The One-Day
Men's Intensive

A practical framework for the cultivation
of your highest potential.

One DayBaltimoreJanuary 2027

At the heart of the work is a simple premise: profound transformation is possible.

The aim of this one-day intensive is to provide participants with a practical, actionable framework for the cultivation of their highest potential. Rather than offering inspiration without implementation, the day is designed to equip men with tangible tools they can immediately integrate into their lives.

Through the clarification of values, the discovery of purpose, the organization of the mind, and disciplined daily practice, a man can transcend limiting conditions and cultivate who he is capable of becoming, for the benefit of himself, his family, his community, and the world.

The emphasis throughout is on direct experience and disciplined implementation, not abstract theory. Every principle is intended to become a lived practice that can be refined long after the intensive concludes.
The Foundation

Three Pillars,
One Beginning

The Savage & Saint philosophy is organized around three core pillars. This intensive focuses on the first as the ground from which the others blossom.

Vitality

The Focus of the Day

Excellence

What Follows

Freedom

What Opens

Without sufficient physical energy, attentional stability, and emotional regulation, meaningful change is difficult to sustain. Participants will explore how cultivating vitality is not an act of self-indulgence. It is one of service to the people they love and the mission they are called to fulfill.

The Arc of the Day

Morning. Afternoon.
Evening.

The day unfolds through three integrated sessions. Rather than relying on extended lectures, the curriculum moves rhythmically between movement, meditation, dialogue, reflection, and partner practice.

Morning

The Body Awakens

Martial movement drills and partner practices to cultivate presence, composure, and embodied awareness. The day begins in the body, establishing the ground of attention before a single idea is spoken.

Afternoon

The Mind Steadies

Progressive meditation instruction focused on developing stable attention and continuous concentration, alongside guided discussion exploring the Savage & Saint philosophy and the path of cultivation.

Evening

The Commitment Forms

Reflection and partner exercises that transform ideas into personal commitments and practical action, closing with Savage & Saint calibration practices: the capacity to embody both ferocity and gentleness with wisdom and discernment.

The Practice

What You Will Engage

Each principle is understood intellectually, embodied directly, and translated into daily life.

Martial Movement

Drills and partner practices to cultivate presence, composure, and embodied awareness.

Progressive Meditation

Instruction focused on developing stable attention and continuous concentration.

Guided Discussion

Exploring the Savage & Saint philosophy and the path of cultivation together.

Reflection & Commitment

Partner exercises that transform ideas into personal commitments and practical action.

Savage & Saint Calibration

Developing the capacity to embody both ferocity and gentleness with wisdom and discernment. The central practice from which the name is drawn, and the skill the entire day is built to cultivate.

The martial art path of cultivating the capacity for violence matures into a foundation for authentic peace.

Themes We Explore

Threads Through the Day

I

Escaping the Prison of Normal

II

Well-being as both rebellion and service

III

Meditation as the deliberate training of attention

IV

The healing path as the warrior path

V

How the capacity for violence matures into a foundation for peace

Participants will leave with a clearer understanding of who they are, what they stand for, and a practical framework for building a life of increasing vitality, excellence, and freedom.

Michael Holt
Your Guide

Michael Holt

Founder of the internationally renowned Savage & Saint Collective, Michael Holt serves elite performers in the cultivation of vitality, performance excellence, and depth of consciousness.

His extensive background in meditation, martial arts, western psychology, core shamanism, holistic health, and exercise science combine to form a unique mind-body pedagogy, trusted by top-tier executives, founders, athletes, artists, and entertainers worldwide.

He resides in southern California, where he devotes his time outside of his private practice and consulting to wellness study, martial arts and fitness training, writing, and meditation.

The Investment

Dates
January 2027
Investment
$10,000