I would like to share my own experience with online coaching by Thong. I live in Buenos Aires and work as a psychiatrist. I used to practice Aikido and Taichi, now I have embraced KaizenTao and follow its path and also practice Rukopashneyboj Berserk, a Russian style. I met Thong in 2010.
He does what he does. Changing people. I’ve been around. I know people. I have met many, instructors and students. I am myself a coach experienced in assisting other people’s growth.
Thong has a knack for, how should I say it, reaching into your core. Not in a violent or invasive way. Just fast, quiet and effective. He is so humble, so simple, that that is the first test for me to see. You’ve got to see it to comprehend. Not his teaching. He will deliver. Myself I just have to believe I can. Just that. Simple. Yet scary.
I have athletes with panic attacks, asking me for advice. So, panic is not far from our own daily experience. Thong helps me to understand panic in my life. My body reacts but I don’t perceive it. I was stuck inside, unaware.
I have a 3rd black belt degree in Aikido and my back was in bad condition (it is not Aikido or Sensei’s fault, of course). After correcting my posture, I recovered my spine. Relaxing is something I can say openly, for me is after and before Thong. How does he do it? Magic. I mean, just take a class and judge for yourself. I call it magic. Period.
Also, through Remote Coaching I sharpened my perception. Thong training enhances “the pixels in between” the image. I can better discriminate to improve my performance through perception. I already knew all these theories. Thong helped to make them real. Now I’m enhanced. For what I need in my practice and in life. Others will also get what they need in their practice and lives.
If I was asked to put in two words what Thong has taught me, it is perception and values. Perception as an ever-expanding horizon of resources. This is the base for excellence, stamina and self-esteem. And values because KaizenTao is about growing with others.
Through KaizenTao Remote Coaching, Thong helps me to better understand my own body, its environment and connection to others.
This perception needs fuel. Ongoing training is a must. Inconsistent practice will only yield inconsistent results.
For a seeker as myself, KaizenTao Remote Coaching with Thong is a must!
~ Dr. Adrian Kertesz
Sandan under Koichi Tohei Shihan, Ki Society, Tai Chi Wang Style under Sifu James Wang Sing, Systema, Professor in Charge of the Chairs of Psychopathology and Psychotherapy II Group II of the School of Psychology at the University of Flores(1997-2003)