by tfurman | Jun 12, 2018 | Articles, Blog, Body Weight, Fitness, Martial Arts, mobility
To those of us who are Bruce Lee fans, the thought of his son, Brandon, carrying on his legacy was taken from us due to an on screen accident. However his mark as an actor, martial artist and icon are with us forever. I can recall some early articles about Brandon. I...
by tfurman | May 9, 2018 | Articles, Blog, Fitness, Health
In an earlier blog, I related how my 30 year career as a stagehand taught me lessons for life. You can read it here –> What I Learned As A Stagehand That Applies To Life With some reflection, I thought of some other lessons. That is the subject of this blog...
by tfurman | Mar 23, 2018 | Blog, Body Weight, Fitness, Health
Robert Conrad represents one of the apex action star icons in entertainment. Part of the genesis of the Wild, Wild, West, star was being raised by a single mother. She wanted him to identify with men more and his Chicago upbringing, along with boxing helped...
by tfurman | Jul 1, 2017 | Articles, Blog, Fitness, Health, Kettlebell, mobility
Many years ago, actually in March of 2003, I proposed a different type of abdominal training. It was in an article for Dragondoor entitled, “The Power to Weight Ratio Workout”. [ https://www.dragondoor.com/articles/the-power-to-weight-ratio-workout/ ] In...
by tfurman | Apr 11, 2016 | Articles, Blog, Body Weight, Fitness, Health, Kettlebell, Suspension Training
Most often, advertisements are intentionally misleading. Sensationalism captures our attention and focusing on the extreme rather than a the middle ground becomes a seductive trap rather than a mere, logical fallacy. In an information based society, we want instant...
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...
