Travis's blog

PROLOGUE:  After an absolutely amazing year, a dream year only getting better and better, leaving me in a state of constant awe and amazement, I have been shown how much I have an impact on people.  All I can say is my life is a series of very conscious decisions.  I have a very specific path, a path forged of hard

I took the early train this morning all the way down to the end of Manhattan; I had to see Ground Zero.  Only on five hours of sleep, and running constantly, adapting to the New York City life, my gi was washed from last nights session, but obviously failed to hang dry in that five hours.  Everything is on the go here, it&rsquo

I just returned late last night after flying back across the Atlantic, 20hrs, four airports and a great deal of time to do some reflection.  Six days ago I flew to Belgrade, Serbia to compete in the 5th FILA World Grappling Championships.

The "HCG Diet" is NOT some miracle weight loss potion from some master magician!  I get so damn frustrated hearing all these people I know, old friends, new clients, etc.

Positively encouraging someone, especially a friend or loved one to stop smoking is one of the most frustrating things to do.  It seems any approach you deliver is met with a defensive attack, or just falls on deaf ears.  In fact, you may try so much that you grow weary, thinking that your words have no effect, no impact and why waste your breath?

“Kettlebell” is a word that I and probably many of you have been hearing quite a bit lately.  I get tons of questions about what I think about “kettlebells.”  I think they are a great supplemental tool for some athletes, but they are widely overhyped with ridiculous untrue claims (pretty much just like anything ‘new’ in the

Creativity is essential to the human existence.  Imagination and innovation are tied to critical thinking.  This thinking is what solves problems of the human race.  Albert Einstein once said, “Problems cannot be solved by the same level of thinking that created them.”  History has proven our advancement and incredible achievements, all traced back

Martin Rooney (pictured left) wrote a great short article about grip strength and it's importance.  The read covers his personal accounts with hand strength, examples of winning vs. losing, and finally five grip training exercises to incorporate.

Last month, after years in the works, I finally made my way down to the Resurgens city, Atlanta, Georgia.  I had intentions of visiting my old friend from college, Mike Beyer for quite some time.  Mike was the guy that actually first introduced me to "submissions" or jiu-jitsu back in 2005.

"It is not the critic who counts; not the man who points out how the strong man stumbles, or where the doer of deeds could have done them better.