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Overview
The once secret and highly classified Jedi WarriorTraining program (aka Trojan Warrior, or Ul;mateWarrior Program) for the U.S. Army SpecialForceswasthemostintensivemindfulleadershipandmind-fitnessbased resilience trainingprogram tobeofferedinthemilitaryinmodern;mes.
The Jedi Cadrewas composed of 25men from twohighlystrategicandeliteSpecialForcesA-Teamswhowere dedicated to the Jedi training mission for six-months, full-;me in order to become trainersthemselves.
ThestakesforJediWarrior’ssuccesswereveryhighasourinstructorteamwascommissionedtotrainbothSpecialForcesteamswhosedeepreconmissionsatthat;mehadthepoten;altotriggeroravertWorldWarIII.JediWarriorwasalsomo;vatedandinformedbyresearches;ma;ngthatasmanyas20;mesmorepeopleinthearmedforcesperishfromsomeformofsuicideaPerreturninghomefromwarthandieincombat.
JediWarriorCurriculumIncluded:
•MissionRelatedSkills(Communica;ons,medical,weapons,etc.)•Mindfulness(Dailyintegra;veprac;ceon-the-job,plus“TheEncampment”-amonth-long,24/7intensivesilentmindfulness+missionrelatedskillsretreat.)•AdvancedPhysicalFitnessTraining(Waybeyondtheordinary)•TheGutCheck(OurteamsweretheonlySFteamstosuccessfullycompletethisgruelingexerciseon;meandwithoutanyinjuries.)•AdvancedBiocybernauQcTraining(State-of-the-artlaboratorywithneurofeedback,biofeedback,mindfulness,andmind-fitnesstrainingtodevelopself-awareness,self-mastery,andself-confidence.)•MarQalArts(Adynamictes;nggroundforrefiningmindfulnessandinnerskillsdevelopmentinac;ononthematandinthefield.)•Psychologicaltraining(Courage,grit,mentaltoughnessandagility,discernment,priorityse[ng,realitytes;ng,decisionmaking,emo;onalintelligence,traumaresilience)•MissionsimulaQons/FieldOps(Oceanops,highal;tudewinterops)•Familyinclusionprograms(Averywiseaddi;on)
“Thegreatestthinginalleduca1onistomakethenervoussystemourally,
insteadofourenemy.”~WilliamJames
ExcerptsfromtheJediWarriorAVerAcQonReport
TheprogramreviewteamatWestPointMilitaryAcademydescribedJediWarrioras,“Themostexquisiteorchestra1onofhumantechnologythatwehaveeverseen.”Twoofourprojectadvisors,GeorgeLeonardandMichaelMurphy,foundersofEsalenandpioneersintheHumanPotenQalMovement,describedJediWarrioras“themostintensiveleadershipandhuman
developmenttobeofferedinmodern1mes.”
Mandate:
JediWarriorprojectwasanexperimentaltrainingprogramdesignedtoenhanceindividualsoldierandteamabili;es.Thisintegral,holis;c,andmul;disciplinaryapproachtotraininghadthemandate:
“tomakefulluseofEmergentHumanTechnologiestoenhancephysiologicalandpsychologicalawarenessandcontrolinSpecialForcesDetachmentmembers.”
PrimaryTenetofJediWarrior:
“Increasedawarenessofthemind-body-emo1onrela1onshipleadstogreatercontrolovereveryareaofperformance,andgreatercontrolleadstomoreappropriate,powerful,andskillfulac1on--allofwhichpromotewinningandsurvivalonthebaElefield.”
Insights from Jedi Warrior Training For Elite Teams of US Army Special Forces
Briefing for British Parliament Hearing: Mindfulness for Armed Forces and Emergency Services
Dr. Joel & Michelle Levey
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Outcomes&SignsofSuccess:
JediWarriortrainingdesignprovidedanexquisiteblendofmethodsfordevelopingtheextra-ordinarycapabili;esofoursoldiers.
OneofourJediTeamswasselectedasthemostoutstandingteamintheNATOGames.
ManyoftheJedicadrewererecruitedintoDeltaForceandotherspecialunitswithhighlyclassifiedmissions,andwentontotrainothersinJediprac;cesandprinciplesofextraordinaryperformance.SomeJedigraduatestaughtattheWarCollege,othersweredecoratedfortheirspecialrolesinspecialopera;onsinSomalia,theGulfWar,MiddleEast,andEasternEurope.
