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Posts and Articles by Danelle Marable

Don’t be a stinky partner

05.26.11 By Danelle 1 Comment

Deodorant - I haz it.
Let’s be honest—no one likes working with someone who doesn’t smell fresh.

With summer temperatures already here, there is a lot of sweating going on. Please be courteous and make sure to wear deodorant to class. Better yet, go the extra mile and throw an extra stick in your bag. That way, you always have it with you!

Do I also need to mention that you should wash your workout clothes after every class? Sweat in your clothes promotes bacteria growth, which causes odor. I’m talking all of your workout clothes (boys—groin protectors too! girls? bras!!).

While you are out buying an extra deodorant for your bag, pick up some Febreze too, and make sure you spray down your gear after every use.

Keep calm and be clean, people!

Filed Under: Announcements & News, Kenpo News, Krav Maga News Tagged With: fundamentals

Level 1 Review–Saturday, 8:30am

03.08.11 By Danelle Leave a Comment

Hi Folks!

To get people ready for the Level 1 test, or just give people a chance to review their Level 1 techniques, the Saturday morning class this week will be driven by the students. Come in with an idea of what you want to review. Shaky on Inside Defense? We’ll cover it for you. Can’t even remember what Inside Defense is? We’ll giggle at you and then cover it. Whatever combatives or self-defense techniques you need to work on, we’ll review. We suggest you print out the Level 1 curriculum and highlight (in yellow) what you don’t know.

A good work out will still be had, so even if you aren’t planning on coming to the test, come to class to get your workout for the day out of the way!

Filed Under: Announcements & News, Krav Maga News Tagged With: test

Burpee Challenge Complete!

03.01.11 By Danelle 1 Comment

We should all be so proud of ourselves for completing the February Burpee Challenge. I know my burpees have improved tremendously. Have yours?

We can keep this going! There are people who do 100 day burpee challenges. You’ve already completed 28 days of it–you’re over a quarter of the way done. Today, do 29. Tomorrow? 30. Break it up throughout the day. You don’t have to do them all at once.

Ok, so if 100 days of burpees don’t excite you, then maybe we should just continue to include burpees in our everyday workouts. Why not do 3 sets of 10 each day? Try variations on a theme–jump higher, jump to the side, forward or back. Jump over someone. Jump up to a pull up or muscle up. Add a squat. Have fun with it!

Want a heart pounding, quick workout? 10 burpees on the minute for 10 minutes. That’s 100 burpees folks.

Hope you enjoyed this challenge. There will be more to come!

Filed Under: For Your Amusement, Krav Maga News, Strength & Conditioning, Training Tagged With: burpees

Burpee Challenge Check in–Week 3

02.22.11 By Danelle 1 Comment

231 burpees down, 175 to go. We’re in the last stretch of the challenge. I hope everyone is hanging in there.

I find that I can get up to about 14 or 15 before my legs feel like they are going to fall off. I have to do a brief pause, and then push forward to finish the day’s quota.

How are you doing?

Filed Under: Announcements & News, Krav Maga News Tagged With: burpees

Great Interview with KMW Instructor

02.22.11 By Danelle Leave a Comment

I thought this was a great interview with an instructor out in LA. Very inspiring! I also saw some great drills 🙂

Filed Under: For Your Amusement, General Info, Krav Maga News Tagged With: KMW, video

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