In his original kettlebell book, Pavel Tsatsouline talks about a Program Maximum and a Program Minimum. For the younger people in the crowd (read: newer to kettlebells) some explanations may be needed. The Program Minimum has it roots with the Russian communist coup. Here is a little background. “The 1903 congress also adopted the party program, consisting of two parts:…
As a Taekwondo Master for more years than I care to recount, I am disgusted with the public’s seemingly well justified view of Martial Arts today. The proliferation of McDojos and six year-old black belts has given Martial Arts a black eye. With sub-par schools run by so-called experts with bellies so big their belts look more like bow ties,…
When I was a boy every Sunday afternoon one of the cable channels aired “Kung Fu Theater”. You may not remember it but as budding Martial Artists my friends and I never missed it. The Hero’s had to have some special style, a unique weapon or special power that was theirs alone. My favorites were the woman who fought using…
Jon Engum, Master SFG Instructor August 25, 2011 “Mother mother ocean I have heard your call…in your belly you hold the treasure few have ever saw”… Jimmy Buffet, A Pirate Looks at 40. Water is the giver of life. The sustainer of the earth, the primordial fluid our ancestors first crawled out of. The human being has always had a…
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