Attack Life Not Others

Attack Life Not Others

We all have an enemy within ourselves that must be defeated. Don't deny that. Realize it. Accept it. Own it. Learn to focus that energy and become a powerful, peaceful warrior.

Tim Hoover and Steve Mittmanโ€‹, lifelong martial artists, kick around things like ๐—ฐ๐—ผ๐—ป๐—ณ๐—ถ๐—ฑ๐—ฒ๐—ป๐—ฐ๐—ฒ, ๐—ฐ๐—ผ๐—ป๐˜€๐—ถ๐˜€๐˜๐—ฒ๐—ป๐—ฐ๐˜†, ๐—ฐ๐—ผ๐˜‚๐—ฟ๐—ฎ๐—ด๐—ฒ, ๐—ฑ๐—ถ๐˜€๐—ฐ๐—ถ๐—ฝ๐—น๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ฒ, ๐—ณ๐—ฎ๐—ถ๐˜๐—ต, ๐—ฟ๐—ถ๐˜๐˜‚๐—ฎ๐—น๐˜€, ๐˜€๐—ฒ๐—น๐—ณ-๐—ฟ๐—ฒ๐˜€๐—ฝ๐—ฒ๐—ฐ๐˜, and more โ€” in a way that's appreciated by everyone. Martial artist or not, ๐˜๐—ต๐—ถ๐˜€ ๐—ฝ๐—ผ๐—ฑ๐—ฐ๐—ฎ๐˜€๐˜ ๐˜„๐—ถ๐—น๐—น ๐—ถ๐—บ๐—ฝ๐—ฟ๐—ผ๐˜ƒ๐—ฒ ๐˜†๐—ผ๐˜‚๐—ฟ ๐—น๐—ถ๐—ณ๐—ฒ. Together, we'll ๐˜ผ๐™ฉ๐™ฉ๐™–๐™˜๐™  ๐™‡๐™„๐™๐™€ ๐™‰๐™ค๐™ฉ ๐™Š๐™ฉ๐™๐™š๐™ง๐™จ!

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June 5, 2025

Ep 383 - Bubbles of Life, Shake it Up

Avoid the corrosion of inaction: If we neglect our space, it can quickly become cluttered with negativity and stagnation โ€” much like debris filling an empty room. The key is to keep moving and shaking things up! Whether it's ...
June 2, 2025

Kick-Start Your Week - 06.02.25

โ€œSummertime is always the best of what might be.โ€ โ€” Charles Bowden
May 29, 2025

Ep 382 - Valuing Time and Tradition

Tradition matters โ€” in martial arts and in life. It teaches discipline, respect, and perseverance. Old-school practices like kata still have value, even if modern systems move away from them. Tradition connects us โ€” like fami...
May 26, 2025

Kick-Start Your Week - 05.26.25

Some fitting Memorial Day quotes: "This nation will remain the land of the free only so long as it is the home of the brave." "Home of the free, because of the brave.โ€ โ€œI only regret that I have but one life to lose for my co...
May 22, 2025

Ep 381 - Training for Chaos

Sensei Tim Hoover and Steve Mittman talk about a scary real-life incident where a woman was threatened and attacked in a movie theater parking lot. They break down why being prepared and aware in dangerous situations is so im...
May 19, 2025

Kick-Start Your Week - 05.19.25

โ€œNo one is dumb who is curious. The people who don't ask questions remain clueless throughout their lives.โ€ โ€” Neil deGrasse Tyson
May 15, 2025

Ep 380 - The Boomerang Theory

Introducing the Boomerang Theory โ€” the idea that what you put out comes back to you. Tim shares a childhood story about learning to throw a boomerang and how it taught him the value of practice, patience, and consistency. Whe...
May 12, 2025

Kick-Start Your Week - 05.12.25

โ€œDiscipline is remembering what you want.โ€ โ€” David Campbell
May 8, 2025

Ep 379 - Nail the 80% and Forget the Noise

The 80/20 Rule for a Better Life is what Tim and Steve discuss on this podcast episode. Itโ€™s a new spin on the 80/20 Principle, also known as the Pareto Principle: Health: 80% eating, 20% exercise Wealth: 80% habits, 20% math Talking: 80%...
May 5, 2025

Kick-Start Your Week - 05.05.25

โ€œIf a man aspires towards a righteous life, his first act of abstinence is from injury to animals.โ€ โ€” Albert Einstein

About the Hosts

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Tim Hoover

Husband. Father. Grandfather. Business Owner. Kwon Ryu Fu Chi Do Founder. 7th Degree Black Belt. Licensed Private Investigator.

Tim has been teaching and training in the martial arts for over four decades. Since the early '80s he has been at the helm of Hoover Karate Academy โ€” an institution in the Lehigh Valley of Pennsylvania (just north of Philadelphia). He is the creator of a reality-based system that focuses on the practical knowledge and application of the martial arts.

For many years he was the Senior Executive Security Director for a prominent department store. He is also a licensed private investigator and for over 30 years has owned and operated a private detective agency providing undercover detectives, surveillance, security, and information services for individuals and businesses. Tim formed the Kids4Kids nonprofit organization โ€” providing free karate classes to children, and instilling much-needed confidence and discipline in the participating youth. In turn, they were able to become strong adults in the community.

He shares his numerous years of martial arts training, along with teaching many thousands of students, and wisdom obtained through real-life experiences in interrogations and the covert operations field with Attack Life Not Others.

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Steve Mittman

Husband. Father. TV Host/Producer. SEO Specialist. Content Creator. Brand Spokesperson. Voiceover Artist. Combatives Instructor.

Steve began training under Sensei Hoover when he was 12 and earned a black belt as a teen. His passion for fighting led him to boxing. He has trained with several champions, and has been a professional boxing and MMA ring announcer for over 20 years. He's even worked for two legendary Heavyweight Champions โ€” Larry Holmes and Mike Tyson. He ran an intensive kickboxing program for many years, and currently instructs a self-protection combatives system.

He can be seen by millions of viewers daily as he hosts and produces lifestyle, pop-culture, celebrity, music, and history segments on a TV station in the Philadelphia market. He's also a Guest Host on QVC, a brand ambassador and spokesperson for multiple companies and products on TV and the internet, a professional voiceover artist, a digital marketing consultant, and has hosted hundreds of LIVE events on networks including NBC, ESPN, Comcast, and for iHeartRadio.

Steve owns and operates Mittman Media โ€” a podcast production, SEO, web design, and digital marketing agency.