It takes a village
If you want excellence in your life, surround yourself with excellent people. Saturday was the Black Belt grading at Driftwood Martial...
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Dave Hoover
- Jun 5
- 1 min
Karate: Beneath the Surface
This book was recommended by my oldest student, who, while new to Goju Ryu, has trained in the past. He commended this book as one he...
Dave Hoover
- Apr 3
- 1 min
Karate Gradings are like Christmas
“Karate Gradings are like Christmas. You look forward to them. They are exciting. But then you open the last present, and it’s just...
Dave Hoover
- Jan 19
- 1 min
Living with a Seal
What is there to do in lockdown? Train & read. And if the reading motivates training, all the better. “Living with a Seal” by Jesse Itzler
Dave Hoover
- Dec 4, 2021
- 2 min
Four Enemies
“There are four enemies one must defeat to become a person of knowledge.” This is the quote I am pondering from Carlos Castaneda. The...
Dave Hoover
- Jul 19, 2021
- 2 min
How to learn Karate - aka - The Art of Learning by Josh Waitzkin
“You start with the fundamentals (basics), get a solid foundation fuelled by understanding the principles of your discipline, then you ...
Dave Hoover
- May 19, 2021
- 1 min
The Tao of Seneca
Practical Letters from a Stoic Master, with forward by Tim Ferris. Despite being written in Roman times, nearly two thousand ago, Seneca...
Dave Hoover
- May 19, 2021
- 1 min
Porch Presentations
Hopefully the last of the porch presentations. Congratulations again to all students who earned their next belt. Kudos on the...
Dave Hoover
- Apr 23, 2021
- 1 min
Canadian Spring
Years ago I was travelling down south with some American colleagues, and they were laughing at how excited Canadians get for Spring. While
Dave Hoover
- Mar 6, 2021
- 3 min
Goggins' 4x4x48 Challenge. Why?
Devised by David Goggins, the challenge is to run 4 miles every four hours for 48 hours, and in my case, break that up with a few...
Dave Hoover
- Mar 6, 2021
- 1 min
On-line Karate Grading
This dates back to February and was posted on Facebook at the time, but I wanted to capture the memory here, just in case the Region is...
Dave Hoover
- Nov 17, 2020
- 1 min
The Elite Fighter by Hanshi Gary Legacy
This is a great book. Hanshi Legacy has provided content for beginner and veteran martial artists alike. The book does a deep dive into...
Dave Hoover
- Oct 13, 2020
- 3 min
Zen in the Art of Archery by Eugene Herrigel
A must-read book for all serious martial artists. This book is one of the most articulate books on Zen that I have read. From a first person
Dave Hoover
- Oct 13, 2020
- 1 min
Tai Chi is back in Elmira!
Classes are Thursdays, 10 am at the Woolwich Memorial Centre. Social distancing, and covid safe. If ever there was a time to destress,...
Dave Hoover
- Sep 18, 2020
- 1 min
covid-safe Karate
We just wrapped up our first week of covid-safe Karate classes, and after almost every one of these classes, the question asked was: “How...
Dave Hoover
- Aug 22, 2020
- 2 min
Two swords are better than one
“When in a fight to the death, one wants to employ all one's weapons to the utmost. To die with one's sword still sheathed is most...
Dave Hoover
- Jul 30, 2020
- 2 min
Karate Outdoors
Train outside! Whether in your backyard, on the beach, or in a park, it’s all awesome. There is a Japanese practice called ‘Shinrin-yoku’,
Dave Hoover
- Jul 17, 2020
- 2 min
Bill 'Superfoot' Wallace
Last night I joined in a great interview with Superfoot Bill Wallace. He is a legitimate tenth degree black belt and a true pioneering...
Dave Hoover
- Jul 8, 2020
- 1 min
Training with a mask
Training with a mask is rough. A mask restricts airflow and forces you rebreathe air that’s richer in carbon dioxide.
Dave Hoover
- Jun 25, 2020
- 2 min
A handbook for Jedi knights
This is how Steven Pressfield describes “The Obstacle is the Way” by Ryan Holiday. Everyone knows Jedi knights are just sci-fi martial...