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Samuel Karl Norton

@samuelknorton

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Cross-domain engineer.
Software (TS, Rust), nuclear, project management.
BJJ purple belt, scuba, skydive.
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Sydney.

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Be patient.
Good things take time.
I have stood in your shoes.
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#instagramreels #reels #reelsinstagram #explorepage #onlinecoaching #functionfitnessflow taken in Sydney, Australia by @samuelknorton

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5 years ago

Team @functionfitnessflow is off to merch town!!!!

What a bloody big project it has been to get this ready - months in the making. But @dkmblue did a stand up job in helping me get these ready to share out to the team.

Thank you to @lu.sikora for the design, @c_kettz for the procurement contract and
@emmamurphyyyy @stefanbb @ashleyahall_ @this.is.instagus @lu.sikora (again) for the stand up modelling job!

#productdesign #merchandise #brandambassador #graphicdesign #onlinecoaching #functionfitnessflow taken in Sydney, Australia by @samuelknorton

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4 years ago

You’re gonna want to turn your sound on for this one…

It might not be your typical “transformation”, but this is one of my favourites and one of the ones I’m most proud of.

I’ll let Chris do the talking for me, but his efforts have been superhuman. From a major shoulder surgery to a return to hand standing - and he’s dropped 15kg to boot.

Want to work on multiple goals at once? Let me know - I’m your guy. We can all be unbroken.

#mobilitygoals #injuryrehab #rehabilitation #injuryrehabilitation #shouldersurgery #onlinecoaching #functionfitnessflow taken in Sydney, Australia by @samuelknorton

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4 years ago

Dads pretty lazy at times, but I still put up with him 🤪🥳🤩 by @samuelknorton

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2 years ago

Stop and smell the roses more please people. If you can, at least. COVID has changed the world.

Schrödinger’s LIFE can be short if you spend it all in a box of your own making…

This is happening right now, if you are in Bondi Junction and fancy slowing down 🤷🏻‍♂️ or not, because life is pretty fast-paced… (If you let it be!)

#philosopher
#philosophologist
#healthyselfishness #innerworkbeatsouterwork
#superpowers #magicman #wizardingtricks #tryspirituality
#peace✌🏻
#hope🙏🏻
#love🫶🏻 taken in Bondi Junction by @samuelknorton

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2 years ago

I reached a particularly significant milestone in my life on Friday night…

I got presented with my purple belt by @gui_neves_garagebjj at @garagejiujitsu_cbd 🤯

Witnessed by all of my friends and instructors, it was one of the proudest days of my life.

It’s the culmination of 5 years of work, constantly showing up and grinding, despite all of the chaos going on around it in my life.

Training across 3 continents - in the UK at @teampedrosaueruk then to Thailand and @tigermuaythai before finding my club in Sydney.

I spoke earlier in the week about loving yourself… Today I’m going to talk about working on yourself.

JiuJitsu is a life commitment for me now. It’s become part of my identity, immortalised on my skin...

I am so detached from the outcome now - hence the shock, surprise and joy on my face at receiving the belt - and have truly just fallen in love with the process of improving!

This is possibly the best way to approach anything in life, from my experience.

Give it a try.
Let me know how you go.

One day I’ll finish colouring in my tattoo… But I really don’t care when that day is!

#trusttheprocess #lovetheprocess #bjj #purplebelt #functionfitnessflow taken in Garage Jiu Jitsu CBD by @samuelknorton

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4 years ago

What does Valentine's Day have to do with "acceptance"?

I thought it made sense to discuss this on V Day, as I was today years old when I learned February 13th is now being put out there as Self-Love Day 🤯 and I think it's a beautiful combination!

Society has all but taught us that without someone to share our lives with, we are incomplete, broken and not whole.

And there's an element of truth to that... If people don't pair up and share lives, it's very unlikely that the human race continues to grow (on a biological level, anyway!)

But there is plenty of bullshit involved in that premise too.

You are enough, just as you are.
You are not broken.
You are whole.
You are complete.

So why acceptance?

The word brings up a lot of interesting connotations for different people. A sense of passiveness towards life, a sadness and apathy or for some, a sense of peace.

It is the peace I seek to share with you today.

If you find yourself with someone in your life that makes you truly happy, sparks joy in your world and fills your cup, and you are lucky enough to be able to do the same for them?

Good for you.
Cherish it. Accept that it is your reality right now.
It may not be forever, but if you feel that it is true love, and so does that other person, I sure hope it does

And if you are alone?

Turn that love inward. Direct it to yourself.
Honour the complete, unbroken, wholeness of your SELF, and show it the love it deserves.

