Krav Maga, Muay Thai Kickboxing, MMA, Brazilian Jiu Jitsu (BJJ), & Kali Silat
Be something greater than the expectations set by others. Professionals at the top of their game got there by following their rules and tinkering with others. There wasn’t one thing that was going to stop them. How many times have we been told, “you can’t do X”? In this modern politically correct age it isn’t said so bluntly, but hearing someone say, “you can’t” is and can be the catalyst to achieving goals or better yet greatness!
Krav Maga, Muay Thai Kickboxing, MMA, Brazilian Jiu Jitsu (BJJ), & Kali Silat are all practical martial arts. They’ve been battle tested over and over and over then changed because something or someone said “no, it doesn’t work” or worse they couldn’t come back because something failed. The advent of these particular martial arts came to fruition because someone kept working and making these techniques functional.
Krav Maga, Muay Thai Kickboxing, MMA, Brazilian Jiu Jitsu (BJJ), & Kali Silat
Would you really tell someone you cared about that they couldn’t do something because they weren’t capable? It happened to me and left me upset, but not defeated. We must continually push the envelope in every endeavor. We must look ahead and set a standard for greatness. If we don’t who will? Where are the heroes? Where are the role models today? Make a decision to do something great! Take action to reinvent yourself to achieve something that others don’t believe you can.
I am not all that fond of talking about myself (in blogs as it takes away from those who we at Elite Training Center want our words to resonate with), but I am not the most gifted athlete. What I am though is an average person who wanted to achieve extraordinary things.
I have been told a few times in my life that I couldn’t do “X.” The things that people said I couldn’t do, I did and am still doing. If there is enough passion and courage to go and get something then go and get it. Words are just words. We must all act. We see things around us or conjure ideas in our heads that seem doable with a lot of work. Yet still we sit on our ideas. We see big problems in our world such as environmental, political, and spiritual and simply comment. What can we do? These are all things that are so big. What difference can you make? At least you tried. “That’s never going to change. Sometimes you have to know when to cut your losses.” If I cut my losses for something I am passionate about, then what sort of example am I setting?
The martial arts that we practice at Elite were forged by people who refused to give up. They refused to lose. Krav Maga, Kali Silat, MMA, BJJ, and Muay Thai Kickboxing were all born from blood, sweat, tears and years. Should you bleed to succeed? Some would say yes. Has everyone? Most likely not.
S. Derhammer
S. Derhammer
Elite Training Center
1628 South Pacific Coast Highway,
Redondo Beach, CA 90277
(310) 543-1600
www.elitetrainingcenter.net
Krav Maga, Muay Thai Kickboxing, MMA, Brazilian Jiu Jitsu (BJJ), & Kali Silat
Krav Maga, Muay Thai Kickboxing, MMA, Brazilian Jiu Jitsu (BJJ), & Kali Silat
Tony P ~ Brazil
