GM Mark Wiley Presents… A Way to Learn Eskrima that Actually WORKS… The Way Eskrima Should! THIS SYSTEM MAKES TRAINING PLATEAUS A SMALL ISSUE IN THE REARVIEW MIRROR AS PRACTITIONERS FINALLY DEVELOP THEIR OWN STYLE IN ESKRIMA. After 35 years of research, trial and error, making every possible mistake he could make as an […]
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Today, Coach Kevin Kearns is a role model for school kids and a top-rated MMA coach and world master fitness trainer. But this was hard won success. His early years were fraught with bullying. He was small and not at all athletic. His father died at the time he needed him most. Martial arts and
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By Coach Kevin Kearns No way you were that guy in the hood that sucked at everything.” My response … “That is correct and it’s the past.” Now I’m not going to say my childhood was all bad and I had it worse than any other kid. That is a matter of perspective. Most of
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By Dr. Mark Wiley Bullying is dirty and inexcusable. The cycles of what happens to create a bully, of what happens to make one susceptible to being bullied, and how these interactions lead to substance abuse and suicide later in life, are related to how children are treated and treat others, and how parents raise
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By Mark V. Wiley Many of us have spent the long, cold winter inside. And when we workout, it’s usually indoors as well—at home (by using the best treadmill for sprinting) or in the gym. Thankfully, it’s finally warm and sunny out. That means now is the time to get outside and make exercising fun.
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By Dr. Mark Wiley It is difficult for me to wrap my head around the idea that people still don’t understand that their lifestyle — the way they choose to live, the things they do — directly affects their health. Now, most of the people I know and communicate with on a regular basis do,
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By Coach Kevin Kearns Almost everyone who has watched the UFC and other fights will remark how well defined the upper bodies of the fighters are. The shoulder girdle (the muscles that comprise the shoulder completely) are a complex structure and require some clear thought when developing a training regime for these fighters. Since the
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One of my all-time favorite exercises is the plank. It is simple, requires no space, no equipment, no gym, and no investment in time. Standard planks are great for core strength. But when you need to go to another level, and want to work the hips and core together, then side planks are the way
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A poem written by the award-winning writer, editor, martial artist, and novelist Herb Borkland. Please enjoy and share. The effacing of Triumph The loss of all regret This dimming of Enlightenment Not remembering to forget. The hopeless ease of Tyrants Lingering repose of past coquettes A tradition which includes us Not just a Past by
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A Poem written by Rene J. Navarro MEMORY Waking up in the empty dark- ness of a bamboo hut somewhere in the hills far from the old home- town: At three, that’s the first picture in my memory. Alone, without a blanket on a cold morn- ing, the sharp passage of a fighter plane, and
