Peace of Mind

I have studied Jeet Kune Do under Sifu Tim Richards since April 2011. In the beginning, I was afraid I might miss if I ever tried to punch someone, and I would have surely become frozen and/​or got knocked out if anyone came at me very aggressively. With his guidance, I have learned to be much more calm in potentially violent situations, and I have gained a great deal of confidence about my ability to deal with physical conflict out on the streets of San Francisco. I used to work in the Tenderloin and this training made walking through that neighborhood much more manageable. I would say I even became more bold and able to confront situations more directly rather than passively move away and ignore things that didn’t seem right. Life changes a lot when one is no longer afraid of physical conflict. Knowing your body, its limitations, and strengths is advantageous.
Because he is also a personal trainer, I continue to learn a great deal about the body from Tim. Because of him, I became more lean and more athletic than I’ve ever been in my life at the age of 33. Life took me away from his school for about 1 year. In that time, I really missed the people there and the classes. I’m back there now and already the motivation to eat smarter has returned. I’m working on getting that 6-​pack back now. Thanks Sifu!

I have been training with Tim, since the beginning of this year, first starting off with the physical training to get back in shape then moving on to the martial arts. What i really liked about Tim’s approach is that he incorporates and encompasses a complete body and mind foundation. He drives in the importance of proper nutrition as well as keeping up at home with the basic training tenants that he teaches you.
Tim works with you during the orientation process to establish your goals and derives a personalized training regiment from there. Having just been working with him for little over half a year, I have felt the best and the healthiest I have in years. Tim is great about working at your personal pace and knows when to push and when to pull back. He has given me knowledge of exercises i can do anytime and any place which are as effective if not more than some expensive gym and equipment
The Jeet Kune Do has been extremely fun and watching Tim and his mastery of these various martial arts as well as training under someone of his caliber has been a great privilege. I look forward to my days training with him and am much more confident not only in mind but in body as well.
There are a great group of people who go to the small group classes and Andrew (Tim’s Assistant) is top notch as well.
I consider Tim not only my Sifu and Mentor but also a friend. Its hard not to be affected by Tim’s energy.
If you are looking for either personalized training or martial arts I highly recommend giving Tim a call and going to the orientation.
The only drawback is I wish i could go everyday :)

A couple of months ago I decided that i wanted to make a change in my life. I wanted it to be a complete change. I knew that there were many different people out there that were physical trainers. but i felt that I wanted more.
I didn’t just want someone to watch as I lifted weights. I thought that I could go anywhere for that. What really appealed to me about Tim and Peace of Mind was that his approach dealt with the my entire being. I had many questions about nutrition and how that effected my daily mental state. I felt embarrassed when I told Tim that I really had no idea how to eat… even though I am a 33 year old man. Tim put me at ease and explained the ins-​and-​outs of nutrition and how to eat… and just not what to eat. It has changed the way that I interact with food to the core… and I feel that it is one of the main reasons that i have been able to maintain an amazing positive attitude during some pretty trying times.
One of the things that I was really impressed with right off the bat was that Tim invited me down for a free 90-​minute introductory session. We went through some of the basics of nutrition and really put my mind at ease. It is pretty intimidating going into a trainers space not really knowing what to expect… but Tim put me in a great place. He also put me through some tests so that he could asses some of my weaknesses so that he could tailor my workouts around them. It let me know that Tim was really looking out for me and was concerned with my goals.
It has been a couple of months now and I have to say that I look forward to working with Tim every week. I can see the changes in my body that I have always wanted. and now with Tim’s help am working for. I have put into practice Tim’s teachings and have noticed improvements in my balance, body composition, knowledge or random muscle groups, and overall health and well being.
I consider Tim a friend and much more then a trainer. I would recommend Tim and Peace of Mind to anyone who is new to fitness and would like to achieve a better understanding of the whole concept.

If you would like to learn about yourself and feel better then you ever have before, then meet Tim. Every time I connect with Tim, the rest of my day is great. He teaches you to be more in tune with yourself, and your body. I have a shoulder problem and he has come up with my own personal sets of strength training routines to improve my weaknesses. So if you are like me and you want to accomplish knowledge of the self, health and feeling positive, Tim is the person for you.