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The Leine

This week's video is the introduction to the clothes of the Kern and what is perhaps the most iconic piece of traditional Irish clothing. Known as the Leine or saffron shirt.

This amazing piece of clothing was so iconic and known amongst the Irish that there were several attempts from the British rulers of the time to outlaw it.

To learn more or just see me dressed in this fascinating bit of clothing go watch the video.

The most iconic piece of Irish clothing: The Leine This week's video is about perhaps the most iconic piece of Irish clothing, the Saffron shirt also known as the Leine. So iconic the British powers at the ti...

New year New ... Things but still the same

So the past year has been pretty crazy for me hence this account being kind of quiet.

Part of that was moving into my first home. Now I have space I can finally do archery again on a regular basis. I got an 80lbs bow for Xmas and am now focused on training to work my way up to shooting 100lbs by the end of the year

This workout is inspired by a few people and has involved me having to learn a lot to come up with it. I have also had another coach review it to make sure it does the job so thank you

The program includes weighted chin ups, overhead press and a row and band row combination inspired by and yes the elbow position on the rows is specific to task.

Also some face pulls for shoulder health inspired by the baklava bad boi



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New year New ... Things but still the same So the past year has been pretty crazy for me hence this account being kind of quiet. Part of that was moving into my first home. Now I have space I can finally do archery again on a regular basis. I got an 80lbs bow for Xmas and am now focused on training to work my way up to shooting 100lbs by the end of the year This workout is inspired by a few people and has involved me having to learn a lot to come up with it. I have also had another coach review it to make sure it does the job so thank you @andy___myers The program includes weighted chin ups, overhead press and a row and band row combination inspired by @cameronrhanes and yes the elbow position on the rows is specific to task. Also some face pulls for shoulder health inspired by the baklava bad boi @learningtohuman #fitnessmotivation #fit #fitness #archery #training #strength #strengthtraining #shoulders #longbow #dublin #ireland #freemenfitness

A friend is carrying out a fascinating new series that is well worth checking out.

Can 19th Century Exercises Fix Modern Posture Problems? Getting Back in Shape Old School - Day 1 Can 19th Century Exercises Fix Modern Posture Problems? We'll start finding out on Day 1 of this special experimental new series about Physical Culture histo...

Had the real pleasure of doing the strength and conditioning work for this gent for a good few of these fights.

David Wogan Jr - Fight Highlights Dave Wogan Jr is a an Irish Kickboxer and Muay Thai fighter with a traditional kickboxing and boxing background giving him an explosive and exciting style. F...

A recent blog post I did for my friends over at HEMA Strong

https://www.hemastrong.com/how-do-i-train-to-be-more-explosive/?fbclid=IwAR3eQBZJTc04QwKr3Y8u3OQMmRzOvYrnpEtBKsHhujrTIS6cHjud3CEobOQ

How do I train to be more explosive? I will try to address the basics of this and some of the most common misconceptions. If your goal is to be faster and more explosive then this is not something you can train in isolation. Like many…

The truth about handstands...

Handstands Suck handstands really do suckedited and filmed by Ryan Winters

This is a fascinating video showing the history of some amazing women including, Club bells, amazing feats of endurance, martial arts and its a fascinating piece of history.

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“The Queen of Clubs” - Miss Victoria Seddon - The Amazing female Indian Clubs Endurance Champion This video tells the amazing story of Victoria Seddon, the female champion athlete who swung Indian clubs for nearly two days straight, and of whom photograp...

One of the best grappling coaches on the planet discussing a HUGELY ignored part of training that is crucial. Programming in appropriate rest.

Learn to take a break: If you look at the standard of our lives you will see that typically it follows a consistent pattern of periods of work followed by shorter periods of rest where we recharge and renew, and then back to work. So for example, on an average day we work for a period of hours and then have an hour break for lunch where re relax and recharge and then return to work in the afternoon, followed by rest and dinner at home to prepare for the next day. Our week is similarly planned. We work five days in the expectation that we get two days of rest to recharge and renew and then return on Monday. Even the year is set up this way, with regular holidays set up throughout the year to create this sense of time off to recharge and get ready for a new effort upon return. This the pattern of our lives is periods of work and accomplishment followed by rest and renewal which itself is followed by a new period of effort. YOUR GRAPPLING MUST FOLLOW THE SAME PATTERN. You cannot maintain great exertion forever. Learn to work in a pattern of short bursts of hard work followed by longer periods of lower work rate and short periods of active rest. You will be surprised how many opportunities there are to take a break even during a hard fought match. This will give you a chance to recharge and start anew in your battle. When you learn to cycle your work rate between extreme effort, moderate effort and active rest you will suddenly find you can grapple for much longer periods than you could previously. Learning to mask your rest periods is a skill in itself - but one which will give you match winning endurance. You do it in every other aspect of your life - start doing it in Jiu jitsu.

Maniacal laugh

Honestly one of the best feelings as a coach is seeing someone reach their goals. It doesn't matter what they are but it's even more satisfying when you see how happy it makes them.

I have not posted a lot of my own training of late as it's not been very exciting. But the work some of my clients have been doing has been.

Delighted to work with and show her my methods. Her progress has been huge and I am delighted to see her goals coming together.



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Maniacal laugh Honestly one of the best feelings as a coach is seeing someone reach their goals. It doesn't matter what they are but it's even more satisfying when you see how happy it makes them. I have not posted a lot of my own training of late as it's not been very exciting. But the work some of my clients have been doing has been. Delighted to work with @emilyaoibheann and show her my methods. Her progress has been huge and I am delighted to see her goals coming together. #process #progress #training #flexibility #mobility #strength #stretching #onlinetraining #ireland #movement #yoga #freemenfitness

Too good to not share. A student of mine hitting a big milestone in one of her goals and topping it off with a perfect maniacal laugh :D

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Hahahahaha! First bun bop 🐇 sound on for evil laugh of domination. Thanks to excellent education, programme and coaching from @freemenfitness 🙏🏼🐸 . #profitofrest #DVESleep #flexibility #strengthbased

I will be holding an online workshop this weekend with the wonderful folks The Movement Studio. This will be a workshop on de mystifying flexibility and explain the whats, hows and whys of it. If you are interested get in touch.

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A HUGE one for our members this Saturday at 1pm The 'Big 5' of Flexibility Workshop with the simply brilliant @freemenfitness Nathan has some of the most well-rounded knowledge and application tools that I've ever seen A man who has studied, and entered, many realms to a level most people won't, Nathan is the type of man you want to have the generosity he does I can't sing his praises highly enough, so it's with great pride I get to announce this Online Special Guest Workshop for our members Free up some time to attend live on Zoom and find out the in's, out's and individualisms around the Big 5 of Flexibility What is The Big 5? Tune in to find out 😊 #SpoiledMembers #TheMovementStudioOnline #FreemenFitness #SuperSocialSaturday