JediWarriortrainingenabledoursoldierstodevelopextraordinaryskillsforself-mastery,self-regula;on,self-op;miza;on,teamflow,andresilience.Ourmenlearnedskillsforhigh-performancesleep,deeprelaxa;onandrejuvena;on,andhowtofindaninnerstateof“calmintensity”inwhichtheycouldclearandfocustheirmindstomaintainstatesofclearalertaden;onforextendedperiodsof;me,forself-healing,andextraordinaryperformance
Inaddi;onmanyfamilymembersofthemenexpresseddeepgra;tudethattheirpartners/fathersweremoremindful,caring,emo;onallyavailableandbalanced,lessstressed,lesssubstancedependent,andlessphysicallyabusiveathome.
Sampleofdatapercentageimprovementsfrombaseline:•MissionEffec;veness 49%•PersonalEnergyManagement 120%•Abilitytoop;mizephysicalabili;es 92%•Acceptanceofothercultures 45%•Reduc;onofeffectsofshock/trauma 30%•Confidenceinownleadershipabili;es 50%•Abilitytomanagestress 92%•Abilitytoextendsensoryawareness 72%•Abilitytoquicklyrelaxandrest 120%•Accessextra-ordinaryperceptualabili;es 201%
AVerAcQonReportUSArmyRecommendaQons:
“Theserecommenda;onsareintendedfortheshortandlongterminterestsofSOCOM
andarebaedontheresultsofthisprogramandonourphilosophyregardingtherela;onshipbetweenholis;ctrainingmethodsandthemilitaryenvironment.”
“Thesuccessfulcomple1onoftheTrojanWarrior(JediWarrior)programhasplacedtheU.S.Armyintheforefrontofhumanperformancetechnologydevelopment.Byvalida1ng,inacontrolled,measuredmanner,theholis1capproachofmind,body,team
training,theArmyhasdemonstrateditscommitmenttoprovidingsoldierswiththeverybesttrainingthatisavailable.”
“ThemodernbaElefieldhasbecomeexceedinglycomplexandextremelydemandingoftheindividualsoldier’sabilitytoadapt,respond,andrecover.Trainingmethodologiesthatfocusonlyonlimitedaspectsofhumanpoten1alwillcreatelimitedsoldierswhowillfaceabaElefieldofunlimiteddangers.”
“Theadvancedconcepts,methods,andmaterialtechnologiesnecessarytotrainforop1malhumanperformanceareavailableandhavenowbeenclearlyvalidatedaseffec1veandapplicabletothemilitary.”
“Ourmilitaryforceswillstayontheleadingedgeofmodernwarriorshipbycon1nuingtodevelopsolderswhocanthinkclearly,whocanactdecisivelyandwhocanop1mizetheirphysicaleffortsbydrawinguponsubstan1alreservesofpsychophysicalandemo1onalenergies,toreducethemilitarymentalhealthcrisisoframpantsuicidesandself-destruc1vebehaviorsamongmenandwomendeployingtoandreturningfromcombatmissions.”
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ImplicaQonsandApplicaQons:
JediWarriorcameaboutthroughthededicatedeffortsofanumberofvisionaryhigh-rankingofficerswhowere:- Intriguedbythepoten;alsto
berealizedbydevelopingextra-ordinarymentaldevelopmentpoten;alsoftheSpecialForcestroops;
- Inspiredbythevisionaryviewofthemilitary’shighestpurposeofferedbyLt.Col.JimChannon’sclassic,Evolu1onaryTac1cs:AManualforTheFirstEarthBaEalion;
- CompelledbytheadvancesinPSI/ESPinageresearchandthreatsemerginginChinaandbehindtheIronCurtain.
Thesecourageous,visionaryleadersalsolivedwiththegriefandregretofknowingthatincalculable,avoidable,sufferingistakingplaceduringandfollowingthedeploymentofsoldiersintowarzones.Thismo;vatedtheirsearchforthebesttrainingpossibletoreducethelikelihoodofdevasta;nglossesfollowing;meofdeployment.
Relevance
TheprofoundrelevanceforJediWarriortraininginpreparingleadersandcommuni;estowiselyandresilientlymeetthechallenges,andembracetheopportuni;es,ofthese“VUCA;mes”ofincreasingVola;lity,Uncertainty,Complexity,andAmbiguitywilllikelyonlyincreaseover;me.
JediWarrioroffersawealthofinspira;onandguidanceforleaderswithinanyorganiza;onwhoareseekingtodeveloptheircapacitytothriveandeffec;velyhelpothersrealizetheirhighestpoten;alsinfulfillingtheirmissionsintheseVUCA;mes.
LearnMore:
Formoreinforma;ononJediWarriorTrainingforSpecialForces-or-toexplorethepoten;alsforadap;ngthisprogramforotherspecialunitscontact:
Dr.Joel&MichelleLeveyFounders,[email protected]
+1-206-799-8222WisdomAtWork.com
“Amanwithoutwardcouragedarestodie.
Amanwithinnercouragedarestolive.”~LaoTsu
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