Wholistic Fitness

Namaste Noble Warriors!

“Besides the noble art of getting things done, there is the noble art of leaving things undone. The wisdom of life consists in the elimination of nonessentials.”

— Lin Yutang

contributed by WF Teaching In Training; Chris Roche

For twenty years, Wholistic Fitness has attempted various ways to bridge not only Eastern traditions with Western sciences but also within other areas of yin and yang…say, for example, cultivating the importance of “trying softer, not harder,” during workouts or as WF Master Student Hakado Ru spotted below, finding the value of WF principles in martial art or military arenas. Check out Hak’s letter to me. Yoga is everywhere, even in the heat of battle or an attack;

Steve,

Just saw this post from a nationally respected law enforcement trainer, former SEAL and classical martial arts student:

“There are many ways of getting the attacker off your holstered gun other than “beating” folks off your gun. This mind-set is essentially the status quo, but hardly the best strategy.

We don’t teach gun retention techniques as traditionally presented in most law enforcement institutions and training academies.

We approach the problem from a different vantage point. We present the fundamental principles associated with being an armed professional in a multiple adversary environment. We study the implications of 4 basic concepts. Posture, breathing, relaxation and movement. These core principles are gleaned from Russian Martial Arts Systema. Each of these individual concepts represents a separate journey into human potential in and of themselves.

Specifically we demonstrate drilling practices and training methodologies that allow you function under duress when someone(s) is trying to disarm you. Using some basic understanding of bio-mechanics,

balance awareness, and perception of movement, one can solve a wide variety of problems without have to resort to a sequential progression of movements that is difficult to teach, easy to forget.

Additionally many “systems” are personality or body-type driven. That is, many techniques are strength based which eliminates the vast majority of the target population in question. Bottom-line, we (Strategos teaching staff) are not technique oriented. We are principle-based in our understanding and teaching philosophy.”

– Ken Good”

So, coach, i was just noticing the 4 basic concepts noted: Posture, breathing, relaxation and movement. Small world, ain’t it? I’ve actually started to delve into Russian Systema studies lately. Very interesting and very WF-like.

Here’s a link to Ken Good’s bio if it helps:

http://www.strategosintl.com/staff_ken.html

Namaste,

Hakado Ru