Friday, September 18, 2009

Belly fat, a gentler term for abdominal fat, is perhaps the number one telltale sign of fitness decline and the subsequent deterioration of one’s general health. At some stage in life, abdominal fat becomes synonymous with Metabolic syndrome and is often associated with a decline in testosterone or the so called male menopause. Kettlebell training, when used within a complete fitness regime can help blast the fat away, improve cardiovascular fitness and improve overall hormonal levels.

At the bottom of this article I will share with you a fat blasting workout using a kettlebell and some basic calisthenics. But, first, here are some facts about weight loss:

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Thursday, September 17, 2009

There are many drills with kettlebells that not only are demanding, but also are very revealing or diagnostic in nature. The Windmill (WM) along with the Turkish Get Up (TGU), are two of such drills and on this short article I would like to highlight the Windmill. I will also share a little video showing my latest progress in this fabulous drill..

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Friday, July 03, 2009

The original film by Oleg Tcherne, founder of INBI World (see site: at http://www.inbiworld.com/ for more info) is around 35 minutes long. I’ve broken it down into 4 sections to meet YouTube’s 10 minute limit for uploads. I’ve had this video for over ten years and was granted permission by INBI World to post them on YouTube for your enjoyment. These are amongst my favorite films on Tai Chi’s Push Hands.

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Wednesday, June 24, 2009

Three components make up the Tai Chi Pole Work practice. One is the moving, circle walking, palm changing routine you saw on Part I. The second component includes the martial application of the routines and the third, the one on this video, covers the Zhan Zhuang or Standing Post practice of the training.

This type of Standing Post practice, is usually learned after the practitioner has already invested a considerable amount of time practicing empty handed. This is the same idea behind learning the spear, the staff, sword, or any other weapon found in Tai Chi. First spend several years doing empty hand training and then later pick up a tool

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Tuesday, June 23, 2009

One of my Tai Chi teachers was very fond of training with whatever tools were available to him at the time of practice.. From his village in China, the local Gong Fu players developed several training methods using tree branches, poles, stumps, and even twigs.

This video is an attempt to practice a method of training Master Sun shared with me several years ago.

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Sunday, June 07, 2009

Within the martial arts, as practiced in the West, Tai chi has not received the respect it deserves. This may be due in part to the association of Tai chi with other systems of health such as yoga, and meditation. While these systems share similar goals, mainly to enhance the practitioner’s well-being, Tai chi stands apart when viewed as a system of kung fu.

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Saturday, May 02, 2009

If you follow this type of Kettlebell instruction, guess who the “Biggest Loser” will be? This vid came from fitprosarah.com

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