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Theme of the Week: Do Work
Kung fu is hard work over time. Literally. That’s the definition. This week, let’s do work. Let’s keep it fun. Let’s keep. Our curiosity alive and ask good questions. Let’s keep our creativity brewing and keep pushing at the margins … Continue reading
Skewed
I joked with a student tonight that this week was going to be all about designing workouts that I expected to get beaten at. The punch line is that, yes, I in all truth expect to get beaten by folks … Continue reading
Justified
I’ve convinced myself that there are at least 2 good reasons to partner up during benchmark workouts and have one partner go while the other judges and then switch roles. Reason number one is to give students the opportunity to … Continue reading
Desperation
Half guard is, for some of us, a desperate position. We hang on when we are on the bottom, squeeze with all our might and hope that our partner doesn’t pass to side control or mount. When we are in … Continue reading
Habit
An obvious lesson for me today in the Metcon: when I’m only used to lifting a particular weight for single reps, I’m not very good at performing multiple reps. Shocking, right? My conclusion from this obvious revelation: let’s do that … Continue reading