by Mike-Fit | Aug 27, 2026 | Double end bag, Indian Clubs, Kettlebells, Maddie, Persian Meels, Rope Flow, Speed Bag, Workouts
Even Maddie has her limits. The constant rumble of thunder meant there would be no ditch-bank lounging, no garden patrol and definitely no inspection of today’s practice. She sensibly stayed indoors and left me to it. The kettlebells, clubs, Meels, rope...
by Mike-Fit | Aug 24, 2026 | Body weight training, Double end bag, Kettlebells, Maddie, Persian Meels, Speed Bag, Workouts
A lovely evening of physical culture, mostly in the dojo. After warming up with Persian Meels, I spent some time on the speed bag and double-end bag before moving onto the kettlebells. The main set was 10 minutes with the 20kg swing-to-snatch, with just one hand...
by Mike-Fit | Aug 24, 2026 | Body weight training, Persian Meels, Workouts
There’s something rather satisfying about keeping things simple. This morning’s practice stayed in the garden: six rounds of Shena board push-ups and Persian meels. A steady rhythm, repeated movement and no need to chase exhaustion. The meels, the garden, the morning...
by Mike-Fit | Aug 23, 2026 | Body and Spirit, Kettlebells, Maddie, Rope Flow, Workouts
What a great late-afternoon practice. Five minutes of rope flow to get moving, then into the kettlebells. 16kg swing to clean x 20 each side.20kg swing to clean x 20.16kg swing, clean and snatch x 30. Then the main event: Six minutes of the 20kg black snatch, three...
by Mike-Fit | Aug 22, 2026 | Indian Clubs, Maddie, Persian Meels, Uncategorized
This morning’s practice was, quite literally, gone clubbing. Eleven rounds of: 1.1kg Indian clubs — 60 alternating outer swings Persian meels, working through 4.5kg, 5kg, 6kg, 8kg and up to 11kg The meel reps came to 740, with another 700 Indian clubs reps. A...
by Mike-Fit | Aug 21, 2026 | Double end bag, Indian Gada, Kettlebells, Maddie, Persian Meels, Restoration, Speed Bag, Workouts
One thing I’ve come to believe strongly through years of practice is that most sessions don’t need to be maximal. For me, around 7/10 effort is usually the sweet spot. It’s enough to challenge me, enough to practise the heavier movements and develop...
by Mike-Fit | Aug 19, 2026 | Body weight training, Indian Clubs, Indian Gada, Maddie, Persian Meels, Workouts
The equipment was lined up, the evening light was beautiful and the decking was ready. Seven rounds of meels and gada, followed by ten rounds of Indian clubs and rope flow. The weights went up, then back down again, before finishing with some lighter club work,...
by Mike-Fit | Aug 15, 2026 | Kettlebells, Maddie, Workouts
A few years ago I trained with a PT and we did the same six-minute ‘black snatch’ set I practiced today. 1 min 2 x swing, 1 x snatch 1 min 1 x swing, 1 x snatch 1 min snatch only Switch hands and repeat He used a 12kg kettlebell, I used a 20kg. At the end...
by Mike-Fit | Aug 13, 2026 | Body weight training, Double end bag, Indian Clubs, Indian Gada, Maddie, Persian Meels, Restoration, Rope Flow, Speed Bag
It was another warm evening in the dojo, so naturally I decided the sensible thing to do was to practice with Indian clubs, gada, Persian meels, speed bag, double-end bag, burpees and rope flow. A few hundred club swings later, some gada work, six rounds of meels and...
by Mike-Fit | Aug 9, 2026 | Indian Clubs, Maddie, Persian Meels, Rope Flow
Meet Maddie 🐈: Chief Movement Inspector, part-time coach and full-time expert in restoration. Another evening of practice on the decking and naturally Maddie had to make an appearance. Tonight was mostly a clubbing session: Persian meels, a new 9kg Mugdar, Indian...
