Ignite Your Life

Our guest today is Hanshi Dave Kovar. He has a lifetime of experience in the martial arts and today we will be discussing several key points of his Mastery Mindset. We also discuss his Satori Lifestyle Podcast. www.igniteyourlife.org www.davekovarlive.com www.kovarsystems.com

Mr. Greg Heal is a black belt in Tae Kwon Do, a very talented artist, and author of the book Heritage - Sky Jewel Legacy. Most recently he has become the host of the My Disney Addiction Podcast. Today we discuss how the martial arts have influenced his creative side.

Today we feature Mrs. Mary Rogers. She is a second degree black belt in Tae Kwon Do. She started her training at age 63. Not only does she continue to train at age 83 but she was also a competitor at the 11th annual US National Hanmadang. www.igniteyourlife.org www.cityyouthmartialarts.com www.jkleeblackbelt.com

U.S. Special Operations Command hosted the 2019 Department of Defense (DoD) Warrior Games this past June in Tampa Bay, Florida. Approximately 300 wounded, ill and injured service members and veterans participated in the competition. Competitors include active military service members and veterans with upper-body, lower-body, and spinal cord injuries; traumatic brain injuries; visual impairment; serious illnesses; and post-traumatic stress. Our guest today was a competitor from team ARMY. www.igniteyourlife.org www.dodwarriorgames.com

Samery Moras is a former US Team competitor. Her various athletic accomplishments include being a 6-time US Collegiate National Champion & Team Member in Olympic-style Sparring and traveling all over the world winning International titles. She began her YouTube career by taking videos of her travel adventures while at overseas competitions. She now has one of the largest Taekwondo channels on YouTube where she shares her passion of Taekwondo through tutorials, training tips, and Taekwondo vlogs.

Our guest today is Coach Craig Haase. He has been the Head Coach of the Varsity Boy's Basketball Team at Arrowhead High School for 19 years. In that time he has lead his teams to over 300 wins, six Classic 8 Conference championships, ten WIAA regional championships, three WIAA Final Four appearances, one WIAA Runner Up in 2017, and one WIAA State Championship in 2010.

Today we feature author of the book Nutrition for Taekwondo, Erica Stephens. She is an Accredited Sports Dietician and former member of the Australian Taekwondo Team.She will be sharing her insights into the nutrition necessary to excel as an athlete in a combat sport like Taekwondo. www.igniteyourlife.org www.nutritionfortaekwondo.com

Please welcome Dave Simon to the show. Dave was a basketball official for 18 years and he has been mentoring officials for about 8 years. He is currently an editor at Referee Magazine and the National Association of Sports Officials. He also co-authored a book called "Whistle in a Haystack". This episode will give you a new appreciation for sports officials and the importance of their contribution to what makes a great competition. www.igniteyourlife.org www.naso.org

Master Ghafour is a 4 time Canadian National Tae Kwon Do Team member and Founder/CEO of 2020 Armor. He has developed an Electronic Scoring Vest that is teaching the next generation of students the foundations of martial arts in a language they understand: video games. I hope you will tune in next week to hear more about his competitive experience and this great product. www.igniteyourlife.org www.2020armor.com

Please welcome Katie Hensel to the show. She is the founder and executive director for Tri4Schools. This is a non-profit organization that is getting kids involved in triathlons and giving back to local schools at the same time. www.tri4schools.org www.igniteyourlife.org

On today's episode we feature Coach Jeff Staus. He has been a teacher at Arrowhead Union High School for 20 years. He has also been the Head Coach for their Boy’s Varsity Soccer Team for 19 years, where he has been Coach of the Year for the Milwaukee Journal/Sentinel and the Wisconsin Soccer Coaches Association multiple times. He is also an Academy Coach with Strike FC. I hope you’ll join our discussion as we talk about the “Beautiful Game”. www.igniteyourlife.org www.strikefc.org www.arrowheadschools.org

Our guest today is Master Emerson Wong from Toronto, Ontario. Not only is he a martial arts instructor and school owner, he has played roles in several features films such as Dead Pool 2, Pacific Rim, Max Payne, and Robocop. He also discusses his charitable efforts and how he is building a martial arts school in Haiti.

