Jesse IrizarrySep 14, 20213 minThe Wind In The TreesI get wound into frantic spells of higher thought here and there. It’s usually on mornings when I slept well the night before where I get...
Jesse IrizarryAug 12, 20212 minMy Stutter Step It’s kind of like dad jokes for a dad. Your kids reach a certain age and you not only start enjoying them but they come to you from the...
Jesse IrizarryAug 4, 20211 minThe Coffee Stain That Is My Life Spilled coffee on a Carl Jung book that I was reading this morning. Not a good look. Why wouldn’t I spill something on a book like that? ...
Jesse IrizarryDec 15, 20204 minWhat To Do With The Dead Space I wish you could see what I’m looking at right now. I’ll take a picture of it for this blog but it’ll be a lousy painting of this picture...
Jesse IrizarryNov 20, 20202 minBurn It To The Ground I think I’ve written about this before, I’m not sure. I don’t care at this moment if I have or not. I’ve recited D.H. Lawrence’s quote...
Jesse IrizarryNov 20, 20202 minLet Me Tell You A StoryAnother repost of an article I wrote on Medium a couple of years back Let me tell you a story… Matthew loved superheros, from the first...
Jesse IrizarryJul 28, 20204 minBarbell Training Should Be Martial ArtsI remember taking my shoes and socks off, straightening my belt, and bowing as I stepped into the dojang. I was about nine years old, I...
Jesse IrizarryMay 26, 20203 minI Am The BreathI’m pivoting some in my career. Even with all the uncertainty of life during this global pandemic, I feel pretty confident and strangely...
Jesse IrizarryApr 10, 20202 minNo, They're Just PlayingGuy lifts weights. Maybe he isn’t all that consistent, but dammit he’s identified with it, at least when it suits him. Guy’s wife has...
Jesse IrizarryMar 31, 20203 minThe Moment Of Real PracticeMeditation can be very difficult. We’re told to let go, but we have no instinct for it. We need to learn to understand it. And learning...
Jesse IrizarryNov 15, 20191 min"Definiteness Of Purpose" | My Journal On Display Definiteness of purpose - an idea from Napolean Hill in his book "Outwitting the Devil." At the end of the book he tells his readers...
Jesse IrizarryOct 23, 201910 minHow I Teach The Breath, NowIn my dining room, there’s a window. It looks out toward my little backyard. Light peaks in through the window early in the morning when...
Jesse IrizarryOct 3, 20192 minMy Limiting Agreements | My Journal On Display I'm set to identify my limiting agreements. I've been reading The Four Agreements by Don Miguel Ruiz. Something today really grabbed me....
Jesse IrizarrySep 19, 20191 minMy Very Non-Linear Progress In Muay ThaiProgress in training is very rarely, if at all linear. Justin Troy, one of my Muay Thai coaches who's been developing me has put together...
Jesse IrizarrySep 12, 20192 minMy Journal On DisplayI'm going to start collecting a category of posts that will be deeply personal. I imagine this will be very cathartic for me. I've loved...
Jesse IrizarryJun 22, 20191 minLEARNING HOW TO LEARN, EXPLORING MUAY THAI, AND THE GREAT AND POWERFUL YASHA KAHNThis JDI Journal Jesse talks about the new things in his training and some really great insight from starting something new like Muay Thai.
Jesse IrizarryMar 16, 20191 minWEIGHTLIFTER TRIES CIRCUS PERFORMANCEThis was an amazing sit down interview AND basic intro to aerial straps performances and exercises with Stuart McKenzie. @stustraps...
Jesse IrizarrySep 13, 20186 minLASTING PRINCIPLES | YASHA KAHN | WEEK 6 – COMPETITIONWEEK 6 | TRAINING WEEK/CYCLE – WINTER CYCLE COVERING WEEK(S) 14 (COMPETITION WEEK) BODYWEIGHT: 101.5 ( WEIGHED IN AT MEET AT THIS...
Jesse IrizarryMay 22, 20182 min“I’M NO SUPERMAN”I saw a guy walking down a street the other day with a Superman t-shirt on. Maybe someone bought it for him or maybe he’s a big comic...