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Turning Minimal into Maximal
When approached by a banged up rugby player in his 40’s, I was asked how he can train in home with minimal kit and get strong for the...

Dave Hedges
Mar 9, 20092 min read
Music to Grow By
For a short time I had a job in a sales firm. Now while I hated the job, partly due to my ineptness at selling, but also because of the...

Dave Hedges
Mar 9, 20092 min read
Mondays at WGMA HQ
Here’s a video clip of Marcello C Monteiro and Denver Amaral. Marcello is one of the finest BJJ coaches in the world today but he’s also...

Dave Hedges
Feb 22, 20091 min read
Steve Cotter and flexibility exercises
This is quite possibly one of the most beutiful displays of strength and flexibility I’ve ever seen. I’ll be trying this over the next...

Dave Hedges
Feb 21, 20091 min read
Fitness Instructor Follies
There’s a young fella recently started training with us, he joined the Kettlebell fitness session and as far as I can tell he’s having...

Dave Hedges
Feb 21, 20092 min read
Online Personal Training
Right, we’re all skint and in a panic over the economy. Does this mean we should let out health slide? Absolutely no!! As personal...

Dave Hedges
Feb 19, 20092 min read
Bold new commuter plans
Now, before I start, I only read the headline of this story, but I think it’s a bold idea and should be supported. The Irish government...

Dave Hedges
Feb 10, 20092 min read
The complete martial arts venue
For years the Wild Geese dreamed of having a complete martial arts center. The dream has become a reality, thanks to the help of some of...

Dave Hedges
Feb 7, 20091 min read
Couple of class updates
Just to keep you abreast of the goings on at our Dublin HQ: Monday : The Pad & Bag class will now serve as a warm up session for the...

Dave Hedges
Feb 5, 20091 min read
Exercise for depression
So we’re all feeling the pinch, the whole recession thing is starting to get us down. How do you beat the blues? Simple, get a sweat on....

Dave Hedges
Jan 26, 20091 min read
Monday Kettlebell class at WGMA
Due to popular demand I will be opening a new kettlebell fitness class at Wild Geese Martial Arts, Pearse st. Every monday (unless...

Dave Hedges
Jan 23, 20091 min read
Break the Mould
It wasn’t really that long ago that people would go to the gym in order to get fitter and stronger. The main purpose of training was to...

Dave Hedges
Jan 23, 20094 min read
World, European and Four Nations Full Contact Welterweight Kickboxing Champion
Our boy, Ronan McSweeny came home from Belfast sporting 4 new belts!! We’ve seen Ro grow over the last few years to blossom into a true...

Dave Hedges
Dec 28, 20081 min read
The Art of Applied Laziness
This is a term I coined a while ago while teaching some over zealous students. It soon became a bit of a catchphrase and now that I’ve...

Dave Hedges
Dec 28, 20085 min read
Women and weight training
I was reminded recently of a conversation I had a few years ago. Several years ago I was doing sales for a gym, a job I hated but it was...

Dave Hedges
Dec 9, 20081 min read
Kettlebells coming to Balbriggan
Hi All, My friends at the Fairy Godmothers have asked me to teach the resistance training section of their class this week in Balbriggan....

Dave Hedges
Dec 3, 20081 min read
Ronan fighting for the Eueopean Title
A quick message from our own Kickboxing Champion, Ronan MacSweeney. Hi all, On the 12 dec in Belfast, I’m Fighting for a European title...

Dave Hedges
Dec 3, 20081 min read
Drug ‘tricks body to lose weight’
It seems that there’s a new wonder drug on the market…….. http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/health/7707876.stm Now while the health benefits of...

Dave Hedges
Nov 5, 20082 min read
Dr. Jonny Bowden’s Blog: Treating Cravings and Addictions with Food and Supplements
You may never have been addicted to drugs, but you might know something about the addiction to food. Or sugar. Or alcohol. Or gambling....

Dave Hedges
Nov 4, 20081 min read
I don’t train my legs, it’ll make my kicks slow.
I heard this from a well respected local kickboxer and doorman. He was referring to his weight training regime. Here’s a guy that will...

Dave Hedges
Nov 2, 20082 min read
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