with Dan Millman
March 1 - 4, 2012

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Initiation:  Rite of Passage, Moment of Truth

In ancient cultures, young men and women were given a test or challenge to initiate them into the adult world. The Courage Training provides a modern-day rite of passage for men and women of all ages — an initiation into the peaceful warrior’s way. Participants leave the training balanced, clear and centered, with greater confidence in their abilities.

Any Martial Arts Training offers benefits — but The Courage Training, by its nature and design, also provides:

• a life-changing experience, a metaphor through which you discover who you are and what you’re made of
• an opportunity to overcome fear and awaken latent capacities.
• an in-depth understanding of the essential truths behind the techniques.
• a way to integrate physical practice with the real issues of daily life.

The training uses a wisdom-based, step-by-step process of skill training and testing as a vehicle to generate deeper levels of self-knowledge, self-trust, commitment, and confidence.  You will learn by doing and will achieve lasting, real-world outcomes, not just mental insights. You’ll gain both the inner strength and psychological flexibility to progress toward desired outcomes.  Most important, you’ll gain a spontaneous trust in the process of life as it unfolds.

Spirit of the Martial Arts

We teach the flowing movements of knife fighting.  Here’s why:

1. Knives have a way of getting our attention; elements come to the surface providing an opportunity to learn a lot about yourself, and unify body, mind, and spirit.
2. The flowing movements balance “hard" (assertive) and “soft” (receptive) energies — we do not kick, punch, or throw one another. And in this art, women and men show equal progress and skill.
3. The final rite of passage accesses deep and permanent resources you can apply to every area of daily life.

A Training in Courage and Love

The Courage Training creates a strong empathic bond and sense of community among the participants, due to training together and sharing such a powerful rite of passage.

It also provides a lifetime opportunity to face your personal moment of truth in a safe, supportive environment—a chance to go beyond assumed limits, to find out what you are capable of, and to build deeper levels of confidence — the feeling that  “If I did this, I can do anything."

Through inner and outer challenges, the training quickens your personal evolution, going beyond other challenge-type courses because you develop physical skills that last a lifetime. It isn’t for everyone—few things are—but many people from all walks of life have written to express how the physical and psychological benefits can actually increase over time.  (See Unsolicited Comments.)

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