Thera-Band® Academy

by | May 18, 2010 | Uncategorized

Thera-Band® Academy. Just stumbled upon this site from Theraband.  Lots of links to joint-specific exercises, and sport-specific exercise.  I haven’t looked at them in detail, but looks incredibly informative at a  cursory...

Lesson with Ty Andrassy

by | May 9, 2010 | Uncategorized

Ty came to me for a private lesson today.  I really enjoyed it, and I discovered a few things.  While we were discussing his goals, I was able to articulate more clearly a few of mine.  Peppe asked me while I was in Sweden what kind of teacher I want to be.  I...

“New Phase” day 3

by | May 9, 2010 | journal

It’s been a good couple of days.  I’ve consistently done something physical every day (walking, running drills, etc), and I’ve been pretty good at eating better.  Matt and I both had a few days of eating junk, so we went to the St. Lawrence market a...

New Phase

by | May 6, 2010 | journal

So I feel like I’ve let myself go a bit.  I’ve been having some trouble with my left foot and ankle, and I let that affect my exercise regime.  I still do my sword exercises now and then, but not as often as I should, and certainly not as often as...

The gypsy and the classical violinist

by | Apr 3, 2010 | Uncategorized

When Brad talks about uniting technique and process, he often uses the example of the gypsy and the classical violinist.  The gypsy plays a violin with intense feeling (process), and the classical violinist’s strength is impeccable technique.  While we’re...

Sweden Summary

by | Mar 24, 2010 | Uncategorized

I’m on the train to the airport now. Just passed Norrköping. There’s been a lot of activity since my last post, so I’ll start with a brief summary. We finished up with group two in a similar fashion to the first group: blade actions and scenework. On that Thursday and...