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Hear life lessons Tim picked up from the early years of developing his martial arts schools, and how his observations can help everyone during the coronavirus crisis.

• Grit and Sacrifice — What are you doing during the COVID-19 pandemic? Taking it on? Or packing it in? After most hardships throughout history, came times of greatness.

• Bridging — While earning one belt after another, martial artists progress towards a black belt. They must practice patience, otherwise, they’ll never reach that goal. As we work towards getting back to “normal”— we must take one step at a time, day by day.

• Phases — In Sensei Hoover’s martial arts system there are Four Phases of Fighting, representing different ranges. With quarantining we are closed up and living restricted. Gradually we will expand, the threat will diminish, and we will be less vulnerable.

• Be Water — Like a chameleon, we need the ability to adapt our behavior according to the situation. Nothing expresses this better than Bruce Lee’s famous quote below.

"Be water, my friend. Empty your mind. Be formless, shapeless, like water. You put water into a cup, it becomes the cup. You put water into a bottle, it becomes the bottle. You put it into a teapot, it becomes the teapot. Now water can flow or it can crash. Be water, my friend." — Bruce Lee