by Siobhan Richardson | Jul 6, 2015 | Cross Training
In less than a month I’ll be teaching Theatrical Martial Arts* (TMA) at the Nordic Stage Fight Society’s Summer workshop. The next couple of weeks will be featuring some suggestions for how to prepare for this kind of movement. One of the common...
by Siobhan Richardson | Jul 4, 2015 | Cross Training
Back to maintaining fitness. Here’s a series of workouts you can do in a relatively small space, with no equipment other than some rags or washcloths! Have fun! … and be mindful of your structure! You want quality over quantity....
by Siobhan Richardson | Jun 24, 2015 | Cross Training
Oftentimes, our obstacles to working out regularly include the following: we don’t know what to do we don’t have access to a gym or classes we don’t want to or are unable to purchase exercise equipment we think we don’t have the space to work...
by Siobhan Richardson | Jun 23, 2015 | Cross Training
Hello friends and colleagues! The summer is well upon us, and with it, the stage combat workshop season. I hope you’ve been doing all your prep work: eating well, keeping your joints healthy, keeping an eye on your alignment, getting into fighting shape…...
by Siobhan Richardson | Jun 22, 2014 | Cross Training
Just as a stable core is necessary for good structure, so is a flexible one integral to storytelling. As actor/combatants we need to be able to collapse forwards or backwards and left or right at any given place in our torsos in order to play attacks and wounds...
by Siobhan Richardson | Jun 20, 2014 | Cross Training
Video overload today. Forearms do a lot of work during hours and hours of swordplay. The most common complaint after fatigue (solution: do your cardio!), is sore and tired forearms. Not much time left, but get started on building that strength. Check out all the...
