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Wim Demeere

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I started training in the martial arts as a young teenager and never stopped. I was lucky enough to turn it onto a profession and have been teaching full-time with private clients and at seminars for almost 20 years now.

I co-wrote my first book in 2003 and have published several since then, as well as producing numerous instructional videos. For the last five years, I've regularly published articles on my blog at http://www.wimsblog.com and enjoy it immensely. It's extra writing practice...

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How do you deal with writer’s block?

Wim Demeere I don't. I'm from the Jim Butcher school of thought on this topic: I don't have a muse, I have a mortgage.
I treat writing as a job. Even if I don't f…moreI don't. I'm from the Jim Butcher school of thought on this topic: I don't have a muse, I have a mortgage.
I treat writing as a job. Even if I don't feel like it, I need to be a professional and still get the work done. If that means I only get a few hundred words in instead of a few thousand when I don't have a lot of inspiration, tough luck. You want to write? Sit your butt down in the chair and hit the keyboard, one letter at a time. (less)

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Wim Demeere I wanted to "do something on the internet" many years ago and started a martial arts/self-defense site just for the fun of it. One of my articles caug…moreI wanted to "do something on the internet" many years ago and started a martial arts/self-defense site just for the fun of it. One of my articles caught the eye of one of the great men in this niche, Loren W. Christensen. He liked it and asked if I wanted to write a book together. At first I was floored by the offer. Then a bit scared: Was I good enough?
I decided to take the plunge and it was a lot of fun, which made me keep on writing. Loren ended up writing three books together and I wrote some smaller pieces for several of his books as well.
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	Boxing for Self-Defense: Taking the Sweet Science from the Ring to the Street 4.33 avg rating — 21 ratings — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Martial Arts, Self-Defense and a Whole Lot More: The Best of Wim's Blog, Volume 1 by Wim Demeere (Goodreads Author), Mark Mireles, Kris Wilder 4.15 avg rating — 20 ratings — published 2012 — 4 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Fighter's Guide to Hard-core Heavy Bag Training by Wim Demeere (Goodreads Author), Loren W. Christensen (Goodreads Author) 4.45 avg rating — 11 ratings — published 2008 — 4 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Hong Kong Brawl, A Short Story 4.18 avg rating — 11 ratings	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Fighter's Guide To Hard-Core Heavy Bag Training by Wim Demeere (Goodreads Author), Loren W. Christensen (Goodreads Author) (Editor) 4.60 avg rating — 5 ratings	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Fighter's Body: The Martial Artist's Solution to Diet, Strength, and Health by Wim Demeere (Goodreads Author), Wim Demeere (Goodreads Author) (Contributor) really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 5 ratings	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Leg Kick: Your Ultimate Guide to Using The Leg Kick for Mixed Martial Arts 4.75 avg rating — 4 ratings	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Cold Death liked it 3.00 avg rating — 4 ratings — published 2014	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Deadly Sin #3 it was amazing 5.00 avg rating — 1 rating — published 2014	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Dead End: A Horrible Endings Short Story liked it 3.00 avg rating — 1 rating — published 2014	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

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