Speaking with Peter Liciaga
LIVING STRONG
Becoming More Skillful at Being Human
Peter Liciaga • Author • Martial Artist • Performer • Storyteller
For more than five decades, martial arts has been part of Peter Liciaga’s life. But the lessons he shares aren’t simply about martial arts.
They’re about being human.
Through stories drawn from a lifetime of martial arts, performing, teaching, family, loss, leadership, aging, adversity, and starting again, Peter invites audiences to look at the challenges in their own lives a little differently.
His message is practical and deeply human: We don’t have to have everything figured out. We can become more aware. We can make better choices. We can keep learning. And we can keep becoming.
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Conversations That Matter
Peter’s presentations are not lectures about how to become a martial artist.
Martial arts is the lens.
Being human is the subject.
Through stories, humor, reflection, and practical principles, Peter creates conversations about resilience, personal responsibility, relationships, leadership, aging, adversity, service, and continuing to grow through every season of life.
Audiences leave with practical ideas and questions they can use when life gets difficult, relationships become challenging, or the next right step isn’t obvious.
BRING YOUR A-GAME
Awareness. Assessment. Appropriate Action.
When life puts us in a difficult moment, Peter returns to three simple questions:
What can I do to make this better?
What can I do to not make this worse?
What am I missing?
What do I need to know that I don’t know?
Not perfect action. Appropriate action based on what we know, what we understand, and what the moment requires of us.
Speaking Conversations
Living Strong
Becoming More Skillful at Being Human
What does a lifetime of martial arts actually teach you about living?
Through stories from his own journey, Peter explores resilience, responsibility, relationships, adversity, service, aging, and the lifelong process of becoming.
Bring Your A-Game
Awareness. Assessment. Appropriate Action.
Life doesn’t always give us time to prepare. Sometimes we’re standing right in the middle of a difficult moment and have to decide what to do next.
Peter shares a simple framework for slowing the moment down, seeing what’s actually happening, and choosing an appropriate response rather than simply reacting.
About Peter
Peter Liciaga is the author of Living Strong Through Martial Arts: A Lifetime Journey of Martial Virtue.
A lifelong martial artist, performer, teacher, storyteller, husband, father, and grandfather, Peter has spent more than five decades studying not only how people train, but how people grow.
His journey has taken him from the South Bronx to professional stages, martial arts schools, community programs, and classrooms filled with generations of students.
“Martial arts is ultimately not about becoming a better martial artist. It is about becoming a better human being.”
Who Is This For?
Peter’s conversations can be adapted for businesses and teams, schools and educators, community organizations, martial arts communities, older adults, leadership groups, faith and service organizations, podcasts, conferences, and special events.
Presentations can range from intimate conversations and workshops to larger speaking events.
Invite Peter to Speak
If you’re planning an event, meeting, workshop, community gathering, podcast, or conversation and believe Peter’s message could serve your audience, we’d love to hear from you.
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