Firewalker

I participated in one of the most intense and crazy things that I may ever be a part of. This past weekend was Camp Outback. This is a martial arts training camp hosted by Mr. Steve Place in Siloam Springs, AR. This was a 2 day camp. Friday started off with a forms/hyung seminar. Followed by an XMA and a kicks seminar. These were both fun and exciting. But then Friday night at 7pm, we started preparing for the Fire Walk. This prep course was 4 hours in length and involved figuring out what REALLY matters in my personal and professional life. Once we discovered these things, we started working on our mindset. The mindset that I am referring to is the state of mind that will allow us to walk across a pit of hot coals safely. About an hour into the fire walk training, we were taken outside to see the fire. There were 2 fires. Placed about 10 feet apart and about 12-15 feet long. The Inferno MMA team was asked to stand in between the two fire pits. The heat was incredible! We stood there for about 30 seconds before hair on my arms and legs started to singe. That’s when it became REAL! We went back inside to continue our preparation for the fire walk. We continued this process for about 2.5 hours longer. Fatigue started to set in when finally we went out to the fire pits again and much to my surprise….people were walking across the pits of hot coals! It was finally time. I had been preparing for moments like this in martial arts training for many years. We had been preparing for this specific moment for 4 hours and it was finally here. Then it was my turn. I was hyper focused on the task at hand. Nothing else existed in my mind except for “cool moss” (if you have ever fire walked, you know was that means!). I looked up and started to cross the fire pit. The anticipation was finally over! As I walked I thought maybe I had accidently steered off of the pit. I took a quick glance down as I took my last step and sure enough I was still on the hot coals. The mind is truly an amazing thing. I finally understand what “mind over matter” really means. This was a measure of self-belief and a very spiritual experience for me. I learned a lot about myself during this event! Inferno MMA wants to thank Steve and Nanette Place for this opportunity!