When there's proof it's too late

Yesterday I was reflecting on my father's influence in my life and something dawned on me.

In life you can produce 1 of 2 things:

Reasons or Results.

And we all know Reasons don't count. You can come up with all sorts of reasons why you can't do something. You can even go around telling people what you used to be able to do.

Doesn't matter.

All that matters is the results you can still produce.

And that's all I've ever seen from him: Results.

No excuses, no story, no blaming others.

There's a saying that goes: "When there's proof it's too late".

In other words, do what you have to do and when it's done let everybody else wonder how you did it.

This way you don't have to lie, back pedal, lose face, or make up excuses why you didn't follow through on that thing you said you were going to do.

Keep most of your goals secret, that way, if you catch yourself not following through on some of them you only have to answer to one person: Yourself.

You want to lose weight? Get out there and make it happen.

You want to quit smoking? Decide today: "No more!"

Unhappy with your life? Change it for the better.

Feel like you were meant for more than this? I hear ya.

Stay on the path of Self-Mastery.

Sibok M

P.S. Not reaching your fitness goals? Here's an easy, proven, step by step way of getting the results you really want when it comes to your health and fitness.

Basic Station Kit

What's NEW at Fang Shen Do

I don't know about you but it seems like this summer is going to be "hectic".

"Crazy" actually.

Which is how my week has been.

Therefore explaining my apparent e-mail absence.

There are lots of things brewing here at FSD Central. Things that you'll find most interesting.

The first is a 2 disc set (maybe 3) of Gokor Chivichyan's Grappling Seminar, filmed here at the Pagoda during our Fight Camp. This set is loaded with never before seen techniques and strategies used specifically for the ground game. Some of these techniques were kept only for Gokor's fighters in order for them to have an edge on their competitors and now they are available to you. Look for the release of these DVDs shortly.

The second is a total re-vamp of our website. I think you'll be pretty impressed with the new fonctionality and the on-line module where people from all over the world or existing students can go to brush up on their skills, learn the curriculum, test for rank, and become instructors in FSD. It will be one of a kind that's for sure and we can't wait to reveal it to you.

Third is a brand new 3000 + square foot new location for Ottawa area students. The headquarter school will have a new home by July 12th. The place will be state of the art and will be designed to reproduce the look and feel of our Private Training Pagoda in Casselman.
Look for details concerning the Grand-Opening shortly.

Fourth is the natural progression to Station Training. The "Advanced Kit".
This one has been a beast to pin down and complete because of the vast amount of exercises and cards contained within it. If you loved the Basic and Intermediate set or you feel like you're ready for a challenge you'll find that and more in the Advanced Kit.

Fifth. 45 NEW DVD titles coming your way. We've told you before we're crazy about the martial arts. We love every aspect of it and this passion needs to be released as well as shared with you.
Training in the martial arts definitely is a journey and there is no limit to what you can learn. Look for titles ranging from Energy Drills (Contact Drill 1 to 8), Chi Sao, Phon Sao Rotation, Sanshou Fighting Skills, Advanced Kubotan (you know there are 12 other types of Kubotans right?), Kettlebells, Warrior Fitness for Women (Mastery Level) and the list goes on and on. All filmed in HD with the same high quality you've come to expect from FSD Products.

These are just some of the things coming your way shortly.

One thing we've learned a long time ago is never rest on your laurels and we make sure to practice what we preach.

Have you been slacking off? Been swayed by procrastination? Basking in complacency? Disappointed by your results?

Make sure to use your training as a tool. Develop Intensity and Power so you can transfer it to every area of your life.

Not training yet or you've got off track and missed some classes? Get started and get back on track here.

Master Yourself,

Sibok M

New Focus on Results Seminar Video

I've never released any footage from a live Focus on Results event before.

Well, today all that is going to change.

Watch as regular people walk through arrows totaling 100 to 500 lbs of pressure on their necks. Yet all of them are smiling and cheering without an ounce of pain.

