Physical Preparation and Kicking In Kyokushin Karate

During a recent YouTube live with Shihan Cameron Quinn on his fantastic YouTube channel, he focused on the kicks in Kyokushin Karate (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jJ2dgVgKx_Q). A comment from the live stream read “train the quads for roundhouse kicks and the hamstrings for hook kicks”.  If looking at the knee joint of the kicking leg in isolation, this…

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Underrated Overrated

Alcohol? Overrated. Breathing Consciously? Underrated. Learn more. Daily Exercise? Incredibly underrated. I’m certain the less physically active one is the more medicine one will need. Fortunately the reverse is also true.  Doing Front Squats Because I Don’t Have the Flexibility in my Shoulders To Back Squat? The Same For Front vs Behind The Neck Press?…

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Daily Disciplines

Much is made of morning routines and the ‘best’ way to start the day. It’s often said ‘win the morning, win the day’. All I’ll say is I’ve had times waking up with no plan and times waking up with a morning plan. I find it easier not having to negotiate with myself. At this…

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Consider This

Earlier today I met with a recently retired athlete. He is bent out of shape after 30 years of playing a unilateral (one sided) sport. We looked at his body. Noted a few things in his connective tissues and the long-term focus of his strength training to kick things off. As often happens, we discussed…

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Correlation

Maybe the 9th wonder of the world is the lack of connection many people have between the nutrition we ingest and it’s impact on our health and behaviour through out life. Try this social experiment. It’s definitely not an exact science, but do it enough over a long time frame, you’ll see a correlation.

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YouTube

This year I’ve had the privilege to be the fall guy in a few of Shihan Cameron Quinn’s live YouTube videos. You can check them out below: 2. Using underhooks in grappling and fighting 3. Using the head in training and fighting 4. The blue belt blues – a discussion Cameron is the author of…

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The Breadth of the Breathe

Like standing and eating, breathing is one of those things people think they know how to do well enough, because they’ve been doing it all their lives. This majority of people are accurate to a point, and then opportunity cost takes over. My interest in understanding the breath in some shape or form kicked off…

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Attack The Rack

In the mid 2000’s in the United States, I was fortunate to be a fly on the wall during a speed training and strength training session of a top University’s American football team. In the gym, all the players where doing the same exercise (squats) and mid way through the session the Strength Coach pulled…

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C For Yourself

Imagine a nutrient abundantly available, cheap, safe and effective. So broad it can work for you as an: Antioxidant Anti-inflammatory Antidepressant Antihistamine Antiviral Antitoxin Antibiotic The pharmacological effects of this nutrient at high concentration (and this is key) are astonishing. You’d imagine this nutrient would be heavily promoted by the medical industry and pharmaceutical industries…

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Being Humbled

One of the most picturesque beaches on the Gold Coast is Currumbin Alley. Hidden across the road from the Alley are stairs that you wouldn’t notice if you weren’t looking for them. Approximately 150 stairs take you up around seven stories high to a small lookout with breathtaking views of the coastline. Running up and…

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