The Paleolithic Origins of Standing Postures

The origins of standing practices are lost in the mists of time, but one can easily imagine that they began with ancient hunters as a way of attuning to their surroundings and gathering deep reserves of energy and strength while becoming invisible to the prey they hunted.   As they were used by hunters, warriors,…

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Daily Mobility Practice – The Fountain of Youth

All movement skills, especially martial movement skills, must be built on a foundation of both stability and mobility. Today we will cover mobility. A complete mobility practice moves each joint in the body through its complete range of motion bathing it in synovial fluid. Movement is the only way your joints get nutrition! Many trainers…

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3 Months to Live

I had a very interesting conversation the other day with an elderly Chinese gentleman.  At 74 years young he still works part-time as a medical doctor and is in excellent health.  He told me that back in 1982 in China he was diagnosed with a very severe lung problem, which was slowly reducing his breathing…

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Imagine You With Less Pain

Many trainers and coaches tend to look at the current rage of joint mobility protocols as recent innovations in sports science and training.  Everyone is talking about mobility for health, mobility for prehab or injury prevention, mobility for warm-ups, mobility for fending off the ravages of aging.  Everyone is talking about the benefits of increased…

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