Champ Up Chat

In today's episode, Sarah and I talk about a concept we all are familiar with, but tend to forget about, especially when it comes to creating "positive" change in our world.

We tend to think of karma in terms of when "bad" things happen. But karma doesn't exist just in a form of punishment. It works for building dreams, ambitions and quality of life.

"You reap what you sow"

Karma is a function of cause and effect. 

Whatever energy/vibe you put out into the universe, comes back. 

It's not a philosophy, it's a law of nature. 

Karma plays a huge role in your health and well-being. You get what you put out there. 

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Thanks for listening!

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Fate is what life brings to you. Destiny is what you bring to life.-Will Craig

Common belief is that fate and destiny are one in the same because most people aren't into semantics. You don't have to be obsessed with word definitions to know that there is a difference. 

Today, Sarah and I chat about the difference that can make a huge perspective shift for you in your life as you go about your own day to day, aka journey. 

Looking back on the many times that life has knocked me down, I share how fate and destiny were at play in the crucial inciting incident that has led me down the path of Muay Thai and the Champions Uprising quest.

Fate are the cards you are dealt, and destiny, how you play them.

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Chris and Sarah

We're back!

Took a week off to re-group but we are glad to be back on track.

In today's episode we chat about 2 ways that we can all bring some primal well-being into our lives. Grounding and forest bathing. Being born and raised in Queens, NY, getting out into nature wasn't something I grew up with. After meeting Sarah and moving to Rockaway Beach, she opened me up to reconnecting with Mother Earth by bringing us to the life source itstelf, the ocean. I'm forever grateful to Sarah for this chapter of our lives.

Walking barefoot on the sand and absorbing the ocean's energy was vital to our lifestyle. Now that we've changed our environment, we've taken time to change our outlook. Living in the country, we are exploring new ways to reconnect with nature. Getting primal, not just with the way we've been eating but with our surroundings. 

Listen in on today's episode if you feel like your connection to technology has caused any kind of stress, anxiety and literal pain. Grounding and forest bathing is not "tree hugging", it's about getting back to what we've done for thousands of years through our evolution as beings that feed of the Earth's energy.

Here are some resources on grounding and forest bathing to broaden your awareness.

Thanks for listening!

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Chris and Sarah

This week on the Champ Up Chat, I had the privilege of talking to retired Muay Thai Champion, well-respected Muay Thai commentator, and Founder of The Muay Thai Project. 

We talk about his journey of becoming a champion, handling a career ending injury and how all that was sparked by an unconventional but vital call to adventure.

Listen to his story of why he started The Muay Thai Project and how it has been a game changer for the at-risk youth who have been guided by their mission.

We also talk about the importance of how Muay Thai will not only build champions in the ring but champions of life.

The Muay Thai Project is a 501c3 Charity on a mission to change the lives of youth through Muay Thai Training

Click here to donate to the cause.

Follow Liam on IG for his next commentary gig or stay up-to-date on the The Muay Thai Project on IG

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Chris and Sarah

𝘛𝘩𝘪𝘴 𝘦𝘱𝘪𝘴𝘰𝘥𝘦 𝘸𝘢𝘴 𝘳𝘦𝘤𝘰𝘳𝘥𝘦𝘥 𝘣𝘦𝘧𝘰𝘳𝘦 𝘸𝘦 𝘩𝘦𝘢𝘳𝘥 𝘢𝘯𝘺𝘵𝘩𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘰𝘧 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘵𝘳𝘢𝘨𝘪𝘤 𝘮𝘢𝘴𝘴𝘢𝘤𝘳𝘦 𝘪𝘯 𝘜𝘷𝘢𝘭𝘥𝘦, 𝘛𝘦𝘹𝘢𝘴. 𝘈𝘴 𝘱𝘢𝘳𝘦𝘯𝘵𝘴, 𝘵𝘩𝘪𝘴 𝘵𝘳𝘢𝘨𝘦𝘥𝘺 𝘥𝘪𝘨𝘴 𝘥𝘦𝘦𝘱 𝘪𝘯𝘵𝘰 𝘰𝘶𝘳 𝘴𝘰𝘶𝘭. 𝘐𝘧 𝘺𝘰𝘶 𝘢𝘳𝘦 𝘢 𝘱𝘢𝘳𝘦𝘯𝘵, 𝘵𝘩𝘪𝘴 𝘪𝘴 𝘺𝘦𝘵 𝘢𝘯𝘰𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘳 𝘳𝘦𝘮𝘪𝘯𝘥𝘦𝘳 𝘵𝘰 𝘩𝘶𝘨 𝘺𝘰𝘶𝘳 𝘤𝘩𝘪𝘭𝘥𝘳𝘦𝘯 𝘥𝘦𝘢𝘳𝘭𝘺, 𝘦𝘷𝘦𝘳𝘺𝘥𝘢𝘺 𝘵𝘰 𝘭𝘦𝘵 𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘮 𝘬𝘯𝘰𝘸 𝘺𝘰𝘶 𝘭𝘰𝘷𝘦 𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘮.⁣⁣
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Today we talk about the perfection of life when you can wake-up, put your feet on the ground and make one more attempt at experiencing life to its utmost. ⁣⁣
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The perfection is in the journey not the destination of where you want to be. Barring unnatural circumstances, the journey of life is perfect because there is nothing to compare it to.⁣
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It's your journey and you don't get another chance to fix your "mistakes". Live and strive to be the best expression of who you are. ⁣⁣
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The misconception of perfection is that it is some far off distant place or state of being that you want to strive for. ⁣⁣
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We’ve all heard the saying that there is no such thing as perfection. In reality perfection is already where you are. Perfection is in the journey.⁣⁣
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Sarah & Chris

"If you don't stand for something you will fall for anything."- Malcom X This week, Sarah and I discuss the importance of having core values. This concept seems pretty well-known in the workplace but having personal core values are just as important.

