The Legacy Journal

There’s a strange feeling every coach experiences at some point — watching a student surpass them. At first, it can feel bittersweet. You remember when they first walked into the gym. You remember teaching them the basics, correcting their stance,...

There are a bunch of benefits that come with cold showers. It boosts your mood and gives you a natural high, increases alertness and focus, helps with muscle recovery after training, improves circulation, and builds mental toughness. It can also...

Nervousness kicking in for your big day of competition?  As a promoter, my job is to hype up our upcoming event, Project Mayhem.  I want people to think that this will be the biggest and most badass event.  Posters, highlight...

Sometimes you are going along a pathway, and you keep going even if it seems like that way is no longer right for you. Sometimes you feel that you have traveled too far to turn back so you settle on...

It is a common story. Someone having experienced something traumatic and doesn’t know how to process the experience develops extreme behaviours. Think movies like Karate Kid, Never Back Down, or Warrior. Dealing with poverty, bullying, and loss completely overshadows their...

You get hit once, twice, maybe a third...! You are thinking, “My opponent sure is landing a lot on me and that last one hurt!” Mentally breaking is nothing but just the loss of concentration of the task at hand. ...

As a youngster training muay thai, I just wanted to hit things.  I would max out on cardio every session, and often went through the motions of fighting with little thought given to the details. I also wasn’t the best sparring...

As we near the end of the lockdown, I know everyone must be getting excited.  It is almost time to once again enjoy all the things that we loved but have not been able to embrace this past while.  Hanging out...