#11: Harinder Singh – Master Your Center and Flow in Chaos

The Black Belt Podcast

“Spiritual Growth is not necessarily found on a yoga mat, in the dojo, or in a meditation room, it’s found in the space between your thoughts, it’s found in the space between your decisions, it’s found in the still point in the transition between stimulus and response. If I can pause and master those transitions and come to center in those moments and choose something other than what I would have done, that is functional spirituality and growth in all aspects of my life. Now I become player number one, changing the code, changing the game, changing the trajectory, because I am consciously aware of what I used to do, and I am consciously aware of what’s happening, and I take a moment to pause, and I choose something different. And that’s where that growth starts to happen.”—Harinder Singh

The Fantastic Budo Brothers have stepped in this week to interview me for this episode. For those of you who don’t know I will share a little of my background. I am a Martial Artist, Defensive Tactics Instructor, Speaker, Author and High-Performance Coach. I teach elite audiences and organizations "How to Master Their Center and Flow in Chaos”. I specialize in training the trainers and have had the distinct honor of working with Black Belt School Owners, Military, Special Forces, Secret Service, and SWAT Teams. I have shared my programs with over 150 Law Enforcement Agencies, Silicon Valley Business Leaders, and Professional Athletes across the globe. As a profession I teach Jeet Kune Do, Tai Chi, Qi Gong, Wing Chun, and the Filipino Martial Arts. I love Boxing, Wrestling and Savate and hold a Black Belt in Brazilian Jiu Jitsu. I am currently a Doctoral Candidate of Chinese Energetic Medicine and was honored to be inducted into the Martial Arts Masters Hall of Fame in 2019.

This episode is all about developing accurate perceptive awareness and fostering effective interactions. My key takeaway is that martial arts teaches us so much more than punching, kicking, stabbing, and choking. It teaches us essential skills of how to relax under pressure, slow down our perception of time, expand our awareness, read our opponents, and make conscious choices in chaos. There is no experience that can be disassociated from your relationship to your center. The ability to find your center, move from your center, keep your center under pressure, and recover your center after being knocked off is the key to personal and professional performance. We dive deep into discovering how to know yourself and others, how to cultivate stillness in chaos, and the art of honestly express yourself. We also define mastery, not as a destination but rather as the continuous change and transformation of the being. I truly believe that martial arts are the greatest vehicle to develop our human potential, discover the cause of our ignorance, and unleash our superpowers of creativity, connectivity, and adaptability. A big shout out to the Budo brothers for stepping in as guest interviewers and to all of you my listeners thank you for joining me on this journey.