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		<title>In The Fight Documentary Part 2 Released</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 19 Aug 2011 02:35:45 +0000</pubDate>
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		<title>In The Fight Documentary &#8211; Episode 1 Released</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 10 Aug 2011 13:18:18 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>erikcharles</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[In this episode of In The Fight we follow amateur boxer, Phil Parrish, as he attempts to beat the odds and win the Olympic Boxing Last Chance Qualifier Tournament in Cincinatti, OH.  Will he overcome the impossible and win the tournament or is it too much too soon for this young boxer? Written and directed by Erik [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=erikcharles.wordpress.com&amp;blog=15114000&amp;post=385&amp;subd=erikcharles&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>6 Ways To Coach Your Child To Better Behavior</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 22 Jun 2011 17:25:20 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[I&#8217;m not a perfect father.  Ha.  I know, &#8220;way to establish some credibility right out of the gates.&#8221;  But I don&#8217;t try to be perfect father because I never will be.  My goal as a father is not to be perfect but to teach my kids how to deal with life and make good decisions [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=erikcharles.wordpress.com&amp;blog=15114000&amp;post=369&amp;subd=erikcharles&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Your Ultimate Creation</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 17 Jun 2011 13:54:11 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Let me ask you something, when was the last time you worked on YOURSELF?  When was the last time that you truly did something just for you?  It&#8217;s been a while hasn&#8217;t it? Today, I&#8217;d like to challenge you to do something for yourself.  It doesn&#8217;t have to be an elaborate exercise or a grandiose [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=erikcharles.wordpress.com&amp;blog=15114000&amp;post=360&amp;subd=erikcharles&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Coaching Butterflies</title>
		<link>http://erikcharles.wordpress.com/2011/05/14/coaching-butterflies/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 14 May 2011 21:39:54 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>erikcharles</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[I&#8217;ll admit it &#8230; I get butterflies in my stomach whenever my students compete.  I know what the people that I train are capable of.  I know they can do well.  I know they can win.  They show it in practice and they go out and prove it every weekend. I still get anxious though. [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=erikcharles.wordpress.com&amp;blog=15114000&amp;post=351&amp;subd=erikcharles&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Unlikely Hero: Randy &#8220;The Wolf&#8221; Smith To Make Bellator Debut</title>
		<link>http://erikcharles.wordpress.com/2011/05/09/unlikely-hero-randy-the-wolf-smith-to-make-bellator-debut/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 09 May 2011 14:55:39 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>erikcharles</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[This Saturday will mark another milestone in the career of CNY MMA student and coach, Randy &#8220;The Wolf&#8221; Smith.  He&#8217;ll be making his big league MMA debut against Azunna Anyanwu at Bellator 44. It&#8217;s not easy getting on the big shows and for many, that&#8217;s impressive by itself.  What&#8217;s more impressive is that just a few [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=erikcharles.wordpress.com&amp;blog=15114000&amp;post=334&amp;subd=erikcharles&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>10+ iPad Apps For Business And Coaching</title>
		<link>http://erikcharles.wordpress.com/2011/02/26/10-ipad-apps-for-business-and-coaching/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 26 Feb 2011 15:14:10 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>erikcharles</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[I take my iPad everywhere.  Buying this thing was probably one of the best business and productivity decisions I&#8217;ve made in a long time.  Yes, there will be a CNY MMA iPad case coming out soon.  Ha (inside joke for the people who know I put the school&#8217;s logo on everything). Anyway, I&#8217;m always running [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=erikcharles.wordpress.com&amp;blog=15114000&amp;post=233&amp;subd=erikcharles&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Never Let What You Can&#8217;t Do Stop You From Doing What You Can</title>
		<link>http://erikcharles.wordpress.com/2011/01/26/never-let-what-you-cant-do-stop-you-from-doing-what-you-can/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 26 Jan 2011 13:49:02 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>erikcharles</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[I can&#8217;t throw a curveball to save my life. I have two left feet on the dance floor. My sense of humor is practically laughable. I’m a hair stylist’s worst nightmare. I have zero athletic ability.  And I can barely strum a guitar. Who am I? I’m Bill Gates, one of the richest if not [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=erikcharles.wordpress.com&amp;blog=15114000&amp;post=195&amp;subd=erikcharles&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Keep The Change</title>
		<link>http://erikcharles.wordpress.com/2011/01/21/keep-the-change/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 21 Jan 2011 15:52:18 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>erikcharles</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[I was running home from school one day, yes running. I would pretty much run home from school every day because I had a newspaper delivery route that I had to get done.  In selling some of my newspaper deliveries I promised some customers their newspaper would be delivered by a certain time.  I wasn&#8217;t [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=erikcharles.wordpress.com&amp;blog=15114000&amp;post=173&amp;subd=erikcharles&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>The Bullies:  If You Can&#8217;t Beat Them, Don&#8217;t Join Them</title>
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