Guarding The Dojo
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...
Today was very much in the flow.
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...
The Chief Inspector Calls 🐈
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...
Rhythm Under Load
Meet Maddie 🐈: Some sessions have a clear purpose from the moment they begin. This one revolved around a simple but demanding idea: alternating Persian meels and kettlebell snatches over eight rounds. After warming up with rope flow, meel swings and kettlebell...