Ian Bone Martial Arts Coach

29/09/2026

How you do one thing influences how you do everything!

It means that the way you approach and handle even small tasks or situations in your life tends to reflect your overall attitude and behavior in other areas, your actions and the actions of others are often consistent across different aspects of life, whether positive or negative; it’s a principle about consistency in character and approach. A useful thing to understand.

Consistency in behavior is a good example.

If you tend to be detail-oriented and thorough in one area, you’re likely to exhibit similar behavior in other areas of your life.

Mindset matters!

Your attitude towards a task, even a small one, can reveal your underlying mindset which then impacts how you approach other things. You choose your thoughts by the way you think about things.

The idea itself is a Self-reflection tool.

This phrase alone “how you do one thing is how you do others” encourages self-awareness, allowing you to identify areas where you might want to improve your approach by looking at how you handle seemingly unrelated tasks.

My favourite lesson from martial arts is about truth and honesty.

What’s your favourite lesson from martial arts that has helped you improve other areas of your life?

Ian Bone Martial Arts Coach
Courage Training Centre

29/09/2026

The last 12 hours was challenging…I wasn’t looking forward to this one at all.

I have made extreme commitments to martial arts and this is one of the costs…

Thanks to everyone who reached out with support.

I was pretty anxious about this one.

New hip will hopefully get me back to proper exercising again.

See you all in the gym on Saturday.

❤️‍🩹❤️‍🩹❤️‍🩹

28/09/2026

Any opinions welcomed! Personally I love all the different rules as they provide different challenges.

Different rules evolve different skills sets. Understanding this, the rules and what they do is forever enjoyable as a martial artist. I enjoy the unified rules but I do love the OneFC global rules also. Pride, dream, rizen and other organisations have also had different rule sets over time as has Muay Thai, all the different styles of karate and Boxing…and the judging criteria can change with the organisations and some use words which are very subjective and corruptible but that’s another post 😂😅

Then we have many many different grappling rule sets. Wrestling, sambo, judo, jiu jitsu…

It’s fun all the things that make them different and it’s super powerful to try and understand the techniques, strategies and concepts that can and do tie them together.

If you get caught playing the game of looking for the negative aspects of things you will deny yourself the best opportunity to learn from them in an objective way.

Ian Bone Martial Arts Coach
Courage Training Centre

27/09/2026

Whilst your kids live under your roof I truly believe sport is a life changing activity to ensure they are involved in.

In my house the rule has been simple we train martial arts until you replace it with another sport. And you will stay involved until you are over 18 and working.

It teaches more than the sports themselves.

The lists are endless and priceless.

Commitment, discipline, courage, delayed gratification, humility, teamwork are just a few….

New parents should be making decisions like these early. By 14-15 it’s too late. 4-7 years old is the perfect time to look at enrolling them then after that you must commit to getting them there regardless and of your own situation, obstacles or challenges.

I’m super proud of my girls and hopefully the lessons they have learnt training martial arts will last them a lifetime.

CoachBoneCourage
Courage Training Centre

24/09/2026

5 great reasons to build and maintain a positive image for combat sports athletes.

1. Impact beyond your sport. Your actions in and out of the ring define your character. Be mindful of your actions it’s not just your fans and sponsors that are watching but your family. This creates strong support networks that want to see you win.

2. Trust and Respect. A strong reputation builds relationships with team mates, coaches, sponsors and fans. It’s an asset. You decide how much your word is worth by walking the world with integrity and honesty….

3. Consistency means you’re easy to work with. Live to your values and people will see and know what you’re about….act without integrity and you will lose trust quickly.

4. Being a role model. Being a role model means you have impact beyond your performance making it easier to ride the highs and lows of competition.

5. Controlling the narrative. Being honest, kind, easy to work with and humble will mean you will own your story. If you create chaos and lie. The world owns your story. The world reacts to what is true not what you say is true.

How you are remembered by people who you work with will affect your brand, impact and value.

Ian Bone Martial Arts Coach
Courage Training Centre

22/09/2026

“He who is not contented with what he has, would not be contented with what he would like to have.” Socrates❤️

22/09/2026

21/09/2026

😍😍😍This kid

20/09/2026

“Your daughter will never need a knight in shining armour if you teach her to swing the sword herself”

Raising children isn’t about protecting them from danger/risk/challenges…..it is about preparing them to deal with and overcome whatever may come their way.

Violence doesn’t discriminate. Courage isn’t defined by whether you are a man or a woman, building courage requires intentional commitment.

Ian Bone Martial Arts Coach
Courage Training Centre