The Long Road

Every morning our school says the Pledge of Allegiance and salutes the flag of Oklahoma...do people even know or care what this means anymore?*References: Oklahoma Historical Society, KFOR, Symbol Genie, Indian Country Extensions, National Park Service, NativeTribe.info, Pipedia.org, Wikipedia  *Photo by Ron Jones

You have not lived as a strength coach or fitness trainer until you have taken a class of 3rd graders through the fundamentals of kettlebell training! This and some interesting observations about the "psychology of strength" for children.*Photo by Ron Jones

Quick book review from a chapter towards the end of a 1915 book by William Martin Conway. The title of Chapter XVIII is "The Crowd at War." The book is about the social psychology and history of crowds and mobs and how they are organized in terms of hierarchical structures.*Source: "The Crowd in Peace and War" by William Martin Conway*Photo by Ron Jones

In our final episode in the juvenile delinquency series, we come back to North Tulsa's Greenwood and Black Wall Street district to learn about their secret sauce for preventing delinquency and how to properly raise children.Learn more about math educator and curriculum writer Pocahontas Greadington*Reference: "THEY CAME SEARCHING: How Blacks Sought the Promised Land in Tulsa" by Eddie Faye Gates (1997)*Photo by Ron Jones

Today's episode expands on the last show's introduction to The Columbia Park Boys' Club of San Francisco which was THE most successful boys' club in the history of the United States. This episode highlights 12 key focus areas that built the ongoing success of the CPBC.Source: "The Major And His Boys: The Story of Major Sidney Peixotto and the Columbia Park Boys' Club" by CPBC member James M. Hamill (1972)Photo: Columbia Park Boys' Club World Tour Souvenir Program Booklet (1913)

I've put together a useful handout listing all of my podcast access links to make it easier to find my show. Thanks for listening, and I hope it helps you.The Long Road Podcast Access Links Handout *Photo by Ron Jones

Today's episode exposes THE most successful boys' club in the history of the United States that virtually no one knows about today...listen to the show, then you'll know and also know how to start teaching and training our young boys to become proper men.Source: "The Major And His Boys: The Story of Major Sidney Peixotto and the Columbia Park Boys' Club" by CPBC member James M. Hamill (1972)Photo: Columbia Park Boys' Club California Redwood Tour (1912)

In Part V, we get deeper into the psychological parallels between the psychology of street gangs and modern digital delinquents in today's "Gamer Gangs" and how both are quite similar. We will also explore the direct connections historically between our corrupt politicians and street gangs and how gangs can be the nucleus for the larger street mob events too.*Source: "the gang: a study of 1,313 gangs in Chicago" by Frederic M. Thrasher (1927 1st Ed.; 1963 Abridged Ed.)*Photo by Ron Jones

I spent the whole day and night watching the "Stupid Bowl" coverage because I was sick on the couch. I found some of it beyond repulsive and quite negative for our country...here are a few thoughts with some historical perspectives too.

More on the history of juvenile delinquency in America from the 1927 book by Frederic Thrasher...this time drawing some interesting parallels between the street gang psychology and the modern "Gamer Gangs" who have quite similar dysfunctions.*Source: "the gang: a study of 1,313 gangs in Chicago" by Frederic M. Thrasher (1927 1st Ed.; 1963 Abridged Ed.)*Photo: "RJ @ Santa Barbara County Bowl"

In our third segment studying the history of juvenile delinquency in America, we move from 1800s NYC into the early 1900s Chicago era where our focus is exclusively on boys and younger adult males and how "community disorganization" and mass migration patterns create social gaps for gangs to form.*Source: "the gang: a study of 1,313 gangs in Chicago" by Frederic M. Thrasher (1927 1st Ed.; 1963 Abridged Ed.)*Photo by Ron Jones

Today, a historical perspective on the US Government ordering Texas to basically "stand down" and remove their state of readiness thus allowing millions of unvetted people into our country. What does history say? How does the rising anarchy and chaos factor into historical cycles across the generations? Where is it headed with militarized law enforcement policies and actions? Brace for impact. Prepare.If interested, listen to my previous episode on Aristotle's Cycles of Civilization*References: "Building Morale" by Jay Bryan Nash (1942); "History Alive! The United States Through Industrialism" by Teachers' Curriculum Institute (2017)*Photo by Ron Jones

Following up my show the other day on the useless efforts to keep fighting smaller brush fires...let's circle back to some solutions to the bigger problems of the rampant corruption destroying our country coming out of DC.*Photo by Ron Jones

Today's show is about "THE PLAN" and how our wasted efforts on so many seperate "brush fires" will never extinguish the source of flame.

Continuing on my Juvenile Delinquency series looking at the history of delinquency in America, we further explore the Charles Loring Brace era of NYC during the latter 1800s. Today's episode focuses on the dangers of mass immigration's impact on crime along with the industrial skills taught to correct delinquency and help youth start productive lives through working.*Source: "The Dangerous Classes of New York, & Twenty years' work among them" by Charles Loring Brace (1872)

This is the first part of a series exploring the history of juvenile delinquency in America from the mid-1800s into the early 1900s...big ideas on how to solve current problems are found in the history books...if you know where to look.*Source: "The Dangerous Classes of New York, & Twenty Years' work among them" by Charles Loring Brace (1872)

Something threw off my chi today, so I needed to modify my daily 30 minutes of physical activity to make it softer to accomodate my lower energy level...a "scaling force" concept out of combatives but applied in a much different setting or way...I hope sharing it helps you. Take care. Keep moving.

Here are some added comments to my weekly article for our local newspaper. This week, I'm talking about the end of 2023 and the beginning of 2024 which has been full of violence and challenges. I expand into some fitness tips on "how to walk well with a Gliding Gait." If you want more on walking well, check out my YouTube video link below on "Gliding Gait" tips."Gliding Gait" Tutorial Video by Ron Jones*Photo Credit: "RJ & Sword in NorCal" by Doug Orchard

Here's a simple New Year's challenge for you that I used in corporate for years with a high degree of success. NO money is required. NO membership is required. I've shared the plan for free on this episode and the free handout link is below for more information. Make it happen. See y'all in 2024...30X30 Challenge Handouts & Information: (FREE)https://theleanberets.com/approved-resources/30x30-challenge/Photo Credit: Ron Jones

Some amazing "Cowboy Wisdom" can get one re-centered in today's insane world where traditions and culture are being thrown to the wind.*Source: "A Trail of Memories: The Quotations of Louis L'Amour (1988)