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Yoga stretch to improve your martial arts practice (Video)

Try this stretch from the Ashtanga yoga primary series to open your hips and your hamstrings. It will help with reach and mobility in your kicking and increased durability in your closed guard game. Questions or comments are always welcome!

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How much yoga practice is too much?

In the past, I have written posts on taking rest when it is necessary and not overdoing it during training. Now, I would like to focus on what to do when your mind says, “I am ready,” but your body might be saying, “I’m not so sure this is a good idea.”

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How acupuncture improved my knee mobility

The improvements in my body due to acupuncture have become greatly noticeable to me. Most recently, my knees have been the focus of my treatments. The first two sessions that I attended involved a very elaborate needle setup, unlike anything I’ve ever seen. Scott told me that he was going to press different places on [...]

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My experience with acupuncture for sinus relief

In my last post, we discussed the beginning phases of acupuncture and its awesome effects on my injured spine. As I said, I did not notice too much of a difference in the first session, but the second and third were a different story. In addition to the treatments documented in my last post, Scott [...]

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There is no short-term fix

I am constantly on a quest to find new ways of eliminating the pain I experience due to my back injuries. As many of you know by now, yoga has been a major stepping stone on the road to my recovery. It’s helped so much that I’m able to do things in my thirties that [...]

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Grease, smoke, and mirrors

French fries. Mozzarella sticks. Barbeque potato chips. I’ve also never met a 3 Musketeers bar that I did not like. In case you don’t already know, I’ve spent the better part of the last two weeks thinking about all of my guilty pleasures when it comes to food. While these are a few of the [...]

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Getting back to basics

Every one of us strives to become better at what we do. We all have a longing to become stronger, faster, more proficient, and advanced in our fields. Over the past two weeks, I have had the opportunity to get back in touch with the one thing that we all need in order to make [...]

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Are you on track to achieve your 2011 goals?

Here we are…halfway through 2011 and many of us are still struggling to meet the goals that we set way back in January. Why is it that this year seems to be flying by so quickly? Have I set too many goals for myself? Am I too overworked to think about the goals that I [...]

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Circling Elbows Demonstration (Video)

In this video, Sensei Liz and I demonstrate a self-defense technique for a bear hug from behind in which your arms are free.

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Driving Elbows Demonstration (Video)

In this video, Sensei Liz and I demonstrate a self-defense technique for a bear hug from behind in which your arms are pinned.

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