Anybody can train when they feel like training – The real question is whether you can train when you don't feel like it: eddie cummings and I hammer out details and plans for his upcoming bouts. This constant pushing for better results comes at a price. You see the gym is empty behind us. A few hours previously it was packed with nearly eighty people in an afternoon class – now they are gone- but Mr Cummings remains. This pattern of extra effort beyond the norm is the distinguishing characteristic of all great enterprises. So often people ask me how my students became so adept at the skills they display in competition – if they could see the daily price they pay in time and effort their question would be answered before it even left their lips…
