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Warmups:

Physical Culture, Folk Games, and Traditional Conditioning Drills

For the Western Martial Artist

ROOM: TBA

INSTRUCTOR: Pete Kautz

DESCRIPTION:

From the desk of Pete Kautz:

This is not your high-school gym class!

Let me say that flat out, because some people have bad associations and “tune out” when they read words like “conditioning” or “fitness”.

Have I just described someone you might even know?

We all want to be healthy and in shape to “kick butt” at our respective martial art, but the question is how do you do that? People waste thousands of dollars on exercise equipment and gym memberships that only leave them thinner in the pocketbook. Others jump into fad diets or follow dubious advise from the Internet. Some give up entirely!

What if I told you that the answers were right in front of you, and that in our rush to get more and more high-tech with everything (including diet and exercise) people had abandoned a lot of very powerful secrets as being outdated?

What if I told you that this “old-school” training not only was good for your health, but also directly translated into martial skills, so that you were getting a two-for-one benefit in all your work-outs?

Could it get better than that? YOU BET IT COULD!

What if I told you it was lots of fun, won’t cost you a dime to get started, and that it develops strength, flexibility, and cardio capacity all at the same time!

Would you want to learn more? I hope so! This class is a hoot and the more the merrier!

We will be exploring a number of traditional European and American folk games, 18^th and 19^th century physical culture, breathing exercises for power, speed, and internal strength, and the conditioning workout all those clowns on late night TV hope you never hear about…because once you know it you will realize what crap those exercise machines they sell really are!

Please bring a normal towel with you! YOU WILL NEED IT FOR CLASS.

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