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Training in the 21st C

David Ross • February 22, 2020

You don't have to be a warrior to learn from them

You probably are not a warrior from ancient China? But you can learn how to be fit in the 21st C from their example! Legends tell us that the preparation of the body originally came before even technical training. While there is perhaps something romantic about this notion, realistically preparation of the body comes simultaneously with the introduction of technical material, indeed at times fundamental training COMBINES both aspects. Foundation training all aims to

1) Strengthen the muscles and connective tissues
2) Increase flexibility
3) Teach stability
4) Teach balance
5) Teach coordination of the body parts
6) Increase total body awareness

One of the best traditional tools we have in our gym is a form of Chinese yoga (Chi Kung) called the "Vajra Yoga Exercises". 

In training, there is no black and white, there are just many shades of gray. Today we have the advantage a lot of our teachers in China did not, access to well developed equipment and scientific information on how the body functions and how to correctly train it. The best approach is to combine the best of the old and the new. 


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