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Sunday, December 2, 2012
Saturday, November 17, 2012
Saturday, November 3, 2012
Sunday, October 28, 2012
Friday, September 28, 2012
Juice Fasting & Spiritual Awakening
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| "Master Mehrdad Khan Moayedi" |
Over the past year, juice fasting and water fasting have
turned into an important part of a prevalent trend to lose weight in North
America, but a lot of people lack a full understanding and the significant
of fasting. In addition, many organizations are striving to profit from
this effort and are misinterpreting the most significant part, which
is spiritual awakening and many more benefits in your life.
"Let
your food be your medicine and your spirit be your guide."Thursday, September 13, 2012
Sunday, September 9, 2012
Thursday, September 6, 2012
I have lost 80 pounds of pure fat with Muay Thai Training
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| Brian - Before Picture |
I walked into Master Mehrdad's Muay Thai kickboxing gym, what
feels like just yesterday, but in reality it was about a year ago now. Let me
say now that I had no idea what I was getting myself into. My goal was to lose
weight and get into great fitness shape; Master Mehrdad not only openly gave me
the tools to do that, but pushed me to along the way. I’ve never felt better
about myself; this has given me the confidence to do things that I would have
never dreamed of before. I’ve lost 80 pounds of pure fat and counting to this
date.
To me coming to Master Mehrdad’s Martial Arts and Muay Thai
gym no longer feels like work anymore because I enjoy it so much. The other
students couldn’t be more welcome and helpful for everyone striving to meet
their goals.
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| After & Now |
Brian Jenezon
Muay Thai Student in Fighter program
Tuesday, September 4, 2012
Friday, August 17, 2012
Thursday, August 16, 2012
Martial Arts in America
When Martial Arts training becomes about how fast you can reach a black belt
level or how much it cost, then you as a consumer have pushed the industry to
commercialize Martial Art schools. In the U.S., many Martial Art schools are operated by franchise owners. Some are community schools that are run by individuals who after becoming a Black Belt at some point in their life decided to teach Martial Arts for extra money at night. Regardless of which, these types of business owners are typically not highly credentialed or carry a true understanding of the Martial Arts.
Schools that operate with the objective to sell as many black belt packages before month end as possible are commercialized. They offer guaranteed advancement based on a payment schedule rather than skill level. Their goal is to maximize profit margins at whatever cost. Schools such as these create serious issues in the Martial Arts school industry, but it’s due to consumer acceptance and the lack of governance that allows anybody off the street to open a dojo and call themselves Kru, Sensei, Master and even Grandmaster.
Martial Art is a science that takes a lifetime to master. And when a dojo is operated in a commercialized manner, it becomes nothing more than a belt factory with afterschool programs. In the U.S., there are various companies that market directly to Martial Arts business owners for the purpose of selling them training programs that teach them how to sell black belt packages, operate after school programs, and run their businesses with the sole purpose of increasing sales and maximizing profits. This is a Western philosophy and unfortunately the consumer’s dream of being a Black Belt or having their child become a Black Belt by the age of 7 is greater than their willingness to dedicate whatever it takes to obtain a legitimate education in the Martial Arts. Martial Arts is a way of life and this overnight dream of becoming a Black Belt is far from reality and a complete waste of money.
I dedicated my entire life to Martial Arts and I have had the honor of learning from great Grand Masters in the Far East. I furthered my studies to include Yoga and deep meditation and throughout my life I have implemented these skills to advance my understanding of mind, body and spirit. I do have a strong competitive side to me and that is where Muay Thai (the art of eight limbs) fits into my life. I teach all of these arts, but find it very difficult to garner serious students with the right mindset for my style of training. I understand that not everybody wants to take their Martial Arts education to the level I have taken my own, but at least take the time to find the right teacher rather than fall into a belt factory training system.
If you are seeking a Martial Arts dojo, then make sure you don’t fall for a sales pitch at a belt factory in your community. And if you find a legitimate teacher, then value that teacher as you would a trainer of music, ballet, or gymnastics. A true Martial Arts master should not be compared to a recreation center Karate class and you should learn how to tell the difference. Do your homework and look at the background, education and certification of the teacher.
And finally, when you do find a proper school… Train hard, eat healthy, rest your body and your mind through meditation. Be appreciative of your life and be patient. You will get there when the time is right.
Diet: Make sure to eat a lot of raw vegetables, fruits, and drink water all day. Juicing raw vegetables and fruits everyday is extremely beneficial mentally and physically and should be your number one source of vitamins. Reduce the meat in your diet as much as possible and stay away from refined sugar, sodium and processed foods. Remember to stick with the good carbs because your cell system needs them for energy.
