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\"climberthe goal is to work better, not just more.<\/strong><\/p>\n

by bill reeb<\/i><\/p>\n

always keeping the basics top of mind can help you work better. this technique is about making sure you are always building on a strong foundation\u00a0\u2013 strong enough for where you are now, but also strong enough to support where you plan to be.<\/p>\n

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if your foundation isn\u2019t built for the load you will eventually put to bear on it, then though you might make great progress doing the work in the short term, your gains will all crumble underneath you in the long term.
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\nthink of tiger woods. at multiple points in his career thus far, even though he was the world\u2019s number one golfer, he chose to rebuild his swing. why would anyone change a swing that was ranked as being the best in the world? it had to be because he aspired to do more and felt like he had gotten all that he could out of his existing foundation. so he has decided multiple times to rebuild on a new one that would support future pressure\u00a0 and success as he aged and changed.<\/p>\n

\u201cfoundation\u201d is the most frequently mentioned directive at john\u2019s martial arts school. john and his instructors might say the mantra \u201cfeet, center and martial intent\u201d about every 10 minutes in class to remind the students to continually focus on building a strong foundation before they start microfocusing on other movements. here is a quick explanation of the mantra:<\/p>\n

feet:<\/strong> make sure you feel your feet throughout every movement, and in every phase of a movement. for example, with a punch, it should originate from the ground, through your feet, into your legs, through your trunk, into your limbs to your fists. every action starts with energy generated from pushing off the ground rippling through your body until it reaches its intended target.<\/p>\n

center:<\/strong> move from your center, take deep stances, maintain a low center of gravity and stay in balance. don\u2019t initiate movements by leaning forward or backward \u2013 start them from your belly. keep your shoulders back and relaxed with your butt rolled under so that your body is in a strong upright position. this culminates in a strong balanced posture with your body positioned to dynamically react and respond in any direction.<\/p>\n

martial intent<\/strong>: whether you execute a strike, block, avoid, grab, kick or any other technique, do it as if you have an opponent. or another way to say this is … with any response you make, always have a target in \u00a0mind.<\/p>\n

back to the basics:<\/strong> this four-word phrase transcends, at least at john\u2019s school, all his martial arts teachings. whether the style is hard or soft, at a distance or body-to-body, offensive or defensive, these words provide the foundation upon which every technique is built. it is a constant reminder that your skills under pressure will likely crumble if you don\u2019t take this long-term foundation-building development approach.<\/p>\n

this mantra is easily applied, and helpful, regardless of the task at hand, whether my focus is on my life, my business, a sport i am playing or any other endeavor in which technique is important. for example, as a golfer, i apply this principle every time i address a golf\u00a0 ball. i think about making sure i can feel my feet … the center through the edges. when i swing, i try to turn from my center. i don\u2019t want to just sway back, i want to turn from the center, engaging my big muscles as i coil from a solid, balanced base transferring the energy and unloading on my golf ball.<\/p>\n

this mantra is just as important to my partners and me in our business. we believe we need to operate from a strong base, which could be interpreted as<\/p>\n