| As a practitioner of 3 well known martial arts, or better | | | | Take time to "zone out" by spending time alone in |
| said, what is more popularly known as mixed martial | | | | nature, temples, whatever you prefer. |
| arts, I have grown not only as a martial artist, but as a | | | | Learn "qi gong," a Chinese breathing technique that |
| person. My most recent instructor and mentor told me, | | | | cultivates calmness and life energy. |
| "martial arts, was created by Buddhist monks to wear | | | | Practice Meditating, any form will do just as long as |
| off physiological decline from sitting in meditation all | | | | you do it. |
| day." Or is it the opposite? In this day and age it is. | | | | Visit a health spa bi-monthly and get a massage. |
| Professional MMA fighters say 10% of the game is | | | | Try being consistent to gain all its benefits. |
| physical combat, the rest is dictated by the mental | | | | Go on a media and information fast once in a |
| mindset of a fighter, although the majority of people in | | | | while to eliminate mental clutter. All this combined will |
| mixed martial arts training are doing the exact opposite. | | | | improve your focus and results. |
| With too much focus on the physical side of fitness | | | | Lastly, I'd like to add nutrition. I encourage reading up on |
| and not enough on the mental side of fitness fighters | | | | some nutrition books and/or magazines, find recipes |
| do not perform to their highest level or ever reach their | | | | that work for you. Remember, it's not important how |
| greatest potential. I recommend the following | | | | much calories you're taking in as apposed to where |
| strategies; | | | | those calories are coming from. |