Tale of the Tape: Kevin Ross Kevin “The Soul Assassin” Ross is an artist and a pioneer in American Muay Thai. Throughout his career, he has won the super-lightweight WBC International title, the welterweight WBC USA National title, the FIDAM welterweight title of Mexico, and the United States Muay Thai Federation welterweight title. He is [...]
Tale of the Tape: Anthony Melchiorri Anthony Melchiorri was the executive producer and host of Hotel Impossible on the Travel Channel for an astounding 108 episodes for 9 seasons. And now he is the host of his brand new show on Facebook Live, Instant Turnaround. Discover how Anthony Melchiorri battled through a childhood of hardship [...]
Tale of the Tape: Chris Romulo I'm Chris Romulo, a six-time Muay Thai champion turned speaker, coach, and podcaster. On The Eight Count podcast, I explore the championship mindset of entrepreneurs, business owners, and athletes to uncover the tactics they use to beat the count and win at life. Breakdown In this first episode [...]
Twenty-two years ago I would’ve never thought I’d be invited to give a commencement speech at JP Morgan Chase’s Fellowship Program, a 3-year leadership program for at-risk high-schoolers in New York. But get this: just a few weeks ago there I was, standing at the podium, speaking to a room full of kids who were [...]
It is said that we are born with only 2 true fears as infants: -the fear of loud noises -the fear of falling All other fears are manifested in our own own minds as we age and go through the experience of life. Just like YOU, I have been accumulating plenty of fears throughout [...]
"Winners aren't people who NEVER fail, WINNERS ARE PEOPLE WHO NEVER QUIT."- Anon I once read about a brief exchange between a mentor and a young apprentice: Young apprentice: "Life is so hard". Mentor: "Compared to what?" Yes, super abstract but I believe what the mentor intended to do was make us think and [...]
It is a known fact that 90% of the things that you fear in life are insignificant issues. There are ONLY 2 fears that you are born with: […]
Since 2009 I’ve been building my gym here in Rockaway Beach, starting on the boardwalk that was completely destroyed by Hurricane Sandy. […]
Experts estimate that the mind thinks between 60,000 – 80,000 thoughts a day. That’s an average of 2500 – 3,300 thoughts per hour. Unfortunately, most of those thoughts are beating you down repeatedly. […]
Growing up on 208th Street, in “the Ville”, you had to be tough, you had to be scrappy and you had to have heart. During most of my childhood, I thought that meant I wasn’t supposed to show any emotion. […]
