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Absorb what is Useful!
“Absorb what is useful, reject what is useless, add what is essentially your own.” - Bruce Lee “I will never, ever use this in real...
Peter Cooke
Apr 19, 20223 min read


Hey! Think ahead!
A frequent conversation I have with would be students/clients goes something like this: "I think someone is going to attack me, I need to...
Peter Cooke
Sep 1, 20212 min read
"Johnny" an Inspiration
I thought that I would tell a story, about one of the inspirations for opening the studio. I work at a middle school. And for a couple of...
Peter Cooke
Aug 8, 20214 min read


The Ahren's Press!
Did you know that there is more than one kind of hammer? There’s the standard Claw Hammer, a Ball Peen Hammer, Rubber Mallet, Sledge...
Peter Cooke
Oct 19, 20202 min read


Fundamentals, an investment
I recently started teaching a karate class again. Because of the Covid pandemic, we need to maintain social distancing, and touching each...
Peter Cooke
Jul 31, 20202 min read


Attitude of Gratitude
An Attitude of Gratitude Wow. We have reached a pivotal point in time. We are in a crisis of radical change. The optimist in me says that...
Peter Cooke
Jun 29, 20203 min read


Cost/Benefit and Risk
Sometimes I post photos or videos of parts of my workouts on my Facebook feed. Amidst the "good jobs, likes, etc, almost always someone...
Peter Cooke
Feb 22, 20202 min read


Meh, Blah, Ugh
It's almost universally true that the hardest part of a fitness routine is getting started. (Many folks NEVER take that first step!). So,...
Peter Cooke
Oct 4, 20192 min read
An Annotated Decalogue
Here's a sort of ten commandments that I've developed over the years. They might not all apply to everyone, all the time. They're not in...
Peter Cooke
Sep 21, 20193 min read


Get your Chocolate out of my Zumba!
Remember those old commercials for Resse's Peanut Butter Cups, where they one person would say "Get your chocolate out of my peanut...
Peter Cooke
Sep 21, 20192 min read


Just do it!
When I opened the studio, one of my goals was to make fitness/athletics more approachable to everyone. That goal has been a constant in...
Peter Cooke
Sep 11, 20192 min read


KFC! (Kula, Family, Community)
Hey Everyone! This month, I wanted to talk about community. We're coming up on the holidays, and lots of us are getting together with...
Peter Cooke
Dec 14, 20172 min read


The Revolution, Renewed
Hey! It's Peter, the owner of the studio. I have decided to start writing a blog. I made an earlier attempt to start one that fizzled....
Peter Cooke
Dec 2, 20172 min read
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