Ian Bone Martial Arts Coach

Them: sports jiu jitsu sucks everyone needs to train for self defence.

Also them: MMA is for thugs and isn’t real jiu jitsu

Them: Jiu Jitsu is stronger then boxing I’ll just wrestle you to the ground

Also them: Wrestling is too dangerous everyone gets injured

Personally I love sports jiu jitsu. I love the idea of training for self defence but I believe best practice is a mixture of real striking and grappling arts. I love mixed martial arts but really enjoy training the individual parts deep enough to find their absolute strengths and weaknesses.

I really think people should somewhat be in charge of their own journeys. But they should also be willing to make some sacrifices for the team. Absolute selfishness is not good from the student or the coach.

What I dislike is the dogma created by people who think Jiu Jitsu should just be trained one particular way. It always seems always come with a slice of hypocrisy and a definite lack of integrity.

After years of training all aspects I got tired of people telling me what my jiu jitsu should or shouldn’t be. I think you can have a range of black belts with different strengths and weaknesses but they would all be black belts all the same.

The fact we have a bunch of these already is testament to us not being caught by a particular dogma. And all our differences together make us stronger as a team.

I love my team. Must be time for another megaroll grading day soon! 🖤🖤🖤❤️‍🔥❤️‍🔥🖤

Ian Bone Martial Arts Coach
Courage Training Centre

The key to continuing to win, is to not let the wins get into your head or the losses get into your heart.

Respect the process. Stay humble and ensure you truly support the people who support you.

Ian Bone Martial Arts Coach
Courage Training Centre

Look I got a lot of good things from martial arts, training and fighting has been such a great adventure for me.

But someone asked me the other night what my best story was from it all and well I think it was deb. At least I think deb was her name. Because it was the name tattooed across the guts of my first opponent.

I was lucky enough to come away with a quick win against debs man from my first match and I was verbally abused by deb for being a dog for hitting him on the ground leaving the ring that night and at the time I didn’t think much of it.

Everyone was so drunk that night including my girlfriend who I ended up marrying. She was definitely on fairly strict instructions from that point to ease up on the nervous drinking!

Anyway fast forward 5 or 6 fights and I was the victim of a amazing talented and prepared Xavier Lucas who scored a nice TKO early in the first round. And as I exited the cage I was verbally bashed again by deb asking me “how does it feel you dog!” Haha I couldn’t help but laugh. She was obviously a fight fan. Well it didn’t feel great but it also didn’t feel as bad as I thought it would. 🤷‍♂️But thinking about deb definitely cheers me up! ❤️‍🔥😂❤️‍🔥

Such a strange funny little moment but it somehow is my favourite. 🤷‍♂️

Ian Bone Martial Arts Coach
Courage Training Centre

COMMITMENT.

I was talking to someone today about how long I believe it takes someone to be proficient in martial arts or fitness for that matter. And I truly believe most people’s idea or perception of the commitment required is off target. A 6 or 12 week boot camp or a weekend intensive whilst fun is really selling the commitment extremely short.

When we discussed it I simply asked how long is an apprenticeship. For most trades its generally 3 years. Then I asked how long it generally takes that trades person to really become a good problem solver etc and the conclusion was made that we thought generally 8-10 years.

I think this could be really applied to understanding most things in life. Now there are always going to be exceptions. People who are gifted exist but it’s nice to know that if you just take your time and learn one thing at a time and are in it for the long haul you can be great.

I never really feel like I know enough about fitness or martial arts. But that’s the hook for me. 🤷‍♂️🥸

So before you get bummed about not getting a fight, a blue belt or getting your but kicked in sparring, it’s a long journey, learn to enjoy the process. Just look to improve inch by inch.

Coach Bone
Courage Training Centre

Come on Tasmania open up a hunting industry and make billions! Those deer are dollars! 🦌💸

I have loved building the team. I will fight for what it stands for…..always. I love the struggle of maintaining it. I’m grateful for it….

People without the guts to build something of value that has nothing to do with money will never understand.

And the best thing is you don’t need them too.

If I died or closed shop tomorrow I would die proud of myself and my team and what we have achieved already.

A victim mentality is a cancerous mindset. It will eat you from the inside out. It is riddled with entitlement and steals your personal power.

It will destroy dreams, sabotage your health, erode relationships and limit your growth.

Once you shed the feelings of victimhood and entitlement you are free to be the hero of your own story.

You can move towards your dreams, take control of your health, build meaningful relationships and achieve limitless growth.

Steps to removing this can include but are not limited to gratefulness journals, positive affirmations, coaching, counselling, reading books, podcasts and simply not being a jerk......

Coach Bone
Courage Training Centre

Courage is knowing something is going to hurt and doing it anyway. Stupidity is the same, this is one of life’s tricks for us. And just one of the many reasons why life is difficult. And confusing courage and stupidity can be detrimental to your results and your health. In the military it can cost your life. In martial arts it can destroy your results and permanently damage your health.

The difference is in the preparation. If you know it’s going to hurt prepare. Harden yourself, train yourself, add skills and upgrade your attributes to deal with the suffering. Be humble enough to know where you are at and adjust accordingly. Do not get complacent and let an unhealthy ego put you in situations you have no business being in.

Upgrade your support network and team so you have people to lean on before, during and after. Surrounding yourself with people that challenge you will help you stay on the path of growth. If you have nothing but yes men and women around you, your results will suffer and your life may begin to spiral.

And well if you’re stupid just ignore everything and move on. 😂🤷‍♂️life’s full of choices.

Being a soldier taught me how to prepare and plan. I’m grateful for my time in the military. It was full of suffering, lots of endurance activities and even simple exercises were turned into walks that never ended. It was to make sure we were ready to endure. Even the rank structure was there to make sure you suffered 😂

If you’re going to compete in combat sports make sure you are ready to endure. You can’t accept all the benefits of martial arts if you aren’t willing to accept the suffering. You must never become too cool to train with your team and stay involved in the process.

CoachBoneCourage
Courage Training Centre