Today's guest is Dr. Christina Truesdale. She is a recently retired Major in the United States Army and competitor in the 2018 Department of Defense Warrior Games. She will share with us how she has been able to overcome injuries and obstacles. Her account is both uplifting and inspiring. The Warrior Games were established in 2010 as a way to enhance the recovery and rehabilitation of wounded, ill and injured service members and expose them to adaptive sports. www.igniteyourlife.org www.dodwarriorgames.com www.truemeridianvet.com

Today we feature Dr. Cary Kohlenberg, a psychiatrist with expertise in treating Alzheimer's dementia. This is a small departure from our regular format of focusing on athletes and martial artists. Instead, we will be addressing how this debilitating disease takes away from our ability to function at our highest level for as long as possible. We'll also cover what we might be able to do about it so we can make the most of our golden years.

On this episode we review the mission of the JK Lee City Youth Martial Art Prgram with Mrs. Maryfrances Palmisano. CYMAP is a nonprofit corporation that uses the martial arts to serve youth in underserved communities with an opportunity to learn within a supportive environment that fosters mutual respect, confidence, discipline, while promoting mental health, physical fitness, and well being. www.igniteyourlife.org www.cityyouthmartialarts.com

Today's guest is Master Jim Nam, master martial artist,instructor and successful martial arts school owner. Not only will be discussing his martial arts experience both past and present but we will address his role as a board member with ASA - American Sabumnim Association, where successful martial arts school owners share their successes with each other. www.igniteyourlife.org www.martialartsclaremont.com www.victorvillecamartialarts.com

Today's episode features CEO of Superior Masonry Builders Inc. and 5th Degree Black Belt, Master Mark Kemp. We will be discussing the parallels between his professional career and his life as a Tae Kwon Do practitioner as well as the many different ways success may manifest itself in our lives. www.igniteyourlife.org www.superiormasonry.com www.jkleeblackbelt.com

The Playmaker is the most valuable player on any sports team. Their edge? An elusive, intangible quality that combines antic¬ipation, perception, and decision-making skills. While most sports performance training has focused on growing muscle and improving speed—with results arguably plateauing at a certain point—focusing on cognitive and emotional elements promises a much greater payoff. Meet the next challenge in athletics. Using today’s technology and tools, it is now pos¬sible to understand, assess, and train this sixth sense rather than just hope it magically appears. www.igniteyourlife.org www.80PercentMental.com

This episode features Mr. Chris Hora and Mrs. Meadoe Hora. Today we will be discussing a family book they wrote for their black belt project. It is called "Super Hero Kick Team: Pencils Down". This is a fun book written about a group of 3rd graders that use the super powers they find in their practice of Tae Kwon Do to go good at school and at home. This book was written for a great cause and the proceeds go to the JK Lee City Youth Martial Arts Program. We will speak about both in depth. Thanks for listening! www.igniteyourlife.org https://www.amazon.com/Superhero-Kick-Team-Pencils-Down/dp/197326790X www.jkleeblackbelt.com www.cityyouthmartialarts.com

Today's guest is TaeKwonDo practitioner and editor of "TaeKwonDo Life Magazine" Mr. Marc Zirogiannis. We will be discussing what Tae Kwon Do Life Magazine is all about as well as some of people he has had an opportunity to interview in the past. This includes former Miss America Nia Sanchez, country music singer Willie Nelson, and martial arts legend Chuck Norris. www.igniteyourlife.org www.tkdlifemagazine.com www.jkleeblackbelt.com

On today's episode we feature Dr. Kevin Kulwicki. He has served in the United States Army as a Flight Surgeon and he is now an Orthopedic Surgeon who often serves young athletes. We will be discussing innate ability and effort, what it takes to become a surgeon in the US Army, and Dr. Kulwicki will be giving his opinion on youth sports as it relates to the injuries suffered by kids involved in athletics today. www.igniteyourlife.org

Today's episode features music teacher, musician, composer, and martial artist Mr. Sam Ecoff.We will be discussing some of the parallels between Mr. Ecoff's music career, his martial arts experience, and how creativity is really the result of discipline and hard work. www.samecoff.com www.igniteyourlife.org www.jkleeblackbelt.com

Most athletes have a very narrow window of opportunity to compete at a high level. Often times this window is slammed shut because of injury. Today we will be talking with someone who suffered serious physical injury and that window was closed. Then 20 years later something very rare and unique happened. That window of opportunity opened up again. Even rarer, Kerry Geocaris was ready and waiting to make the most of it... www.igniteyourlife.org www.simplykerry.com www.milwaukeetorrent.com

In today's episode we delve into the world endurance events and cross country skiing. More specifically we will be talking with cross country skier Thomas Stuber about the "Birkie" and the mind set required an endurance athlete must have to compete in such an event. www.igniteyourlife.org www.laphampeakski.club www.peaknordic.com

