Physical Arts UPDATE - October 2010
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Hi Visitor, welcome to the May 2012 issue of our Newsletter.
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FROM THE 'WHAT NOT TO DO WHEN LEADING BY EXAMPLE' FILES: Karate teacher leads deadly 'ninja' assaultA karate instructor was convicted of leading a group of armed men dressed as ninjas to rob and kill a wealthy Florida couple while their nine special-needs children cowered or slept nearby. The jury deliberated about five hours before finding Patrick Gonzalez Jr guilty of two counts of first-degree murder and one count of home-invasion robbery. During the four-day trial, prosecutors argued he led the July 9, 2009, attack on Byrd and Melanie Billings. The 25 family members in the courtroom hugged and some wiped away tears. Gonzalez did not react to the verdict and as deputies finger-printed him before leading him away, he did not appear to acknowledge the family. Lawyers whisked the family out of a back door without speaking to reporters. Gonzalez now faces a sentence of death or life in prison. Jurors on Friday will decide the sentence. The robbers that night took a safe from the home that contained nothing of value, but a second safe that wasn’t stolen had $US164,000 (NZ$216,550) in cash, court records show. Prosecutor John Molchan told the jury of 11 women and one man in closing arguments that it was Gonzalez who conceived the plan to break into the home. "Leonard Patrick Gonzalez is the man who had his hand on the gun and his finger on the trigger. He is the man who fired the shots that killed Mr. and Mrs. Billings," Molchan said. But defence attorney John Jay Gontarek told the jury the gun used to kill the couple was not linked to Gonzalez by DNA evidence. He said the complicated web of self-serving defendants involved in the home-invasion does not lead back to Gonzalez as the ringleader. "The Billings deaths are tragic. It would be equally tragic if someone who really was innocent was sent to prison or even executed," he said. Two men who were 19 and 16 during the 2009 home invasions testified against Gonzalez. Both men face life in prison and have entered plea agreements with prosecutors in exchange for their testimony. The men said they entered the home with others but Gonzalez was the triggerman. The men said Gonzalez told the group a safe in the home contained $US13 million that Billings obtained by working for the Mexican mafia. Source: Stuff.co.nz.
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The following is a blog written by new member David Dumolo. I think it is worthy of reproduction here. David is contributing a number of excellent blogs - don't miss them. Core BeliefsOver the weekend I was watching an episode of The Ultimate Fighter Season 12 where Georges St. Pierre’s team had a little pep talk from Mike Tyson, who made a guest appearance on the show. I was taken aback by the outspoken wisdom presented by the former world champ. Mike Tyson came across as quite a deep character with a profound philosophy on both the fight game and life. I was able to glean one or two gems just from listening to some of the things he said.
Mike Tyson’s philosophy of winning is to be smarter, to learn to think better every day. Thinking better will make you feel better and confidence will bring success which in turn will bring more confidence. Mike went on to say that confidence when applied properly surpasses genius. In life we are constantly fighting one way or another and we must be careful on how we conduct ourselves in training and in the ring in case it is a reflection of how we live our life.
So much of what was said by the former world champion applied directly to my own life and that is why I decided to create this blog. Often I find people focus on the minor things in life; of how to forge a living and get by rather than living the life that they want. It’s like the fighter who inside the ring only thinks about surviving rather than having the determination to win at all costs.
My personal philosophy is whatever I can imagine, I can achieve. I believe the human potential is limitless. There are four elements in our success in life. Our unlimited potential leads to our actions; actions lead to results and the results create our beliefs. If someone not realising their true potential is not taking the action to achieve their goals; this leads to low results. This in turn will undermine their beliefs in their own potential and eventually these people completely give up training out of lack of motivation and confidence in their own ability to succeed.
Mike Tyson’s speech ignited my own desire to win and achieve my goals. My advice is know that our potential is limitless; know what causes stagnation and lack of motivation. Remember that the past does not equal the future. Believe in yourself and your ability to take action and achieve your goals. These are simple systematic strategies to create greater results on a daily basis.
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