress situations that would boggle your mind.  The Japanese have a name for it ‘Mushin’.  Ancient warriors of all cultures learned its secrets just as their modern counterparts do today.  I was one of those elite master instructors who taught those mental, spiritual, tactical and physical skills to the ‘best of the best’ I want to bring to life the concepts found in “The Book of Five Rings”, “The Art of War” and even “Busido”.  More importantly I have lived those words well beyond the walls of any Dojo!  So I will offer knowledge and skill in something incredibly special and unique.

So are you really interested in learning to;

Master yourself

Get into teaching shape mentally and spiritually

Learn to master courage and mentor it

Develop your ‘Mushin’ and a indomitable spirit of assertive confidence

Develop broader martial arts knowledge, business contacts, school concepts and associates

If the answer is yes then come join us today and learn how to clear and focus your mind, rejuvenate your body and attain all your personal goals as a teacher of the way.  Don’t worry, you will not be on this path alone ‘grasshopper’, myself and every student is your accountability partner just as you are theirs.  It’s an enlightened path you take, teaching you a better;

Purposeful Mind – Body – Fitness – And Mindset Training

What are the 5 – Masterful Steps you ask?  Proven rational techniques that get amazing results;

The Stripping: Uncover and restore your full potential.  The stripping is the foundation phase in master training.  The Stripping involves assessing you in a process of unwinding from the busy mind and re-centering yourself in yourself.  It is only from a clear and focused perspective that you can begin consciously attracting everything that you truly want in life and this includes mastering your martial skill. Incredible health, wonderful relationships, financial success and spiritual balance is the byproduct of such teachings.

The Reborn: Vibrant health is your natural state of being; it’s your birth right and is a centerpiece in the Master’s Method as it requires fresh energy flowing through your body and mind to traverse the self-transformation journey.  Practicing these dynamic sessions you will learn the time tested methods that I have been using for over 40 years to teach amazing levels of personal power, vitality and courage.  Here we start to explore the enlightened master warrior within you.

The Integration: Many martial art courses offer wonderful tools and motivational principles but fail to help instructors turn these tools and principles into a way of life that they can teach.  This phase is my solution to this crucial aspect of self-transformation.  During our course of studies you will connect with people who are daily applying the 5 steps.  We all become your accountability partner and mentors receive the rebirth. This leads to mastery practice guides and you can routinely gain access to our on-line community for daily and weekly follow up support.  Your teaching will become a masterpiece when you apply the right information.  You will be able to offer this incredible empowerment to your students.

The Purpose: Each martial arts instructor’s life has a wonderful purpose.  During this phase you will follow a series of awareness building exercises that help you discover what truly moves you and gives your martial life meaning.  Participants say the stripping phase portion often leads to the most enlightened moments of your life!  When you truly realize why you were born and what passionately drives you, then you can begin to infuse each area of your teaching with Purpose.

Mastery: Self-mastery eludes so many martial art teachers because they fail to tap into the potential of their deeper mind.  Mastery gives you powerful mind skill tools to take your purpose and continue sculpturing it into your perfect life.  During this phase transformation processes you will finally understand exactly how to shift from past mental limitations and re-program your self-conscious mind for success in martial teaching and business.  You can have everything you truly want in your life and mastery shows you how.

 

 

Mentoring and Teaching:  Legendary Martial arts teachers have always offered a culture of mentoring through leadership by example mine did and so will I.  For example Musahi speaks to us throughout his book of mentoring and to the importance of cross training and mastering the way.   I am a retired elite warrior and I do train modern warriors who go into harm’s way and get bloodied. My method of teaching today reflects this purpose. This master/student relationship is important however few Masters will share all they have learned and experienced in the real world and interpret this as would Musahi yet have it make sense in a modern context. So in turn you can share it.  Although it is human nature to want to know what every detail of this training will be I am not going to tell you.  You will have to attend and live this program and the method will be revealed.  Besides how do you describe something that has more depth than a written word can describe. Even Musahi’s teachings are still being explored after centuries to fully understand its potential.  How do you describe what a real warrior teaches?  How do you explain war unless you’ve lived it?  This legendary process has to be mentored so this Black Belt College is not another add on program where I take skills from various sources, magically throw them together and offer you a masquerade which promotes you a few “dan levels” and sells you on joining yet another martial art association or federation.  It is really about you full-filling your passion and seeing if being the warrior is truly your path!  After all you made it to black belt... now what?  Where do you want to go from here?  Still interested?

 If the answer is yes then you will have to give yourself a big pat on the back, get on an airplane and fly to beautiful Puerto Escondido Mexico.  The cost for these 5- incredible days will be a mere $800.00 plus your expenses.  You can stay in my student dorm at no charge (it is comfortable yet Spartan).  You will be provided with 2 training uniforms suitable for the beautiful climate and a very complete course of training.  Make sure you bring your black belt we won’t supply that.