Wild Geese Martial Arts & Fitness

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...

Today I want to tell you a story. It’s a nice story that is all about nutrition/food/eating. I told it yesterday to one of my clients who...

Last week finished off with a regular client of mine who hasn’t been able to get in for some time. The reason he couldn’t get in is down...

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...

So here I am scrolling through Facebook, my mind wondering about potential blog post topics when i come across what could be one of the...

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...

“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...

Have you ever noticed how some people are always ready. Always ready to go at the drop of a hat. Anytime Anywhere They may not have slept...

Welcome to Wild Geese. Yes, I know the training area is barren, but that’s how we like it. After all, we are training bodies, people, not...

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...

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...

On Friday I talked about the link between your gut health and your mental health with a link to a research review product. I got a good...

I believe mental and physical health are inextricably linked. In many of the martial art systems I have trained in there is a strong...