Wild Geese Martial Arts & Fitness

So I opened up the laptop to write a blog post about shoulder issues in BJJ. That didn’t happen. I started writing and got distracted...

Over the weekend I was presenting the Upper Body Strength and Mobility Workshop during which I was asked a LOT of questions. We could do...

Yesterday I was presenting the Upper Body Mobility & Strength Workshop. We had a fun day going over isolated joint movement, integrated...

If you’ve been following my information for any length of time you’ll be familiar with a tool known as an Indian club. You may also have...

I’ve little something I’d like you to try for me. You should know by know that I’m a huge fan of breathing. I feel it’s one of the most...

I’ve just announced the topic and dates for my next workshop. To be honest I’ve been a bit slack on presenting workshops this year, I did...

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 hate warming up. I understand it’s a vital part of training, and I’m incredibly particular about how my clients warm up. But when it...

Mobility is best defined by the following equation: Flexibility + Strength = Mobility What use is mobility? Why is it important? Simply...

When teaching self defence or working with our Thai Boxers and Kyokushinkai fighters I talk about the wrist. Think about the punishment...

Warming up is important. It can also be confusing. Even today with the amount of information available on foam rolling, joint mobility...

Recently I shared an Instagram video of me doing the Lizard crawl as part of my warm up routine. A video posted by Dave Hedges...

Hip Mobility is a constant question here at Wild Geese. Many of the athletes I work with are martial artists and many of the so called...

You are an animal. You are within a couple of genomes of every other animal on the planet. I think some are closer than others! One of my...

My brain is mush. Honestly, if I tried to write my own name right now, I’d probably get it wrong. And that’s the fault of the two guys in...

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...

I like Pistols. No, not them (even though they’re cool too!) But Pistol Squats. The other day one of my lads comes in with a story to...

Before we get into the meat of today’s content, thank you do everyone who got in touch after yesterdays post to agree that I am an...

Yup, that was a sentence said to me last weekend. It’s not the first time that sentiment has been aired. Personally I take it as a...

It’s back! And yes I know it’s Tuesday! Monday mobility used to be a regular feature on the blog, it’s time I brought it back. Ok, maybe...