Savannah PDAA

There are many kinds of training. I have been enjoying traditional archery using bows of increasing draw weight, currently 75lb draw weight. I find it is very good for strength in the arms, chest, and shoulders. It is also very good for no-mind training. And, if you practice shooting left and right side, I find that it makes an excellent moving meditation, balancing the left and right sides of the brain.

20240224 Shooting both sides with a 75lb long bow There are many ways to practice archery. I like shooting primitive bows on both left and right sides, as I find switching sides works well for me as an acti...

20240201 Use Your Kicks or Lose Your Kicks You must practice regularly to maintain your kicks. There is no short cut.I try for at least three one hour basic kick sessions per week. In each session, I ...

20240130WorkOutPrep These are clips of the exercises I typically do at the beginning of most workouts, I usually do all of these exercises before starting a kick workout, which ...

For Savannah folks, I am watching the weather, but I plan to head south the week after New Year's. So we should be able to get back to training by the second week of January! I'm hoping for a good year in 2024, with lots of productive workouts! 😅

20231205 Bag Work With the holidays and the trip north for the holidays, I've gotten behind on video work. I have done "ok" in regards to workouts, but with limited space and ...

10 Minute Starter Workout with Loosening, Mobility, and Core This is a basic set of exercises, which can be incorporated into a variety of workouts. Over time, this will increase mobility and core strength.

20231113 Basic Bar Kick Drills The most important part of any kick, is the very end. And one of the best ways to sharpen kicks is to do bar kicks, focusing on the very end of the motion.Th...

11082023 Heavy Archery Set with 75lb Bow Traditional archery can be a nice addition to overall training. I prefer primitive bows and I like to shoot both left and right side as mind training and as ...

20231024 Use Your Kicks, or Lose Your Kicks Learning a kick is only the start of the journey. You must practice each kick regularly, to refine and maintain them. It doesn't matter what rank you are, it...

20231019 Essential Kicks No matter our age, no matter our rank, we should make the time to practice essential kicks on a regular basis. hese are basic drills for some essential kicks...