As some of you might know the nearest I got to military service was being in the sea cadets for a few years as a teenager. That certainly made me realise that any branch of the armed forces was not for me – probably much to the relief of the armed forces. Amongst the many […]
About the Sport Principle Judo is all about exploiting your opponents’ ‘weak lines’. Put simply, if the objective is to topple an object or person, where there is a prop or support, there is strength, and the objective becomes very difficult to achieve. Picture a simple plastic chair, of the sort seen in a typical […]
About the Sport Principle Judo is one of the most widely practised sports in the world. Our English word, ‘Judo’ is taken from two Japanese words: ‘do’ meaning ‘way’ and ‘ju’ meaning ‘gentle’. It is literally ‘the gentle way’. Judo involves ‘moving with’ an opponent. ‘Push when pulled, and when pushed, pull’ is a mantra […]
About the Sport Principle Is there anything worse? Paying for your ticket, looking forward to the match all week, and then watching your team play out a dull 0-0 draw! Perhaps it is the end of the season, and in order to stay up, or get into the play-offs (or whatever) all your team needs […]
Hi, I’m Andy Flute, a former world-class professional boxer who captained the GB boxing team & shared a boxing ring with 11 world champions (& lots of contenders) including Joe Calzaghe, Chris Eubanks & Nigel Benn to name a few. Since I came to Jesus my ministry is about reaching people who are far away from […]
About the Sport Principle In a sport like hockey, both movement and direction are very important, but for us, movement is much more important. Movement and the momentum that comes with it always comes from within. External circumstances are, therefore, irrelevant. Constantly changing direction and being unpredictable is directly related to success on the hockey […]
I wrote this the morning after the night before. England out on a penalty shoot-out. I was 21 when we went out of Italia ’90 in the semi-finals in the same way, and 27 for Euro ’96, so it has been a long while since I felt the same way about a football match […]
About the Sport Principle At the London 2012 Olympics, six of Team GB’s record gold medal haul were won by less than an inch. In high-level sport, the margins for error, and, therefore, the difference between a gold and a silver, are tiny. This principle can also be seen clearly at work in sports such […]
When the guys from The Gathering asked me to talk on the theme of substitution, I didn’t know whether to take it personally. Was I the one who was to be hauled off early in the second half having failed to perform, or the super-sub who was going to come on and save the day, […]
“Joe Wicks Jealousy” Wow, this guy is everywhere and he is where I would like to. It is amazing how he has reached out to so many others. He is successful in the book shops, on YouTube, own coach channel, EVEN I HAVE HIS BOOKS! Ok, Calm down Spencer … For many years of my […]
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