This episode features Master Chris Natzke.He has been a dedicated student and teacher of the martial arts, achieving the rank of 7th Degree Black Belt/Master Instructor, ranking him in the top 1% of all martial artists in the world. He is also an accomplished national competitor, winning the United States National Taekwondo Championships in 1999. Today we will be discussing his book Black Belt Leadership: 7 Keys to Creating a Life of Purpose by Discovering Your Inner Champion. These 7 Qualities of Black Belt Leadership represents his journey in martial arts, personal development, motivation and leadership. www.igniteyourlife.org www.chrisnatzke.com www.jkleeblackbelt.com

For over 20 years, Alex has trained with and been mentored by some of the most influential protectors and warriors in the country. He provides personal protection solutions and has trained men and women from teacher’s organizations, women’s groups, university and college students, and military personnel from the US Navy to the US Army Rangers. We will be discussing his latest book titled Anatomy of a Warrior: The 7 Virtues all Protectors Must Live by to Successfully Protect and Serve. In order to comlplete this book he interviewed more than 120 professional protectors and top industry leaders from the military, police and other government agencies. There is so much to be learned by those who have put their lives in peril and survived life and death experiences. This is yet another discussion where we reach outside the realm of athletics to gain insights into the psychological profile of peak performance. Links: www.alexlanshe.com www.igniteyourlife.org

On today's episode we will be talking about a non-profit organization called Kids Kicking Cancer. This organization and its black belt volunteers are dedicated to teaching the mind-body techniques of Martial Arts instruction, breath work, and meditation in order to empower children beyond the pain and discomfort of significant health issues and disease. We are joined by Mr. Gordon Merna a second degree black belt and the director of the Milwaukee Chapter of KKC, and Mrs. Michelle Lofy a third degree black belt volunteer with the Milwaukee Chapter of KKC. They will share their experience as to how this organization has made a difference to children in the Milwaukee area, and how it has had a profound impact on their own lives. Hopefully we can spread their message of Power, Peace, and Purpose! Links: www.kidskickingcancer.org www.jkleeblackbelt.com

In this episode, the final episode of Dr. Piering talks with Master Jeff Gendelman, an instructor at JK Lee Blackbelt about his non-profit and writer of "The Surface."

In this pod, Dr. Piering talks with Jeremy Lesniak, a martial artist who is the host of the only weekly martial arts podcast focused on traditional martial arts, whistlekick Martial Arts Radio.

In this episode, Dr. Piering talks to Sgt. Christopher McGinis

This week Dr. Piering talks with Master Duke Lee, owner of J.K. Lee's in Germantown, Wisconsin. Born in Korea, Duke immigrated to America and starting Martial Arts and J.K. Lee's when he was 17. He graduated from the University of Wisconsin Milwaukee then decided to pursue teaching martial arts as a career. Since then he has never looked back. Duke has competed in many tournaments, coached many top tier athletes, and is a referee for the Hanmadang, an international taekwondo tournament.

Jordan Niebrugge is a professional golfer who most recently competed in the US Open. As an Amateur Jordan has quite a few wins under his belt. In 2010 he won the W Duncan MacMillan Classic. In 2013 he won the Wisconsin Match Play Championship, US Amateur Public Links, Wisconsin State Amateur and Western Amateur. IN 2014 he won The Amer Ari Invitation and in 2015 the NCAA New Haven Regional. During this episode, Dr. Piering and Jordan Neibrugge really break down what it means to focus. When performing at a high level focus becomes a habit. High level performers are able to ignore distractions and, if concenentration is broken, refocus despite distractions still going on around them.

This week Dr. Piering is interviewing Jason Russell, a top athlete who competes in the world of sky diving. Jason Russell is a world record holder and a newly crowned Vertical Formation Skydiving World Champion with his SDC Core teammates, one of whom is his wife. Early in his career, he left motocross racing to compete in skydiving and now has made more than 14,000 jumps. Together Dr. Piering and Jason Russell will explore the mental attributes that are needed to become a top performer in skydiving and how those attributes transfer over into everyday life.

This week Dr. Piering interviews Professor Brannon Beliso of One Martial Arts. Professor Beliso comes from a family of martial artists. His father taught martial arts and he has followed in his father’s footsetps teaching kenpo karate. As an 8th degree black belt Professor Beliso has studied Kenpo Karate for over forty five years. He also has training in Kung Fu, Juijitsu, Arnis, Boxing, and Kickboxing. One Martial Arts has two locations - one in San Francisco, CA and the other in Millbrae, CA. These schools are committed to helping every one of their students live their best life.

