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...
Garden Practice
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...
Gone Clubbing 🐈
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...
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...