Category Archives: Martial Arts
Fixing a built-in Oven and Plyometrics
I was down with an ankle injury that kept me out of the Dojo for a bit. Somewhat obsessed with recovery while I couldn’t do much physically, I used the time to read myself into recovery and training theory and discovered plyometrics – a type of exercise that involves explosive movements like jumps, hops, and […]
A New Pal – Building a Training Dummy
Since getting back into martial arts last year, I have been looking for ways to improve throws and takedowns for (Japanese) Jiu Jitsu. I am still on the very early path in Jiu Jitsu. In our syllabus, there seems to be more focus on standing techniques than ground control up to Orange Belt. With just […]
Hacking Low-Cost Ankle Weights
As always, if you were to embark on this yourself, do this at your own risk. There is something tribal about customizing your own fitness equipment with flying sparks. In my last grading to brown belt in Karate, my teacher strapped some extra weights on me as a handicap during the day. I have never […]
Rebooting Fitness and Martial Arts
“The only thing an old man can tell a young man is that it goes fast, real fast, and if you’re not careful it’s too late. Of course, the young man will never understand this truth.” – Norm Macdonald I heard that there are two kinds of people after the pandemic, those that got fit […]
