Wild Geese Martial Arts & Fitness

For the last week I’ve been on twitterbook promising a big announcement. Sorry, A biiiiiIIG AAANNOUNCENNNNTTTTTttttttt (say it in Bruce...

Well, it seems my last post was a bit of a hit. My views on Womens Fitness seem to have resonated with many of you, so if you shared the...

This week I’ve been on a bit of a rant about the role of Strength and Conditioning in the Martial Arts. By the term martial arts I...

This question was asked on Sunday at the end of the Basic Self Defence Skills workshop. I know the asker well. He’s no spring chicken and...

If I hear one more martial arts or self defence instructor tell their students, or even if I it repeated by hear their students, that...

Today I’ve a few things on my mind. As per normal, my little grey cells are banging on overtime and I’m struggling to tame them into a...

Finally people are realising the truth and moving back towards the well rounded training methods that have been around for generations,...

The shoulders can be a touchy bit of our anatomy. Very few go through an athletic career, or even just regular gym training, without...

“So, where are all the best downhills?” asked the young mountain biker. “At the top of the best climbs!” replied the seasoned local. And...

This means most of you will come into me nice and early to get your training out of the way for the day, then as soon as the whistle...

If it’s good enough for Iron Man….. The Turkish Get gets a lot of love. There are those around who harp on at it ad nauseum. They’ll tell...

It’s been a while since I ran a workshop in our own gym. This year I’ve been to the far flung corners of Ireland teaching, but other...

I was supposed to write you an awesome blog post for today, I had planned to get it done this morning before the day kicked off with...

In an athletic sense, rotation and indeed, counter rotation, is a key player. Power is best generated in our bodies by using spiraling...

Yesterday one of our Muay Thai lads was chatting to me before his warm up. He’s a very fit, well rounded young athlete, who’s always open...

Mental strength is an integral part of what we do here at WG-Fit. Right now I have a handful of guys all preparing for their first...

Last week we did a fair bit talking about the core, its function and some training methods for it. Today I want to expand on by talking...

This wasn’t on purpose, maybe my own tightness’ were annoying me so I was attuned to articles popping up about stretching. I know I’ve...

Last week we answered the question “Why is core strength so important?” Which seemed to go down well, judging by the amount of shares...

What a weekend! Saturday just gone I was over in Galway teaching the Bodyweight Workshop. Sunday I was with Wild Geese Martial Arts...