Around the Corner by Mark Hatmaker

In four weeks we do the photo-shoot for the long-promised volume Boxing Like the Champs, Round Two. Consumers of the 1^st book and the companion DVD-set Boxing like the Champs can expect more deeply researched fistic malice. [All available at our little ol’ website store.]

The publisher tells me it will see wide release this Fall.

Coming Up Sooner in the Pipeline: The Suakhet’u.

First, what The Suakhet’u is not…

· It is non martial arts or combat sports related.

· It is not a strenuous physical endeavor.

What is The Suakhet’u?

· It is an audio-visual course detailing a morning enlivening/awakening practice culled from various American Indigenous traditions.

· Although there is some “sitting” involved, it is not meditation.

· Although there are specific breathing methods involved, they are not “exercises.”

· The Suakhet’u is not about withdrawal to inward realms.

· It is not about “forgetting” the self.

· The Suakhet’u is an expansion of the world via simple yet tangible sensory awareness practices.

· It is an expansion of awareness that is conducive to both the wise alert warrior and the wise and appreciative human being.

· It is a grounding in “being in the center” by awakening to the center.

· The Suakhet’u takes no more than 10-12 minutes out of one’s morning but the results are tangible and measurable. [The Program will show you how to measure and chart such results if the empirical trick is required to fully appreciate.]

Yes, it sounds esoteric but a mere week with the practice reveals the concreteness of its method. The Suakhet’u will be/is the foundation to further Programs: Stalking, Stealth-Withdrawal, Skulking etc.

The unusual program that is The Suakhet’u will be available to RAW Subscribers for ½ price, and newsletter subscribers for 10% off.

Those interested in the RAW Program or the free newsletter may delve further here:

[For techniques, tactics, and strategies of Rough and Tumble Combat, Old-School Boxing, Mean-Ass Wrestling, Street-Ready Frontier Scrapping & Indigenous Ability culled from the historical record see the RAW Subscription Service.]

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