Adam Drake is the CEO and founder of the Balance Choice program, having received both praise and recognition for his impact on helping transform the lives of the youth at Don Dale Youth Detention Center.

Balanced Choice believes it is essential to maintain the balance of the body, mind, and spirit by promoting living in a way that nourishes each of these elements. 

By engaging in various physical activities, Adam is able to create transformations in the lives of the youths, who would have otherwise never received a second chance.

In this episode of The Caveman Condition podcast, Adam talks to us about what motivated him to create the Balanced Choice Program, why you need to love and appreciate yourself if you want to make a change in your life, and how he is in the running to break 3 Guinness World Records.

What You’ll Learn from this Episode:

• How setting goals and having a strong, healthy mindset will push you to rapidly grow
• Why it’s never too late to make a change in your life and start over
• Why a morning and evening routine can transform your life, both mentally and physically
• And much more!

“The greatest lessons I get come from the kids that I work with.” – Adam Drake

Key Takeaways:  

“It took a few things along the way to wake myself up that the only person that was going to get this ship going a bit better was me because I’m driving it.”  – Adam Drake

“I am no good to anybody unless my tank is full. So, what keeps my tank full?” – Adam Drake

Connect with Adam Drake:

• Facebook
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• www.balancedchoice.org

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Thomas Crooks started his martial arts training under Peter Williams in 1992 at his dojo in Epping, Sydney.

He is very fortunate to be a direct student of the Sosuishi-ryu Jujutsu 16th Headmaster, Shitama Manzo Sensei, Dai Shihan. Sosuishi-ryu Jujutsu is a 370 year old familial jujutsu ryuha, founded in 1650. In October 2016 he and Peter Williams were appointed as representatives of the Sosuishi-ryu Jujutsu Kai in Australia.

They established Kumataka Dojos in 2017, where judo, jujutsu and Okinawan karate are taught. Thomas holds the teaching title of Kyoshi in Sosuishi-ryu Jujutsu, conferred on him by Shitama Manzo Sensei in 2018.

He opened his own dojo in Bayswater, Perth, WA in 2016. Along with Peter Williams, he leads ongoing training visits to Japan. Trained as an acupuncturist and Chinese herbalist, Thomas worked in private practice for just under 10 years.

More recently he moved into academia and is the Senior Lecturer in Social Sciences at Endeavour College of Natural Health in Perth.

In this episode of the Caveman Condition Podcast, Thomas speaks to us about the history of Jujutsu and how it was created, why he fell in love with the martial artform, and how genomics and alternative medicine play a role in our everyday lives. 

Connect with Thomas Crooks:

• Kumataka Dojo
• Instagram
• Facebook

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Paul McIntyre is the resident instructor at Heaven Man Earth Internal Arts International – Melbourne branch school. Paul’s experience in various martial arts, nei gong, qi gong and meditation spans decades.

Beginning as a child in Australia, his practice has since taken him throughout much of Asia in pursuit of authentic teachings.

Paul learned taiji (tai chi) & qigong, natural fist boxing and muay-thai under the guidance of esteemed fight trainer Tao Jaiphet (Absolute MMA) for 7 years.

Since 2007, Paul has trained exclusively under the Heaven Man Earth system and has undertaken extensive periods of private tuition and live-in practice with Sifu Adam Mizner to deepen and refine his understanding and skill of the entire HME system including taiji, nei gong, meditation, dhamma & healing.

In this episode of the Caveman Condition Podcast, Paul fills us in on how he discovered Tai-Chi and why he loves teaching it, the history and theory behind the martial art form, and how you can start creating peace and balance in your life. 

What You’ll Learn from this Episode:

• The importance of accountability
• Why you need to celebrate the small wins throughout the day
• How creating a vision board can help you achieve your dreams sooner
• And much more!

Connect with Paul McIntyre:

• Heaven Man Earth
• Discover Taiji

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• thecavemancondition.com
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