I was having a conversation with a coach friend of mine who helped me become aware that I have not established a set of personal core values. The realization I had was that most of the decisions I hesitate to make are based off of the lack of my own personal values. 

During our gym days, we empahasized the Bushido code with our young students to provide them with a set of basic ethics to approach life. Codes that I've embraced as a martial artist for years to the best of my ability.

But what tends to happen is that we get lost in the storm of life. Your codes, values or beliefs become blurry or misaligned. So it was crucial to takes some time to write down and reconnect with some important values to strengthen the mind and spirit for the fight. 

It is our sincere intention that we've brought awareness to this champion level exercise.  We challenge you to take a moment to reconnect or establish your own code of ethics, so that they can become a beacon light for the next storm that will arise. 

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Chris and Sarah

 

Experiencing love, or having love for someone or something, leads us to believe that the experience will be perpetually, as Rocky put it, "all sunshine and rainbows".

When we don't acknowledge the duality of love, we tend to be crushed when plans don't work out, when people exit our lives and when dreams get put on hold.

"Pain in life is inevitable but suffering is not. Pain is what the world does to you, suffering is what you do to yourself [by the way you think about the 'pain' you receive]. Pain is certain, suffering is optional." -Buddha

So when it comes to your own health and well-being, you are doing it because you love improving the quality of your life. With that said, you are expressing what is known as self-love. Taking care of “you” so that you can take care of loved ones. On this journey, you will face set-backs, obstacles and re-routing. It will be painful at times. You will feel like quitting. 

We'll leave you with this thought inspired by Buddhists philosophy:

Love is an ocean, it can be still like a lake or it can destroy everything it touches.

Love is like a fight, you can walk away unscathed and fresh or hobble away battered and bruised.

Love is dichotomy of joy and pain. But remember...pain is inevitable, suffering is optional.

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“You are more than you think you are. There are dimensions of your being and a potential for realization and consciousness that are not included in your concept of yourself. Your life is much deeper and broader than you conceive it to be here. What you are living is but a fractional inkling of what is really within you, what gives you life breadth. And depth.”

-Joseph Campbell

We are back! 

Took a week off since we were in PR, on a mission for some R&R, but also a mission of sharing Muay Thai with our peeps on  “Isla De Encanto”.

Being there not only gave us time to reconnect with friends and folks that love Muay Thai, it also blessed us with time to reconnect with ourselves, reminding us of why we started the Champ Up Chat in the first place. 

Listen in as we talk about the internal conflicts that we all face on a daily basis. We are all champions in this journey called life, but we sometimes let theses struggle cover up our true essence. We let the “7 Dictators” rule our lives.

When it comes to getting unstuck and back in the fight, it’s not just about “sucking it up” or accepting the cards we are dealt, then settling for less and lowering your standards. It’s about agreeing to find another way, focusing on the tools to guide you through the battle. Then after finding the another way, being aware that down the road, you will do it all over again.

That is the cycle of Champions Uprising. 

Don’t just accept or acknowledge your disappointments and hardships, agree to find a way to grow through what you go through.

Champ Up!!

Chris and Sarah

We've been conditioned, from a early age, to do things on a "have to" basis.

"You have to make you bed or else..."

"You have to do your homework or else..."

"You have to eat your veggies or else..."

We've heard it thousands of times.

Now  as adults, whether it's going to the gym or taking out the trash, we do things because we tell ourselves that we "have to", or else...

It's become so ingrained, we are not even aware that it is how we talk to ourselves and others around us.

It's in our nature to push back when we feel coerced. Even when it's self inflicted.

"I have to get back in shape!" 

"I have to start eating better."

I have to go to the doctor."

The reality is, we don't have to do anything. As humans, we are blessed with the freedom of choice, at all times and with all situations. The beauty is that there is another way. Shift your self-talk.

Instead of saying, "I have to..." or "I need to...", reframe and  say "I want to..." or "I get to...".

This shift will alleviate the resistance that holds us back from being proactive with any goal in our life, especially our health and well-being. 

So the next time you feel like you are forcing yourself to do a task or chore, ask yourself a couple questions...

"Which consequence am I willing to face depending on the choice I make?" 

"Do I really have to or is this something I want to do?"

Thanks for listening! 

Champ Up

 

 

Today Sarah and chat about how as human beings, it's easier to focus on the "things" outside of us to define our success or blame when things don't go our way. Aka the HOW and WHAT of the matter. "What is the best diet for my training goals?"

"How long does it take to see results?"

"How often should I train a week?

"What is the best technique for...?"

These are very common questions that people ask when it comes to health, well-being, quality of life and martial arts. While these are absolutely valid questions, there is a more important question to ask before you concerning yourself with the "stuff" you need to do.

Ask yourself, "WHO do I want to be in order to reach my goals?"

The "WHO" involves embracing character traits. These traits will determine "WHO" you are.

Embodying traits like:

• DISCIPLINE
• PASSION
• HUMILITY
• CONFIDENCE
• PATIENCE
• VERSATILITY
• GROWTH MINDED
• GOAL ORIENTED

No matter whether you are on a fitness journey or martial arts path, decide "who" you are going to show up as on a daily basis to attain the "how" and the "what".

Thanks for tuning in and supporting!

Chris and Sarah

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