The American Dragon USA Blog

Me Vs. Blade Walker: I Will Remain The Champion!

2006-08-30T12:29:00.000-07:00

My battles with Blade Walker have been tough. But my skill is more than he can deal with using just size and strength. I invite you to come meet me live September 9th 2006 in Eustis, Florida to see me defeat Blade Walker to show that my victory over him wasn't just luck.

You can see more about us at www.NWAHeatWave.com .

Eat Like A Champion on a Contender's Budget

2006-07-23T08:35:00.000-07:00

How to Save Big Bucks on Quality Groceries

Thanks to Sheri in Orlando who e-mailed this question: "I am trying to get in shape and I really enjoyed your Kardio Kick Fit Class at Paramount Health Club but I was wondering how to save on groceries while still eating healthy food? I was hoping that you might have some tips on that." Sincerely, Sheri

Thanks for the question Sheri as a husband and a parent I have learned a lot about keeping my food buying to a budget. So I needed to learn how to eat like a Champion on a Contender's budget.

Here are my Top 12 Tips for saving your hard earned money when buying healthy food...not all of these might be applicable to you, but surely some will...

1. Check the discount section in the meat department of your supermarket grocery store. Items might be reduced by 50%. They are usually close to the "best before" date and must be consumed in the next few days or frozen.

2. Shop in China town, wherever that may be. Fish, and shellfish, are usually 50% cheaper. Meat too, and you can get the bones for soup. Green vegetables are also less expensive there, and you can find many varieties of veg that can't be found in the supermarket.

3. Find the grocery supermarkets that cater to ethnic enclaves, such as Eastern European, Somalian and Ethiopian. I don't know why but the price for meats is usually lower, and you can find the more unusual cuts, soup bones, organ meats, liver, etc.

4. For rice, shop at the ethnic stores that cater to Asians. Prices are much lower.

5. Buy spices at the health food bulk store, or even better, ethnic Indian or Pakistani grocery stores; much, much less expensive than the small glass jars at the supermarket. Spices can add a lot of flavor to any bland low fat or low carb recipe.

6. If you have access to a farmers' market, the food is usually fresher. Even better if you can go to a 'pick your own' place. Not only are prices lower but food quality is higher, so better value for money.

7. Try to eat what's in season; the price is usually competitive or lower, and quality and freshness, not to mention taste, is much better, again better value for money.

8. When pricey items are on sale, buy more and put in freezer, (if its an item that freezes OK, e.g., limes and lemons, certain meats, etc.).

9. Watch the flyers for bargains and loss leaders.

10. If you like to drink bottled water, try a water filter instead. Uses tap water and tastes much better than bottled (usually), and much cheaper per litre.

11. Make a grocery list and stick to it. (No, really. If you don't buy impulse items that you don't really need. You will SAVE money!)

12. One way I save money is through purchasing some of the basics at Sam's Club or Costco. They have HUGE bags of spinach and brocolli for cheap and Frozen Salmon and other fish much less than other grocery stores. They alos have good deals on bags of avacados and colored bell peppers. But becareful on their fruits. Not such a good buy at Sam's or Costo when you compare prices. Although they don't have much, if anything, organic. But first get the diet in order, then move to organic. I also shop at Super Targets and Super Walmarts to save more money.

I hope that these tips can be of help to all of you. If you have questions about training and nutrition e-mail me at mamericandragon@cfl.rr.com . To find out how to Train Like A Champion on a Contender's Budget visit www.AmericanDragonOnline.com .

This article is sponsored by www.HealthandWealthSuccessSecrets.com .

Meditation: Religious Enlightenment or Developing Focus

2006-07-19T06:18:00.000-07:00

In Chamseon, martial meditation, I learnt that the "Eastern Method " of meditation is not thinking of nothing. It is thinking of some subject matter. Hapkido Grandmaster Yong Ki Song himself said this to me. In martial arts, we meditate to concentrate on our techniques. It can be used to concentrate on e.g. your studies. So in martial arts case meditation is a method only and not religious. It is a tool/method to discipline our mind thought process and to remove distractions, so as to prepare for deeper thoughts.

In my case, if my mind is too occupied with many things, I prepare myself for quiet devotion by meditation method of counting my breath, then when I (my mind, body, spirit) am still, I do my Christian devotion. Prayer is deep concentration of talking to God. I think of Bible verses application. I think of what is true, noble, right. Philippians 4:8 "Whatever is true, noble, pure, lovely, admirable - anything that is excellent or praiseworthy - think about such things." (Please note that I am not saying you have to be in a meditation position to pray. In Christian context, prayer is simply talking to God, and you don't need to be in any specific position. I do this personally to help me concentrate myself. Of course there are many other ways to calm yourself, like going for a walk in the park, listening to music etc. But meditation method is fast to bring your mind to readiness to concentrate.)

Most important I find that for a Christian when meditating is not to let your mind be blank, as a Christian who believes that there's always a spiritual battle going on, if we let it go blank, we expose ourselves to spiritual attacks rather than be filled with Holy Spirit.

For non Christians, some meditation do go into the spirit realm and hence into a trance. So as an instructor I teach my students to focus on a topic, and not let the "emptiness" of mind take over. So I use the tool of meditation to prepare myself for martial arts training, prayer, thinking of Bible verse application etc.

About the author: Multi-arts Master Shane Miller is the host of the "Taekwondo World" Radio Show at http://www.actionradio.net/ and the Chairman of the US National Taekwondo Association. He can be reached at http://www.usnta.org/ or mamericandragon@cfl.rr.com .

This article is sponsored by www.healthandwealthsuccesssecrets.com .

The "American Dragon" to appear on new TV show!

2006-07-16T11:55:00.000-07:00

Action Radio Network

PRESS RELEASE
For Immediate Release

The “American Dragon” Master Shane Miller Featured In New TV Show.
Master Shane Miller has just signed a multi-year, one hundred fifty six show deal to appear on the “Turning Up The Heat!“ TV Show on Bright House Networks Television. “Turning Up The Heat!“ TV Show Producer Kevin Rhodes said: “We are excited about Shane Miller’s participation in the show. He will not only be one of the stars of the show but a valuable asset to our creative development team as well. We chose Master Miller because of his past television experience with a similar show format. As a writer and radio personality he has world wide name recognition and we believe that the TV show will benefit from his professional notoriety as a martial arts expert.”

Master Miller will continue to instruct daily lessons at his American Dragon Martial Arts Academies school in Orlando, Florida and produce his weekly radio show called “Taekwondo World”, with his co-host Master Chris Courington, for the Action Arts Radio Network based in Florida.

For more information on the show and the “American Dragon” Shane Miller, tune in at www.ActionRadio.net .

The American Dragon Shane Miller Preparing for Title Match

2006-07-13T15:01:00.000-07:00

Meet the American Dragon Shane Miller LIVE at all "Turning Up The Heat!" TV Show events! Don't forget to hear his "Taekwondo World Radio Show" at www.ActionRadio.net .

Martial Arts Master Shane Miller, will be working to regain the title of "Turning Up The Heat!" TV Show Martial Arts Champion. The "American Dragon" Shane Miller has held 2 different martial arts titles on 7 different occassions. The South Atlantic Martial Arts Championship and the Turning Up The Heat Martial Arts Championship. His next match to gain a martial arts title will be July 29th, 2006 when he attempts to regain the South Atlantic Martial Arts Title. The "Turning Up The Heat!" TV Show Martial Arts Championship Title is sanction by: The Korean Martial Arts Instructors Association.

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2006-07-09T09:36:00.000-07:00

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