Rooted Strength Method has a lot of pieces to learn, and in the beginning — like when you first step into any martial art — it will seem like a lot all at once. So in order to keep you on the best path toward success, I always use progressive programming filled with regressions and progressions that can meet you where you are that day.

Now, why do I say "that day"? Because being a martial artist, or just a human, means life can be unpredictable. Some days you have more to give, and others less — and there is no judgment, because to me, everything is progress. The point is to continue to train and learn.

Learning new movement is building new neurological pathways in the brain. What does that mean? It means everything we learn is literally a new electrical signal path in your brain. When you first learn something, it's hard to recall on demand — which is why in martial arts training we drill until it becomes muscle memory. Rooted Strength works the same way: we build these new patterns with consistency and make them more complex as time goes on.

Most movement in martial arts and weight training needs that special sauce called CONFIDENCE. In our trainings, I'm always reminding you of how powerful you are. In my experience, telling people to stick their chest out and pack their lats doesn't always work. Instead, I give them the feeling of confidence, and their whole body language changes.

You could practice this concept right now with your eyes closed and visualize it, and I promise you — your whole body language will change.

Any execution of technique in martial arts requires you to have confidence and believe in yourself. I'm here to teach you how to stand tall without apologizing for the space you occupy — from breathing and concentration to visualization. And anything that requires capability teaches you how to surpass your limits and brings you confidence.

I do this because once upon a time I didn't have it, and I felt trapped and small — but most of all, I felt unworthy.

It brings me so much joy to empower others, because I have found my own power. My whole goal with Rooted Strength is to help others find their power and their authenticity, and this will create a domino effect — that each of you will inspire the others around you, and so on. So help me create the change I can in the world by being your most powerful self.