- Experiment with some of these warm-up ideas.
- Skills Work: Shadow Boxing. Concentrate on footwork and balance. Keep your chin down, elbows in tight, keep your hands up. Do this for at least four 3-min rounds with a minute rest between.
- Farmer’s Walk: Pick up two heavy objects an walk with them for as long as you can. Set them down when you can’t hold them any longer. (Don’t go to absolute failure and drop them on your toes!) Rest 2–5 min. Do 3 sets total.
Suggestions: Use kettlebells, dumbbells, iron plates, cinder blocks, water jugs, toddlers…
For an extra challenge for your core, experiment with carrying on only one side and trying to keep your torso as straight as possible. - Pick up and hold a large, heavy object for 5 min. The heavier and more awkward the better. You can change your grips, walk around, or do whatever you want while holding it, just don’t set it down.
Suggestions: sandbag, water-filled Swiss ball, a wild boar* (like this, not this).
*Wear your sparring gear and attempt at your own risk.
An intermediate gun defense seminar will be held Saturday, July 16th, from 10am until 1pm. Combatives and disarms for the basic gun threats are a prerequisite, but will be reviewed in the first hour. The second two hours will address scenarios involving restrictions, movement, and hostage scenarios. The cost is $60 and space is limited to 20 participants. If you would like to register, please fill out the form below or stop in the office the next time you are at the school.
