Two Exercises to Wipe Out Shoulder Pain
I’ve seen these exercises be highly effective in eliminating shoulder pain within weeks where months or years of physical therapy failed. These exercises alone aren’t the solution to all of the root issues behind your shoulder pain, but I am confident that they will begin to shift your state and your structure to living with less pain, less frustration and more joy in life. For all the ways you’ve learned to live with your pain, there is freedom available.
Dry Bones Rise
At the end of October, a select group of leaders who have graduated from our Full Armor Leaders Course gathered in Southern California as the core fitness leadership team for a Beautifully Flawed Foundation event. “Gym Day” was a culmination of a 5-day experience for young men and women with physical disabilities of limb loss or limb differences as a call to action in living out the purpose of their testimony - learning to exercise the power of their confidence and capabilities not despite of, but because of their stories.
What is Strength?
We all need something. The human cannot function in its intended capacity alone. For this reason, self-love and self-service are nothing more than a trap to captivate ourselves in a lie of self-centeredness that is isolating and defeating, though it may elicit great sensation of pleasure in the seeking. The essential perspective in finding strength is first, to know where one is weak. Our fundamental weakness is that we cannot self sustain and this means that neither can anyone else.
What is a Coach? - Part II
This isn’t a step-by-step program on “How to be a Coach" - if you want a logistical approach to your duty, this is not it. The summary is that being a teacher is about being genuine in building relationships with others.
What is a Coach? - Part I
True coaching transcends textbooks above and beyond. Being a coach requires a fundamental understanding of human nature and its thirst to have more and be more.
Flexibility vs. Mobility
To understand the difference in mobility and flexibility, we must first define the term ‘range of motion.’ Range of motion, commonly abbreviated as ROM, is the full movement potential of a joint, or it’s total possible range of flexion and extension. ROM can be tested and measured by degrees of movement surrounding a specific joint or body part.
The Sandbag Advantage: Why Training with a Sandbag is Good for Your Soul
Lifting, carrying and moving with odd-objects is natural to our human nature. For most of human history we have carried logs, stones and the fruit of our labor and have evolved thus far. Yet somehow in this evolution, we have also become so far separated from even ourselves - we have made so efficient the manners of forward progress that we've stopped doing the hard things ourselves. Doing hard things is not easy, but it is simple.
The Art of Learning
Unlike many sports of today, jiu-jitsu does not honor the ego. What might appear a combat sport to the outsider is a test in controlling the temperament of the mind in the flow of chaos - staying one step ahead of Fear. The mark of a great martial artist is the visible evidence of humility and a truly honorable black belt recognizes how much more they have to learn even once they have received the highest rank. The black belt has not become perfect in their principle, but has become a master in the art of learning.
Johnny Souza is a black belt inside and out.