Check out my link in bio to see the newly formed blog and email list I'm kicking off, if you like these essays. taken in Sydney, Australia by @samuelknorton

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4 years ago

Anyone else relate?

Just about to do my top set and someone innocently walks in front of the camera… 😤

#becool taken in One Playground by @samuelknorton

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4 years ago

3 years in Straya today? Farkin oath!

How time can fly eh?

Thanks to all the beautiful people who’ve made this time what it’s been, who’ve enriched my life and opened my eyes so much to the possibilities that are in front of me (as for all of us!) 😌

What a whirlwind few years it has been. Lots to reflect on and ponder. Lots to process. Lots of growth been done, plenty more to do, but all I can say for sure is I’m hella happy to be here and looking forward to seeing what is to come in 2023.

Bring on Straya day and me breaking out the Union Jack jacket once again! Mwahaha…

Here’s to getting that second passport 🍻 taken in Sydney, Australia by @samuelknorton

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4 years ago

Do you seek out ways to struggle in your life?

There’s a reason they affectionately call jiu-jitsu “struggle cuddling”… It’s a game of chess with your body, trying to overcome an opponent who is in no way complicit and is trying to do the same to you!

It truly unifies and brings together mind, body and soul, the three areas which all humans need to grow in to avoid stagnation.

It’s been a journey of almost 6 years for me now, and I hope that it continues forever! At times over the last few months it’s been a struggle for me to even get to class, let alone the competitive struggles I face when I do get myself to the mats. @levonkemkemian said to me they’ve wanted to give me this stripe for 2 months… Shows how infrequently I’ve been attending!

But even when life gets in the way, I’d never ever consider quitting. This is part of me now. You can either voluntarily seek out your sources of struggle, or it will find you… After all, as the Buddha says, “life is suffering”

What sources of struggle have you made part of your life? I’d love to know.

Thanks @levonkemkemian @gui_neves_garagebjj @rob_buckley__ @jschneid11 for your instruction, @shwervan and Greggo for always challenging me and everyone else @garagejiujitsu_cbd for being awesome.

“And then, when something hard comes up in your life, you wouldn’t know how to handle it, because you have never gone through anything that strengthens you.

You can not GROW without struggle.

You can not develop STRENGTH without resistance, without challenging yourself, without struggle.” taken in Garage Jiu Jitsu CBD by @samuelknorton

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4 years ago

If your dog was sick, what would you do?

Leave them to fester in a pile of their own vomit and diarrhoea?

Hell no!

You’d take them to the vet straight away… Or six times in seven days between Christmas and the 5th of Jan like I did with Millie 🙄

Then when you get the vets advice, you administer the medication and food prescriptions TO THE FREAKING TEE.

Why?

Cause you care to the bottom of your soul about your lovely pet getting better!

So why the hell can’t you do that for yourself?

What’s so hard about that?

So few of us show ourselves the love that we show others we care about. It’s because it is so easy for us to only pay attention to our own faults, flaws, fears, failures and the things we are ashamed of and embarrassed by.

A lot of us unconsciously, deeply, don’t feel we are worthy of the same care and attention.

I know I felt that way once upon a time, even though I wasn’t aware of it til waaaay later!

If this resonates even a little, let me tell you something you NEED to hear.

Treat yourself like someone you are responsible for helping.

Do the workout, eat the healthy food, take yourself to the beach for some soul time and an ocean swim. Say no to the beer you don’t need or even really want, get the good sleep.

Ride the new year new me energy and make some decisions as if you were making them for someone you cared about.

It’s the only way to learn to love yourself.

(Grossly paraphrased from a chapter of 12 Rules for Life, the wunderbook from @jordan.b.peterson)

#thoughts #thoughtoftheday taken in Bondi Beach by @samuelknorton

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4 years ago

If you’re new around here, my name is Sam. I've been quiet on here for a little while, but I'm back now.

I’ve been a coach for coming up to 5 years now.

I live in Sydney and have done for the last 3 years.

With my adorable lil stepdaughter Millie (a 9-year-old pug!)

I love Brazilian jiu-jitsu (it's a constant in my life!), a cappuccino with a triple shot, the latest and greatest extreme sport (at the moment it's skydiving), and reading fiction and non-fiction as often as I can.

And if we haven’t spoken before, consider this an open invitation to slide into my DMs

And chat about scuba diving or any other extreme sports, Brazilian jiu-jitsu, or your favourite book - mine's Zen and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance! What's yours? taken in Sydney, Australia by @samuelknorton

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