A FEW GOOD MEN TRY THE MARINE MARTIAL ART, AND TAKE ON 2 GURUS
By GREG JAFFE
Staff Reporter of THE WALL STREET JOURNAL
October 9, 2000

CAMP PENDLETON, Calif. -- Artillery fire booms from a nearby range. But in a dusty field, a dozen Marines sit motionless, eyes closed, breathing rhythmically.
Breathe. Boom. Breathe. Boom. Breathe. Boom.

After 15 minutes, the men spring to their feet. Asked what they're doing, Lance Cpl. Alex Pena barks out: "It's a concentration, breathing exercise, sir. ... We were meditating."

Meditating Marines are part of a new, made-for-the-Corps martial-art program starting this month on four bases that will eventually be mandatory for all Marines. The Corps is famous for its blood-and-guts training. The new Marine Corps martial art, however, is focused as much on the soul as it is on soldiering.

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WHITE COLLAR, BLACK BELT
Some first-step exercises for putting Aikido tactics into practice.
From: Fast Company, Issue 03 June/July 1996, Page 146
By: Natalie Engler

Aikido teaches you not to resist force, but to harness it -- a technique that can prove invaluable in dealing with change, maintaining a positive attitude, and connecting with other people. "Aikido helps people refocus and regain their balance," says Richard Strozzi Heckler, a fifth-degree black belt. Heckler, cofounder of Tamilpias Aikido and Rancho Strozzi Institute in Petaluma, California, has initiated managers at AT&T , Cargill , American Express , and Bankers Trust in the way of Aikido. "By working with your body as well as your mind, you can learn how to better manage your reactions to stress and conflict."

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MASTERING LEADERSHIP
Richard Strozzi-Heckler on moving to the next level
Ubiquity, an ACM IT Magazine and Forum
Volume 3, Issue 26 - August 13 - 19, 2002

Richard Strozzi-Heckler has a fifth-degree black belt in Aikido and a Ph.D. in Psychology. He is the author of five books including the nationally acclaimed In Search of the Warrior Spirit. He appeared on the front page of the Wall Street Journal in October of 2000 for his groundbreaking work in leadership training with the U.S. Marine Corps. He is the President of the Strozzi Institute, where he has been doing research and teaching in the areas of leadership development and self-mastery for the past 30 years.

UBIQUITY: Let's start by having you tell us about the Strozzi Institute.

RICHARD STROZZI-HECKLER We are the Center for Leadership Mastery. We've been in operation for more than 30 years. We work with people in formal leadership roles and people who are committed to leading their own lives. There are 30 million independent contractors in America right now. There are a lot of people out there who are thinking "It's important for me to design and lead my own life. A company or organization is not going to take care of me. How do I do that?"

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A WARRIOR'S WAY OF BUSINESS
Petaluma-area institute draws clients from around the world to hone mental, physical skills based on Eastern traditions
Published on March 14, 2001, © 2001- The Press Democrat
BYLINE: RAYNE WOLFE

Among the dairies and sheep ranches west of Petaluma, something named Rancho Strozzi may sound like another farm. Far from it.

The Rancho Strozzi Institute is run by a former Marine and martial arts expert whose blend of mental and physical training is sought after by corporate chieftains and military leaders alike.

The institute's training techniques have been adopted by the Marine Corps worldwide. And about 500 business professionals and private students pass through the sprawling 13-acre institute of barns and ranch houses off Middle Two Rock Road every year seeking the wisdom of founder and teacher Richard Strozzi Heckler.

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