Tag: CUS D’Amato
The Mechanism of Selection and Implementation. How to Find the Rare Pearl?
The Uncompromising Pendulum — Part V How to Discern True Potential Through the Shell of a Person? Most coaches look for talent. Cus D’Amato looked for something else entirely. In over two decades of developing…
The “Character — Result” Model. Will, Skill, and Your Place in the Hierarchy
Article #4: The Phrase That Changes Everything On a sunny October day in New York, Tom Patti looked up and said it simply: “Those who are in the lead differ from everybody in two things:…
The Cabbage and Sculpting Model. The Architecture of a Champion’s Personality
Introduction to the Anatomy of Personality Cus D’Amato possessed a unique scientific vision of human nature. He believed that boxing training was pointless until the fundamental problems within the person themselves were resolved. The genius…
The “I Want” Trap: Why Your Desires Are Your Deadlock
Continuing the exclusive series “The Uncompromising Pendulum.” Listen to the second podcast episode: “The Anatomy of Human Delusion.” Most people are convinced they are free in their desires. They believe that simply declaring “I want!”…
Fatal Success: The Mathematics of Triumph in Business and Life
Listen to the exclusive podcast series “Non-Compromised Pendulum.” Take your rightful place in the hierarchy of winners. Most people spend years on “hard work,” hoping for luck. But in the world of high achievements, luck…
The Cus D’Amato Phenomenon: How a “Fighting Machine” Is Built
Cus D’Amato’s legacy is not a matter of luck. The legendary trainer who produced three world heavyweight champions operated through a precise, disciplined system — one that transforms an ordinary person into someone capable of…
Sergej Engelmann is free: a year of imprisonment in the Dr. Maltsev case ends in victory for the defense
On October 21, 2025, the Odessa Court of Appeals decided to release German journalist and editor of World of Martial Arts after a full year in custody in a pretrial detention center. The decision became possible thanks to the persistent work of the defense, which exposed numerous procedural violations and the absence of any real grounds for the charges.
The Warrior and the Scholar. The Psychological link of Discipline between Cus D’Amato and Bruce Lee
When it comes to combat and combat sports, one should take in and understand everything that goes into such a discipline. The physical training one has to endure is one component and it is hard…
Steve Lott about sweet science and it’s masters
– Steve, you are the CEO of the Boxing Hall of Fame in Las Vegas. Could you please share how the Boxing Hall of Fame started and its activity? I began working at Big Fights,…
Object of national pride was returned to Spain
History knows many examples of falsification and speculation. Attributing to oneself somebody else’s merits and forgetting brilliancy of geniuses has became a social norm since long. That is the way it was, and always will…
How did students of Cus D’Amato switch to the state of a predatory animal?
The history of world boxing knows a huge number of champions. Their names one can find in the boxing halls of fame, on the official websites of international boxing associations. However, there are names that…
Structure of the book “Non-compromised pendulum”
The result of the joint work of Tom Patti, student of Cus D’Amato, US elected official and Ph.D Oleg Maltsev, scientist and Grand Maestroat a meeting held this year in New York, USA is the…