In this episode, Dr. Piering flips the script a bit and takes interview questions from Sophie, a high school student, and her peers.

In this episode of Ignite Your Life, Peder talks to Dave Young, former Marine and Director and Founder of Vistelar, a training company dedicated to addressing the spectrum of human conflict, where he is the master instructor for physical alternatives (as opposed to non/de-escalation). During the episode, Peder leans on Dave's experience to talk about such concepts as performing under pressure to draw out valuable life lessons that athletes and everyday citizens can use to improve their lives.

In this week’s Ignite Your Life, Dr. Piering talks with Christine Lee. Christine has been training in Taekwondo at the age of 5 and has been involved in Martial Arts ever since, opening JK Lee Waukesha location in 1998. She leads the JK Lee Demonstration team which participates in events across the state and coordinates charitable events to raise money for great causes such as cancer research. In this episode, Dr. Piering talks specifically about leadership with Ms. Lee, drawing on her incredible experience & expertise.

This week on Ignite Your Life, Dr. Piering talks with Tim Lane. Tim is a World Kickboxing Champion and Kickboxing Coach. Growing up, he was involved with Judo and Taekwondo, starting on the competitive circuit in 1978. He has since retired but is still heavily involved in Martial Arts instructing both children and adults. In this episode they talk about overcoming challenges to get what you want and never giving up.

This week's episode features Master Jin Lee, the owner and operator of J.K. Lee's Pewaukee. Mister Jin Lee started training when he was 8 years old. He went to college at the University of Wisconsin Madison where he graduated with a degree in Molecular Biology. He worked in his field for over a decade before deciding to follow his passion and teach martial arts. In 2002 Mister Jin Lee started teaching martial arts and opened his school 3 years later in 2005. Mister Jin Lee's family are all heavily involved in helping out with the school. His wife, Mrs. Sunmi Lee, and his children, Alexandra and Matthew, are heavily involved in helping the school run smooth.

This week on Ignite Your Life Dr. Piering talks with Ben Farley, the head coach of the Brookfield East Spartans in Brookfield, WI. Coach Farley brought the Spartans to a Division 2 State Championship, the first in Brookfield East's history. He was also named Freeman Coach of the Year by the Waukesha Freeman. During this episode Dr. Piering and Coach Farley will discuss the power that can be unlocked when you focus on finishing as well as when you ask the question "Did I give all I could give?"

In the very first episode of Ignite Your Life Dr. Peder Piering interviews Master Chan Lee of J.K. Lee Black Belt Academy. J.K. Lee Black Belt Academy was started by Master Lee's father Grandmaster J.K. Lee over 40 years ago. Master Chan Lee has since expanded from a single school to 6 locations. Master Lee works hard to live and promote the action philosophy of Tae Kwon Do by being active in the community and urging his students to do the same. His martial arts school, J.K. Lee Black Belt Academy, works hard to go beyond kicking and punching by promoting healthy living, fitness, and attitudes. On February 25th J.K. Lee hosted their annual board Break-a-thon, where students of the school work to raise money for the MACC Fund and help cancer care research. http://jkleeblackbelt.com/board-breakathon/ Find us on Social Media: Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/Ignite-Your-Life-1243000269149223/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/IgniteUrLifePod

Physical activity can be a means towards personal growth and overall well being. Ignite You(r) Life podcast works to provide insights into how that happens by interviewing various athletes coaches, martial artists, and others with expertise in the psychology of performance. Ignite Your Life is a new podcast from Sport Psychologist Dr. Peder Piering. Each episode is dedicated to making the intangibles of personal and performance excellence tangible. By interviewing athletes Dr. Piering will delve into the psychological aspects of peak performance. From character development and confidence to overcoming obstacles and adversity, this podcast will give you insights from various athletes and coaches with a wealth of expertise. As a clinical and sport psychologist for over 15 years Dr. Piering has worked and learned from 1000's of athletes. During that time he has developed a psychology of excellence that helps athletes gain the competitive edge. Dr. Piering received his black belt in Taekwondo and during that journey he learned the action philosophy of Taekwondo. Inspired, Dr. Piering wrote a book that brings together his personal psychology of excellence with the Taekwondo philosophy of action. This book is called "Master Mental Toughness."