July edge 06

It is our mission here at Warriors Realm to bring information to all who strive to follow the warrior way. We will try our best to accomplish this in the most safe and efficient manor possible. The articles and information posted within Warriors Edge should be used as a guide and not as an absolute. Always seek other sources and view information from as many angles as possible. Warriors realm will also depend highly on its readers to suggest change and transform this e-zine into a usable reference for all our readers. This Mission Statement will change overtime as well. What will never change though is our dedication to bring information to those who wish to pursue the warrior path.

Well I am still on the move this month has been very trying as far as business goes. This should prove exciting we are going to be off and running. Warriors Realm will be teaching its first To-Shin Do level 1 class in July. I am very excited to have this goal accomplished and where people can view all the trials and tribulations to opening and running a school. Check out the new lettering to the Realm. Let me know what you think. Please donate here.

Remember we are still looking for people to write articles and submit information. Also look forward to next month as we start publishing a fitness column.

This month we will be looking at a book called 7 habits of highly effective people written by Stephen R. Covey. Inside the cover it reads "Effectiveness is a habit. Stephen R. Covey's The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People Miniature Edition TM reveals how you can end self-defeating behavior at home and at work. Inside this pocket guide to principle-centered living, you'll find anecdotes and insights about adapting to personal and professional change.

Knowledge is the theoretical paradigm, the what to do and the why. Skill is the how to do. And desire is the motivation, the want to do. In orer to make something a habit in our lives, we have to have all three.

This month we are going to cover the pushup a very easy skill to develop and has many variations to it. Try it out and see if you can make 100 of them.

Exercise Description:
Dive Bomber Pushup
Classification:
Chest (bodyweight)
Instructions:
1) Lie face down on the floor with hands palm down, fingers pointing straight ahead, and aligned at the nipple line.
2) Place hands slightly wider than shoulder width, and feet should be at hip width with toes on floor.
3) Start position: Extend the elbows and raise the body off the floor.
4) Lower your entire body (legs, hips, trunk, and head) 4-8 inches from the floor starting with the head first and follow with the shoulders and waist. It should look like you are diving down towards the ground.
5) Return to the start position by extending at the elbows and pushing the body up.
6) Remember to keep the head and trunk stabilized in a neutral position by isometrically contracting the abdominal and back muscles. Never fully lock out the elbows at the start position and avoid hyperextension of the low back.

Exercise Description:
Standard Pushup
Classification:
Chest (bodyweight)
Instructions:
1. Lie face down on the floor with hands palm down, fingers pointing straight ahead, and aligned at the nipple line.
2. Place hands slightly wider than shoulder width, and feet should be at hip width with toes on floor.
3. Start position: Extend the elbows and raise the body off the floor.
4. Lower your entire body (legs, hips, trunk, and head) 4-8 inches from the floor.
5. Return to the start position by extending at the elbows and pushing the body up.
6. Remember to keep the head and trunk stabilized in a neutral position by isometrically contracting the abdominal and back muscles. Never fully lock out the elbows at the start position and avoid hyperextension of the low back.

Exercise Description:
Wide Pushups
Classification:
Chest (bodyweight)
Instructions:
1. Lie face down on the floor with hands palm down, fingers pointing straight ahead, and aligned at the nipple line.
2. Place hands than shoulder width, and feet should be at hip width with toes on floor.
3. Start position: Extend the elbows and raise the body off the floor.
4. Lower your entire body (legs, hips, trunk, and head) 4-8 inches from the floor.
5. Return to the start position by extending at the elbows and pushing the body up.
6. Remember to keep the head and trunk stabilized in a neutral position by isometrically contracting the abdominal and back muscles. Never fully lock out the elbows at the start position and avoid hyperextension of the low back.

You know all to often we are sucked into impulse buying. A group of us over the weekend had gathered around and I thought it would be fun to look at some old tapes I had acquired and view them. These tapes were from the early 80's and they were very week. We all mostly stayed up giggling at the comments and demos (not very nice of us). There were some good points made but for the most part some of the techniques and demonstrations could be very dangerous if used. Should you not buy video tape courses? No please do. This day and age it augments your training. Do not replace a qualified teacher with them is all we are trying to say. They may be able to correct some of the wrong information you view.

Next on the list I haven't put as much thought into this situation as I should lately. I have set up my life to avoid having to worry about this. Unfortunately this has now come to the top of the surface for me. What does Personal Safety mean? It used to mean to me that people could not physically hurt me. It does not mean that anymore. It means so much more. For example It could be my mental safety, that I do not get caught up inbeing mad that I am stuck in three hours of traffic for a normal 45 minute commute. This also means that I do not think my car will be fine on empty sitting in that traffic. It also means that I must know my way if I have to get off. I must know my environment. Even though everything was fine how easy could it have gone wrong? I realize why schedules are good but now I also see why they are very bad. You must continue to explore and see different things and be able to be comfortable in those situations. Think about that. How many situations have you jeopardized your personal safety because of actions you have done without being mindful.