NFL Stars Train Tae Kwon Do at Young Brothers Institute
NFL stars train Tae Kwon Do with Young Brothers Institute in Pittsburgh that could resemble an NFL training camp. Some of the most famous...
On Kettlebells and Tire Flips: Or When Good Things Go Fad
A good idea can be turned into a fad by mindless followers. Mindful people use whatever tools they come across to their best advantage...
Why the Front Squat is the Real Judoka’s Best Friend
I have seen more than one article on the web, heralding the Squat as the best exercise for a judoka. While I can’t argue...
6 Stretch Yourself: High Kicks with No Warm Up – Side Kicks
High Kicks with No Warm-Up: The Right Body Alignment for Side Kicks
Stretch Yourself: High Kicks with no Warm up, The Right Body Alignment for Side...
3 Stretch Yourself: Your Potential to Do a Front Split
Stretch Yourself: Testing Your Potential to Do a Front Split
This is the third installment of my column on training that appeared in May 1999...
Martial Arts Strength Training
People involve themselves in the martial arts for any number of reasons. I would like to think that the arts have something for everybody....
The Japanese Samurai Fountain of Youth
Your Fountain of Youth is well within your grasp...let me help you see it more clearly.
My 60 plus years on this planet includes two...
CrossFit Training Abuse
CrossFit training abuse runs rampant and here is what has been discovered about the program's unsafe practices.
Any exercise program is open to abuse by...
The Pilates Martial Arts Connection
Mind, body, spirit, focus, concentration, diaphragmatic breathing, precision, and fluidity these are some of the terms commonly used in the martial arts. But did...
Combat Triage: General Conditioning: The Fighter’s Repose
Downtime Training: The Fighter's repose is about training your body to repair. For the true fighter, there is never any real off-time. When a fighter...
5 Stretch Yourself: Right Stretches for High Kicks
Stretch Yourself: Right Stretches for High Kicks with No Warm-Up
This is the fourth installment of my column on training that appeared in May 1999...
Why You Should Be Cycling To Help Your Martial Arts Training
Nearly 3.6 million Americans regularly participate in some form of martial arts. While for some the sport is just a past time, for the...
Fitness For Martial Artists
Many readers have written me in response to "The Link Between Martial Arts and Fitness," and not all of you were complimentary. In particular,...
Combat Triage: General Conditioning: Hamstrings, Hips, Shoulders
Application 2
Category: General Conditioning: Hips-Shoulders-Neck
Three target areas of stress that I am often asked about are the Hamstrings, Hips and Shoulders. It is by...
7 Stretch Yourself: High Kicks with No Warm Up – Roundhouse Kicks
High Kicks with No Warm-Up: The Right Body Alignment for Great Height and Power in the Roundhouse Kicks
This is the seventh installment of my...
Combat Triage: General Conditioning: Building Up Your Core
One of the things that I've noticed in working with my up and coming fighters is that although many of them are strong; they...