Rest: You need a good night sleep. Also, meditation twice a day is highly beneficial. It’s best early in the morning to awaken your spirit, then later in the day or evening to calm your spirit. Understand that when you meditate you are listening to a higher power and when you pray you are talking to higher power. You make the call which is more important.
Training: Try to train twice a day if possible, early morning and early evening with one or two days off each week. Don’t train to late in the evening because your chi energy is slowing down. Make sure to train hard and with someone who comes from an old school background who can push you to exceed your limits. Make a one on one connection with your teacher and remember to honor and respect your teacher’s knowledge because it is priceless. Knowledge is power.
One final message… Don’t believe everything you hear on the news or see on television. Just because an Olympic athlete endorses chocolate milk as an after workout recovery drink, it doesn’t mean it’s true. They’re also endorsing Coca Cola and McDonalds, but believe me… those athletes did not get to the Olympics by consuming any of that junk. Ever! Those are paid endorsements and if you want to achieve optimum health, then stay away from high sugar and processed foods.
Master Mehrdad K. Moayedi
http://www.MasterMehrdad.com
Thursday, August 2, 2012
Sprinting drills training movement for power, agility and weight loss
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| Amy Muay Thai and Strength Training |
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| Tiffany, Muay Thai and Martial Art program |
Sprinting drills training movement for
power, agility and weight loss featuring Amy and Tiffany, one of Master Mehrdad’s
advance student from Martial Arts, Muay Thai and body transformation program. Master Mehrdad uses sprint speed drills workout
into his fitness and fighting program, because he believes it will help to build
powerful twitch muscle groups, also it well get you into a great physical fitness
shape. Here in this exercises program Amy and Tiffany are doing 10x50 and
10x100 speed drills, finished with explosive weight training.http://www.mastermehrdad.com
Thursday, July 19, 2012
Wednesday, July 18, 2012
Tuesday, July 17, 2012
Rhythm In Martial Arts and Fighting
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| Master Mehrdad with Thomas Kycharzewski |
Rhythm is something that exist in every things, but the rhythms of Martial Arts or fighting in particular are difficult to master without practice and hard work. Rhythm is manifested in the world in such things as dance and music, pipes and strings. These are all harmonious rhythm. In the field of martial arts and fighting, there are rhythm, harmonies as well which not to be ignored. It is imperative to distinguish carefully between the rhythms of flourishing and rhythms of decline in every single thing. The way to win in a battle is to know the rhythms of the specific opponents and use the rhythms that your opponents do not expect, producing formless rhythms from rhythms of wisdom. http://mastermehrdad.com/about/about-master/
Tuesday, July 10, 2012
Thursday, June 28, 2012
Wednesday, June 6, 2012
Health - Secret to Strong Knee Recovery_Promo
Health - Secret to Strong Lower Back Recovery_Promo
Powerful Kick - Secret to Shin-Kick
Secret to Shoulder Recovery and Injury
Fitness - Strong Lower Back Recovery
Sunday, April 29, 2012
9 Timeless Leadership Lessons from Cyrus the Great
9 Timeless Leadership Lessons from Cyrus the Great
Cyrus The Great (Photo credit:
Wikipedia)
Forget 1-800-CEO Read. The greatest book on business and leadership was
written in the 4th century BC by a Greek about a Persian King. Yeah, that’s
right.
Behold: Cyrus the Great, the man that historians call
“the most amiable of conquerors,” and the first king to found “his empire on
generosity” instead of violence and tyranny. Consider Cyrus the antithesis to
Machiavelli’s ideal Prince. The author, himself the opposite of
Machiavelli, was Xenophon, a student of Socrates.
The book is a veritable classic in
the art of leadership, execution, and responsibility. Adapted from Larry Hendrick’s excellent translation, here are
nine lessons in leadership from Xenophon’s Cyrus the Great:
Be Self-Reliant
“Never be slow in replenishing your
supplies. You’ll always bee on better terms with your allies if you can secure
your own provisions…Give them all they need and your troops will follow you to
the end of the earth.”
Be Generous
“Success always calls for greater
generosity–though most people, lost in the darkness of their own egos, treat it
as an occasion for greater greed. Collecting boot [is] not an end itself, but
only a means for building [an] empire. Riches would be of little use to us
now–except as a means of winning new friends.”
Be Brief
“Brevity is the soul of command. Too
much talking suggests desperation on the part of the leader. Speak shortly,
decisively and to the point–and couch your desires in such natural logic that
no one can raise objections. Then move on.”
