The Legacy Journal

I spend a lot of time training, coaching, and telling people how important is to be fit.  When my beautiful wife, Ms. Nga Tran, wanted us to visit BodyStats with her and learn a little more about my own body,...

Everyone Keeps Asking What My Workout Routine Is... I get this question all the time: "Bao, what's your workout routine?""What supplements do you take?""How do you recover from training so much?" So here's exactly what I'm doing right now, mostly...

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,...

One thing that’s been on my mind this week is how often (when it comes to regular everyday training) we place too much pressure on ourselves to perform and to win. You know what I think about that? Lets be...

Spending the weekend in Toronto, and honestly these little mini getaways have become something we really look forward to. This one is a bit different though. First time in four years where it is just Nga and I. Thanks to Chi Ha and the fam for watch our precious kids during this time.

The following is a template Coach Marlon uses for his competitive youth team.  We call it the 5 bout rule to getting warm for your competition match. 5 bouts before your bout Get up and start start "dynamic" warm up....

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...

What makes competition and sparring so scary?  Let me tell you, it’s the unknown.  Anxiety stems from the lack of control and anticipation over the situation and the outcome. So what should you do?!  Control what you can, and embrace...