A Martial Life - Episode #22 - Joe Moreira

Описание: In episode 22 of A Martial Life Don visits Smash Gyms in Sunnyvale, California, for a Brazilian Jiu Jitsu seminar with Master Joe Moreira. Master Joe was invited to give a seminar by his student, Professor Michael Jen. Don has had a relationship with Master Joe and Professor Jen for many years and had the first opportunity to train with them together. Don also visits his an acupuncturist in Livermore California to try to cure his chronic tennis elbow. Professor Sergio Silva is also featured as he prepares to test for his purple belt.

Smash Gym
http://www.smashgyms.com

Livermore Acupuncture and Herbal Clinic
http://www.livermoreacu.com/

The UBBT's Curriculum - From Tom Callos

The "ultimate" test is one that challenges the person taking the test --in ways that are important, empowering, significantly beneficial, and meaningful, to THEM. The ultimate test isn't, I think, a test of all the things someone is excellent at, things that aren't genuinely challenging, but is made up of things that are, perhaps, just beyond (or way beyond) the tester's comfort zone and current level of skill. Furthermore, the ultimate test for a 24 year old in his or her youthful prime, wouldn't necessarily be the ultimate test for the 50, 60, or 70 year old.

The concept of The Ultimate Black Belt Test that you, or anyone, can take home, right now, is that every black belt test could --and I think, should --be designed for the individual taking the test, so that it's not just about the physical skills developed and hardship someone has endured to reach a "black belt" level of skill, but is also a life-affirming and spiritually empowering milestone, on any and all levels we might haver the intelligence, creativity, and wherewithal to cultivate as teachers and guides.

About the UBBT
The Ultimate Black Belt Test (http://www.ultimateblackbelttest.com) is an advanced training program for high ranking martial arts instructors, designed by Tom Callos ofhttp://http://www.tomcallos.com.

The UBBT 2015 is supporting and/or in partnership with the following programs:

The Pollination Project.http://www.thepollinationproject.org
Savor, Mindful Eating, a book by Zen Master Thich Nhat Hanh and Harvard Professor, Dr. Lilian Cheung.http://www.savorthebook.com
The Alabama Build-Vention 2016, the 12th annual charity house build and renovation project to benefit HERO Housing in Greensboro, Alabama.http://www.herohousing.org andhttp://http://www.ubbtalabama.org.

For Don's blog
http://www.amartiallife.com

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