Be a Force for Good
“Whenever you can, act as a
liberator. Freedom, dignity, wealth–these three together constitute the
greatest happiness of humanity. If you bequeath all three to your people, their
love for you will never die.”
Be in Control
[After punishing some renegade
commanders] “Here again, I would demonstrate the truth that, in my army,
discipline always brings rewards.”
Be Fun
“When I became rich, I realized that
no kindness between man and man comes more naturally than sharing food and
drink, especially food and drink of the ambrosial excellence that I could now
provide. Accordingly, I arranged that my table be spread everyday for many
invitees, all of whom would dine on the same excellent food as myself. After my
guests and I were finished, I would send out any extra food to my absent
friends, in token of my esteem.”
Be Loyal
[When asked how he planned to dress
for a celebration] “If I can only do well by my friends, I’ll look glorious
enough in whatever clothes I wear.”
Be an Example
“In my experience, men who respond
to good fortune with modesty and kindness are harder to find than those who
face adversity with courage.”
Be Courteous and Kind
“There is a deep–and usually
frustrated–desire in the heart of everyone to act with benevolence rather than
selfishness, and one fine instance of generosity can inspire dozens more. Thus
I established a stately court where all my friends showed respect to each other
and cultivated courtesy until it bloomed into perfect harmony.”
There’s a reason Cyrus found
students and admirers in his own time as well as the ages that followed. From
Thomas Jefferson and Benjamin Franklin to Julius Caesar and Alexander (and yes,
even Machiavelli) great men have read his inspiring example and put it to use
in the pursuit of their own endeavors.
Friday, March 23, 2012
Friday, January 27, 2012
Friday, January 20, 2012
Master Mehrdad point of view about MMA and Today Fighting
Hello Everyone,
My opinion about today's version of MMA fighting is very straight forward. I do not view this sport as having true quality fighting elements but rather pure street fighting, which promotes violence and is very bad for our young generation who wants to explore Martial Arts or any other combat sports. It also stamps a very ugly interpretation to other styles of traditional Martial Arts or fighting systems such as Kickboxing, Muay Thai or full contact Karate championships, which have been around for thousands of years. Today's MMA is called Cage Fighting, which is not at all Mixed Martial Arts and it is not carried with any honor or respect. There is no such thing as Mixed Martial Arts fighting as one true fighter or Martial Arts master cannot realistically complete or master multiple fighting systems in his young lifetime in order to be able to go into the cage and fight.
Mixed Martial Arts today means to a lot of people the mixture of different Arts fought by a fighter who is a Mixed Martial Artist, an MMA Fighter or what I like to call them… Cage Fighters. A student who seeks to become a Cage Fighter is basically seeking to learn different disciplines such as grappling, wrestling, Muay Thai, and Jujitsu and then he is an “MMA Fighter”, but really MMA means fighters who learn and master a single discipline and that fighter is put up against another fighter with a different discipline, thereby becoming a “Mixed Martial Arts” competition to see which fighter/discipline reigns as was done by true ancient warriors. What you see today, is a street fight without proper skill, technique or fundamentals and it pains me to see the term “Martial Arts” attached to this style of fighting.
Fundamentally and scientifically, grappling works slow muscle groups and slow twitch muscles; whereas striking such as Kickboxing, Muay Thai and Boxing utilizes fast and explosive twitch muscles. The training for these two muscle groups do not complement each other and it will have conflict to develop at the same time especially during early stage training if preparing to become a great fighter.
If you have never trained before or you have some minor training in martial arts and you are considering to become a fighter, then I would strongly suggest you start with striking training first with a very experienced striking master because to develop powerful twitch muscles and proper striking skills it requires a skillful trainer. Striking is much more complicated than most people think it is. For instance, human instinct as a young child is to wrestle or throw someone down to the ground when playing or fighting but it is not human instinct to throw a shin kick or a perfect knee strike or a straight right hand, which are most effective and can end a fight before it begins. Those are “skills” that need to be learned and only improve with proper training and should be learned first if possible.
At the end of the day we all have our own different views and I respect everyone’s views, but I can tell you I have been doing this for a long time and as a child I trained in Persian wrestling, boxing and then fell in love with the Art of kicking, because I can easily see how somebody can destroy you with calculated kicking power. I’ve been there and done that my friend and although I respect anyone who enters a ring or octagon, I have yet to see a great humble fighter demonstrating the kind of skill I am talking about. Believe me, no grappler or wrestler can take someone down if he can’t get close enough so he’s immediately at a disadvantage. Learn striking first!
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