Wild Geese Martial Arts & Fitness

The Kettlebell Snatch is an iconic lift. To be perfectly honest, it’s a non essential lift for many and it’s not a lift that features...

Every now and again I asked my opinion on Movement Screening. More often than not the asker has been reading about the FMS or “Functional...

As part of my fitness triangle we have the word “mobility” Like the fire triangle which shows the three component factors needed to make...

I always tell people that if you look sexy while you’re training then you’re doing it wrong. Well I’ve figured out a way around that at...

Ok, this is the last instalment of this bottoms up kettlebell series. At least until I think of something else to say about it…. This...

Last week I wrote about the Bottoms Up Kettlebell grip and waiters walk. We talked about how and why I like to use them in Wild Geese,...

We’re taking on new clients! To be honest, we’re always open to enquiries, but at the moment there’s two items on the calendar that are...

The nature of the clients that come to Wild Geese for training means that they’re the type of folk who see physical limits as challenges...

Facebook pops up some gems sometimes. I have to say I’m spending less and less time on there. I’m part of so many “secret” and “hidden”...

Combat athletes are my favorite athletes to train. It stems from my own extensive background in martial arts and security work. It’s the...

You must have heard of Steve Cotter. He’s a martial artist which shows in the way in which he approaches fitness, with a holistic eye on...

Strength training does not improve human movement. Fact. So why the hell do we bother? First a bit of a back story. As you’re reading...

“Put your hands up if you’ve ever had shoulder pain” He watched a forest of hands go up. “As I thought,” he commented, “and those of you...

I don’t address beginner level fitness nearly enough on this blog, I get caught up in all sorts of topics, most recently biomechanics and...

Hang on, I can’t use that line! I already used in my newest article for Mark de Grasse (formerly My Mad Methods). Keep an eye out for...

I’m staring at this screen with a shit load in my head but no way to thread them together. So lets get this in some sort of order………. I...

Short post today. In yesterday’s email I talked about attitude and the development of it. The attitude I look fro in my clients comes...

It’s no secret I’m a huge fan of the Turkish Get Up. It’s one of those lifts that may not build strength in the conventional fashion. You...

I’m just back from the O’Brien Fitness & Performance down in Limerick where I was attending the IKFF CKT level 1 course run by Steve...

Here’s an “Ask Dave” that made me laugh. I got chatting with one of my Facebook friends, a guy who follows a lot of my work and like me...