How Would You Make Yourself Worse?
We often question what might make us a better player. We look to the greats, pore over books and podcasts and advice columns, soak up…
Category: Commandment 2: Daily Action
Almost as important as immersion (but not quite) is “daily action.” When was the last time you saw someone perform any craft with beauty and mastery who didn’t exercise their craft daily? I’ll give you a hint - you’ve never seen it.
Integrating bagpipes into your daily life is a must in order to have success.
Memorization is Making You Worse
Do you struggle to remember tunes? A Dojo student was recently lamenting that they must have mentally accumulated so much stuff in their seven decades on…
Advanced Piper? Great...Prove It!
If you're new at Dojo U, it's a lot like your first day at any other school. You check your class schedule, look at the…
New Year's Resolutions and Unsustainable Goals
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WTlCqqxdh3A Pat Sherwood of CrossFit Linchpin talks about New Year's fitness resolutions... but listen closely. It's all about piping goals as well.
Compound Interest on the Bagpipes
Just like police recruits often get tased before graduation, I've insisted that our entire Dojo U teaching team needs to personally work their way through…
The Perfect Dojo Practice Environment and Bagpipe Setup
In order to be successful on your journey towards Bagpipe Freedom, you’re going to need a few things. Nothing here will be a huge surprise,…