Weird huh?!

What do they know that you don't ?

See for yourself here.

Master Yourself,

Sibok M

Focus on Results Seminar Part 2

In most self-defense classes you are taught that the throat is a main target to strike in case of an attack.




















This is true in most cases but when you look at these pictures it kind of makes you wonder just how tough your body is.

What do YOU think?

Every arrow requires 30 to 60 lbs of pressure to break one.

Some of these students are breaking 3 to 8 arrows representing 300 to 500 lbs of pressure for some.










































































Yet they all walked away unharmed?

Pretty cool?

I'll be releasing a video shortly with live footage of the event so you can see for yourself the determination and focus these students possessed to actually break the arrows.

Stay tuned,

Master Yourself,

Sibok M

Focus on Results

Had a full house Saturday at our annual Focus on Results Seminar in Montreal headed by Sijo J. Patenaude.

Why do so many people flock to this event every year? What do they all share in common?

It's definitely not a typical way of spending your Saturday afternoon lounging around. All of the participants shared this one unique quality: Taking Action

YOU are responsible for your success.

And you are usually only one decision away from success or failure.

Every personal development seminar we hold impresses upon you that whatever you set your mind on you can achieve.

In the case of Arrow Breaking, the act of breaking the arrows becomes the same as breaking a fear you might have.

This gives you a powerful metaphor you can use when facing fear, procrastination, criticism, or self-doubt and gets you to follow through on what you want to accomplish.

Will Arrow Breaking solve all of your problems or challenges?

Here's the issue.

It all depends what you do with the information. Breaking the arrow feels awesome but each day is a new day with a new set of challenges.

You need to break the conceptual arrow so to speak DAILY.

With new mental images like these deeply rooted in your psyche, you think you'll give up in the face of adversity?

I didn't think so.

Congratulations to all the participants, you were great.

I'll make sure to post the dates for the next one shortly.

Master Yourself,

Sibok M

Full Contact Stick Fighting

Like the old saying goes:

"If you want to learn to swim you have to jump in the water, no one swims on dry land!"






















Learning to move the stick has many hidden benefits that translate well to other areas of your martial art training.

Testing what you know is inevitable and doing it Full Contact Style purges your memory bank.






















In a matter of seconds you have no choice but to use what works and discard (purge) what doesn't.

Doing this on a regular basis definitely gives you an edge and allows you to move and flow naturally without feeling held back.

The idea is to keep flowing, attacking and letting no fear stop you.

You can do this the hard way with stick fighting and a few bruises or you can do it the soft easy way...

Join us tomorrow in Montreal for an experience you'll never forget.

After you're through with the seminar, you'll never let anything stop you ever again whether it's fear, confidence issues, uncertainty, lack of vision, or failure to follow through.

Join Sijo (our founder), myself and a huge group of people this Saturday and permanently turn fear into power.

*Warning* This session is dynamic, highly motivating and carries a high risk of permanent behavior change to get you to dream big, accept nothing less than the best and attract everything you really want out of life.

We call it Focus on Results and it's happening at 3 pm tomorrow at my St-Denis School.

You can register here.

Master Yourself,

Sibok M

More Sanshou Pics

Many new pictures are trickling in from our Demonstration at this year's World Kobudo Convention.


























If you haven't yet seen the demo on video you can check it out here.

These pics are from the Sparring Section of our Demo.
























Integrating Punching, Kicking, Knees and Wrestling with Sanshou rules is a great way to build a strong foundation skill wise and teaches you to exploit an opponent's momentary lack of balance and use it against him with pin point accuracy.

MMA or Mixing the arts is more than just doing Boxing, Muay Thai and Jiu-Jitsu.

More and more schools are realizing this, every art has something to bring to the table but the secret is in the way you integrate them together the way FSD has done so well.

Come train with us and see what I mean.

Master Yourself,

Sibok M