Author Archives: Wally

Games WOD #3

Posted on April 9, 2011 by Wally

There’s something satisfying about watching athletes pour themselves into a five minute workout and come out completely smoked.  Who knew you could get so tired in such a short period of time? Equally so, there’s something fun about watching one … Continue reading →

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Sympathy and Empathy

Posted on April 9, 2011 by Wally

What is the most important aspect of martial culture?  If you had to pick one concept that would hold sway over everything we did on the training floor, what would it be? For me, it’s connection.  How well are you … Continue reading →

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Why THOSE Techniques?

Posted on April 7, 2011 by Wally

Ever wonder why curriculum is the way it is?  Like why does everyone end up reading Catcher in the Rye in high school?  Or why do all art history classes include a section on Picasso’s Guernica? More to the point, … Continue reading →

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Is This One of Those "named" Workouts?

Posted on April 7, 2011 by Wally

Those “named” workouts are brutal affairs so when someone mistakes one of my homebrew efforts for a “named” workout, I’m happy – even if it’s because “fifty fifty” sounds really close to “filthy fifty”.  I’m willing to overlook that phonetic … Continue reading →

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The Bigger Picture

Posted on April 7, 2011 by Wally

Read a book.  Go to the library and grab a stack of reading material.  Don’t know where to start?  Do a catalog search for “martial arts” and see what comes up.  Talk to other students and see what they’ve read … Continue reading →

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