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Emmanuel Manolakakis
Mar 1, 20221 min read
Working Out and Adaptation
Muscles are a perfect example to understand how everything happens all at once. When you want to get stronger and build muscles most...
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Emmanuel Manolakakis
Feb 26, 20221 min read
The Beginners Mind
A positive attribute that refers to having an attitude of openness, eagerness, and lack of preconceptions when studying a subject, even...
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Emmanuel Manolakakis
Feb 19, 20221 min read
Stop Over-reacting
When we are faced with a challenge, problem, puzzle, issue whatever it maybe its human nature to overreact. This has been true in my life...
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Emmanuel Manolakakis
Feb 10, 20221 min read
Our Ever-evolving Beliefs
Do you know the nature of your training; is it deliberate? Not knowing leads to self-sabotage, hesitation, doubt, and resistance....
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Emmanuel Manolakakis
Feb 8, 20221 min read
Quack or Soar?
“Don’t quack like a duck. Soar like an eagle.” People only complain when they feel like victims. No one ever got anywhere by complaining....
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Emmanuel Manolakakis
Dec 24, 20211 min read
Christmas Message from emmanuel
Happy Holidays and Merry Christmas Everyone
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Emmanuel Manolakakis
Dec 12, 20211 min read
Espresso-like Shot of Healing Energy
So if you’re stuck in a slump, recovering from an injury, overwhelmed by your tasks, flattened by over-trained effort, frustrated by lack...
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Emmanuel Manolakakis
Dec 12, 20211 min read
The Science and The Art of Progress
Progress isn't random. It's observable, measurable and predictable. Like any unit of energy, it has the anatomy of a wave, with crests...
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Emmanuel Manolakakis
Nov 2, 20211 min read
Overreaching and Overtraining
It’s important to know the difference between overreaching and overtraining. Learn the difference and how to deal with these issues...
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Emmanuel Manolakakis
Oct 28, 20212 min read
Don't Destroy the Charm
Watch the video Podcast Don't Destroy the Charm I have traveled all over the world teaching Systema to friends and students. I used to...
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Emmanuel Manolakakis
Oct 22, 20212 min read
Done is Better than Good
I get it. The pandemic has made a lot of us apathetic. It’s harder to get motivated when we can freely move around and so much of life...
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Emmanuel Manolakakis
Sep 26, 20212 min read
Post Traumatic Growth
Some professionals think trauma can actually be, well, good for us. Enter ‘post-traumatic growth’, something that describes the idea that...
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Emmanuel Manolakakis
Sep 6, 20212 min read
Soft is Strong Systema Training
In the western world, we are hard wired to think that hardness is strength. When I say “hard wired” I mean it is embedded in our belief...
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Emmanuel Manolakakis
Aug 25, 20211 min read
Martial Arts Training - September is just around the corner
Attention FC Crew, September is just around the corner, and I want to quickly share with everyone the plan that will hopefully take us...
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Emmanuel Manolakakis
Aug 15, 20212 min read
Systema and Archery
Emmanuel Win’s a Canadian Indoor National Archery Silver Medal! As many of you may know, I’ve been practicing archery for almost 15...
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Emmanuel Manolakakis
Jul 22, 20213 min read
Spread the Peanut Butter
You all know I love to speak in metaphors. Well, another one came to me on Sunday morning when I went into the kitchen to make toast, and...
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Emmanuel Manolakakis
Jul 20, 20215 min read
What if this could easier?
I like to read journals – especially medical journals. I look for stuff on sports psychology, anatomy of movement, and things relevant to...
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Bree Briones
Jul 18, 20211 min read
Youth Classes Have Started!
The time as finally come! Kids Outdoor Training begins this Monday evening at East York Collegiate Football Field. Outdoor classes will...
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