by tfurman | Aug 6, 2015 | Articles, Blog, Body Weight, Convict, Fitness, Health, Martial Arts, mobility
Let me blunt at the start. I will probably not be doing much of the “Mastery” level of this book. However it is by far the best thing Dragondoor has put out in terms of content, thoroughness, art design, writing and entertainment. Explosive Calisthenics...
by tfurman | Aug 3, 2015 | Articles, Blog, Body Weight, Convict, Fitness, Health, Kettlebell, Martial Arts, mobility, Strength, Suspension Training
First off, let’s realize that Max Shank is a genetic stud. A lot of the time, those who win the genetic lottery need to not work hard or they are lousy coaches. I’ll be blunt. Max is a HARD worker and he’s a very good, articulate, coach. The Ultimate...
by tfurman | Jul 18, 2015 | Articles, Blog, Health
The photo above is a view of the stage of Jackie Gleason Theater in Miami Beach from the spotlight booth. I’m estimating I spent several hundreds of hours looking through that glass. From roughly 1980, starting as a bodyguard on the Miami based movie,...
by tfurman | Jul 10, 2015 | Articles, Blog, Fitness, Martial Arts, Strength
Richie Barathy, in the photo above was a practitioner of American Combat Karate. He had a background in Taekwondo and later found himself in the rough and tumble dojo of Nisei Karate founder, Frank Ruiz. This school was populated with the likes of Louis Delgado,...
by tfurman | Jul 8, 2015 | Articles, Blog, Body Weight, Fitness, Health, Strength
“Move, bitch!” — Ludacris The above pattern or asterix is also a diagram for movement. In Indonesian martial arts, this footwork or stepping is called Langka. There is NO reason to debate this. If this pattern were shown to certain groups of martial...
by tfurman | Jul 2, 2015 | Articles, Blog, Fitness, Health
Several times, as with many people, I was threatened by someone online. Usually this is a silly disagreement, but the person just happened to irritate me and lived locally. I told them, “I’m easy to find”. Truth is I am. Yet clients, friends, peers...
