Groups

Groups — Find Your Group | The Noble’s Path
Online · Local · Forming

Online now.
Local groups forming.

The Noble’s Path runs through two formats. The main online group is where the Shield system lives — weekly accountability, PurposeOS cadence, full progression. Local groups combine the Shield system with in-person physical training. Entry to both requires completing the Apprentice stages first.

01How it works

The path before the group

You do not begin by joining a group. You begin by working through the Apprentice stages of the Shield system — White, Red, Orange, Yellow, Green I, Green II. These six shields represent the foundation. They have to be earned before you can enter the main group or be considered for a local one.

This is not gatekeeping for its own sake. A group of men at different levels without shared foundation does not hold. The standard is what makes the brotherhood real.

Step 1

Apply for a conversation

30-minute call to determine fit. We assess where you are and whether this is the right moment.

Step 2

Work the Apprentice stages

Six shields earned through demonstrated change. This is the prerequisite. No shortcuts.

Step 3

Enter the main group

Weekly L10 sessions, full Shield progression, PurposeOS cadence. Brotherhood with standards.

02Online group

The main group — online

The Noble’s Path main group is online, international, and currently taking applications. Weekly L10 accountability sessions. Full Shield progression from Initiate through to Master. PurposeOS integration across time, health, finance and relationships. In-person events in Leicestershire run periodically.

TAKING APPLICATIONS

The Noble’s Path — Main Group

ONLINE · INTERNATIONAL

The founding group. Weekly L10s, full Shield progression. In-person events in Leicestershire periodically. Entry by application after Apprentice stages.

CLOSED · EXISTING MEMBERS

The Odd Squad

LONDON & PORTUGAL · LED BY ROBERT POWELL

An existing group. Online sessions with in-person physical training. Closed to new members.

FORMAT

Online · Weekly L10 · Full Shield progression · PurposeOS cadence · In-person events (Leicestershire, periodic)

03Local groups

Local groups — forming now

Local groups combine the Shield system with physical training — martial arts, conditioning and outdoor work alongside the weekly accountability structure. Three local groups are currently forming. If you are in one of these areas, register your interest now. You will need to complete the Apprentice stages before a local group launches.

FORMING · FOUNDER’S GROUP

Market Harborough

LEICESTERSHIRE, UK · LED BY DAVID SCHOFIELD

The first local group, led by the founder of The Noble’s Path. Shield progression combined with martial arts and physical training. Registering founding members now.

FORMING

Kettering

NORTHAMPTONSHIRE, UK · LED BY CALUM

A forming local group in Kettering. Shield system alongside in-person physical training. If you are in the Kettering area, register your interest.

FORMING

Trondheim

NORWAY · LED BY LUKAS KRONDORF

A forming local group in Trondheim. Shield system with in-person physical training. If you are in the Trondheim area, register your interest.

REGISTER INTEREST IN A LOCAL GROUP

To register interest in a forming local group, contact us and tell us your location. You do not need to have completed the Apprentice stages to register interest — but completing them is what unlocks entry when the group launches.

04The leaders

Men who earned
the right to lead

Local groups are led by men who went through the Shield system first. They did not volunteer. They were identified through the quality of their work and invited to lead.

Robert Powell
The Odd Squad · London & Portugal

Robert Powell

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Entrepreneur. Built and led multiple businesses across technology, hospitality and education. Sustained a disciplined recovery process that gave him direct experience of what integrity under pressure actually requires — not in theory, but over years.

He leads The Odd Squad between London and Portugal. Online sessions with in-person physical training. He was not the loudest man in the group. He was the most consistent.

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Lukas Kristiansen Krondorf
Forming · Trondheim, Norway

Lukas Kristiansen Krondorf

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Leadership experience across technology and health innovation. Background in exercise physiology and applied leadership. Brings precision and systems thinking to how men reduce internal contradiction and align what they say they value with what they actually do.

He is building the first Noble’s Path local group in Norway. If you are in or near Trondheim and serious about the work, he is the man to contact.

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05Leading a group

Starting a group in your area

Men who complete the Apprentice stage and demonstrate the character required are invited to discuss leading a local group. This is not something that can be applied for directly. It emerges from the quality of a man’s work through the system.

Requirement

Completion of the Apprentice stage — White through Green II. Six earned shields demonstrating the foundation is real.

Character

Demonstrated character within the main group over time. A man is invited to lead. He does not self-nominate.

Location

A local group requires enough men in reasonable proximity. Typically 4–8 committed men to make in-person work viable.

Physical component

Local groups combine Shield progression with physical training. The leader takes responsibility for both dimensions.

Entry

The path begins
before the group

Start by applying for a conversation. We determine fit, assess where you are in the system, and outline what the Apprentice stages require of you.

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