Norm Bettencourt

A Quitter Never Wins & A Winner Never Quits

Bottom line that's the difference in the mindset between a champion and just another fighter. The difference between winning and losing. This is the attitude you must have to overcome all th... Read >

Failure Or Temporary Defeat-You Decide

NOTHING IN THE WORLD CAN TAKE THE PLACE OF PERSISTENCE, TALENT WILL NOT, NOTHING IS MORE COMMON THAN UNSUCCESSFUL MEN WITH TALENT. ... Read >

No One Achieves Greatness Alone

Take a look at all of your fighting idols each one of them has a team of trainers, role models and idols that they respect, look up to on there team pushing them to be there very best. We are a direct reflection of our idols, pee... Read >

Is Martial Arts Street Effective?

The topic of how effective traditional martial arts is in today's world as a way of protecting oneself is still a very sensitive issue to a lot of martial artists. What is even more sensitive is the issue of how realistic and street effective is the... Read >

The Size Of Your Thinking Is The Size Of Your Results

The losers limb is the pre excuse you give yourself on why you are going to fail before you... Read >

The Three Horsemen

Self doubt, indecision, & fear the three horsemen that destroy your chances for success. If you have one of these feelings the other two are nearby. If you have ... Read >

Your Habits Will Determine Your Future

We all have dreams, desires, goals and it's great to daydream about what it would be like holding that title belt high in the air feeling the energy of the crowd chee... Read >

How You Train Is How You Respond

How you train is how you will respond and react in the real deal. Self-defense is about survival and nothing else. It is not about fighting fair, clean or being honorable. It's about doing what you have to do to ... Read >

False Sense Of Security

Working my usual weekend gig as a bouncer in a night club an attractive blond approaches me and asks if I can walk her though the club because 15 minutes before a male grabbed her arm a told her that she had to dance with him. She refused and pulled awa... Read >

Condition Stimulus Training

You take with you in combat all the good and bad habits that you learned in your training routine. If your tactics in your training c... Read >