by tfurman | Mar 3, 2016 | Articles, Blog, Kettlebell
From what I hear, a “Courage Corner” is a corner of a home, garage or any structure that has equipment casually stored. No elegance or organization to it. It’s simply a stack of tools to get the job done if you are so motivated. Many home trainees...
by tfurman | Feb 15, 2016 | Articles, Blog
Many years ago, being fascinated with TV and media, I read a book by a former talent coordinator for the Tonight Show starring Johnny Carson. The name of the paperback was, “Johnny,.. Tonight”. Not a very original name, but a very interesting series of...
by tfurman | Jan 24, 2016 | Articles, Blog, Body Weight, Fitness, Health, Strength
Iron djuru number two is called the, “Gelek”. My best interpretation of this Indonesian term is, “spiral”. It’s twisting on your axis. It’s a consistent part of Indonesian martial arts involving, stepping, [Langka] and position. It...
by tfurman | Jan 8, 2016 | Articles, Blog, Body Weight, Fitness, Health, Kettlebell
“The Motion of Many Motions.” — Pendekar Paul de Thouars The word, “djuru” can mean many things in Indonesian martial arts. It is usually a short form using mainly the upper body. In a DVD, the late Paul de Thouars said it was, “The motion of many motions.” I...
by tfurman | Dec 20, 2015 | Articles, Blog, Kettlebell, Strength
I had heard of Jerry and Liberty Gray through my friends, Ken Blackburn and Steve Cotter. Recently I saw that Jerry took second place in his division in the World Kettlebell Championships at age 74. I asked him for some details about training and diet, but what he...
by tfurman | Dec 8, 2015 | Articles, Blog, Body Weight, Diet, Fish Oil, Fitness, Health, Kettlebell
As I went through my various writing notes on my storage cloud, I came upon the purposely unfinished book project on the training methods of Eddie Kowacz, the Green Ghost. Some of this material is redundant from other articles and some of it is not. The impact of the...
