Wholistic Fitness

WF Tribal Warrior Ron Jones writes in today;

“Ilgbro-
click the enlargement of the item and read the chi of this former Physical Culturist…where have they gone?

We but two feeble enduros left today.

This used to be a god damned national culture and movement man! What chi these mofos had man…i bow!
– rj”

COACH RESPONDS:
Where have they all gone?
into Kali Yuga, baby!
somehow, we are now left with vestigial remnants of body/mind Masters…
the closest thing we have these crazy days are coffee-addicted Pilates� teachers that are still pissed that they couldn’t make it as a pro Ballet dancer…then we have the eating-disOrdered tribe of Cirque du Soleil� performers followed by the immense Clan of Yoga stars who disdain any other physiologic discipline that requires them to step off their cherished sticky mat, then of course, we can always enjoy the Body/Mind Experts and ‘Spiritual Teachers’ that intellectually purge and puke their inflated Avidya within glossy magazines and tv shows without any experience in deep fiber CHI or ultradistance sweat! (the initials Ph.D now seem to stand for the ability to “Purge with Honorable Discharge”!)

Bro, i don’t know what happened along the Way to Here. You’d think in a Nation dying from overeating, underexercising, drug and comfort addiction, and mental dis-ease, Path’s like yours and mine would be in the highest of National Demand! yet alas, here in my tiny Temple beneath the Sacred Peak, a day by day struggle is hard fought to keep the Ancient Light flickering…let alone, ROARING with the might of yesteryear! May Buddha Light continue to shine upon our humble and faithful Sangha until the Outer World Awakens to the Divine treasure within their self-animated sweat and stillness.

Where have the Dharma Protectors gone?
Why don’t the Monks squat?
Why don’t the Bodybuilders sit still?
Why don’t the “Yoga Masters” of today run up and down Sacred Mountains any longer? (1)
Why don’t certified “Chi Runners�” have mandatory experiential training in Ancient Chi development? (2)

I don’t know why.

Somewhere along the Way, our amazing Species of Spiritual Athletes of thousands of years ago fell prey to the Addiction of Entertainment instead of InnerAttainment. An entropic de-evolution of our versatility grew like cancer within our spiritual bodies and specificity became more popular and more profitable than was a human’s capacity for versatility and adaptation.

Though a lonely stance it is, sign me up with the Way of the Versatile…the Way of Wholeness and Balance.

Feeble ilg bows as deep as my Tensor Fascia Femoris (currently tight as a piano key cable from skate skiing) allows me
to Lionel Strongfort…his Fort was Strong!
Lion-el did live his life like a LION!
ROAR!!!!!!!!!!
i bow to Lionel and re-dedicate my Practice and coaching efforts today to upholding the wholistic values and principles of which he spoke and sang through his sweat and dharma!

Lionel’s Light today burns BRIGHT in this mountain yogi’s Temple!!!!!

Wholistic Fitness�; all-Ways actively honoring the strong shoulders of both Eastern/Western Masters upon whose MultiDisciplined Approach to Body/Mind/Spirit training and appreciation we now stand.

“Why just workout, when you can work WITHIN?”
– Coach Ilg, 1983

RJ…
Thank you…

(DO NOT REPUBLISH THIS PROFESSIONAL PHOTO)

i’m off to do an “Iron Temple” workout as a pre-fatigue directly into a Skate Ski workout. i vow to cultivate artistry within intensity today because of your Devoted Practice and Respect of our Forefathers and Foremothers of Functional Fitness across the Physiologic Spectrum!

OM SO TI
coach ilg/creator of Wholistic Fitness�

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Photo of Coach doing something peculiar by famed photographer Dorit Thies. coach is wearing a ZenBead� necklace personally designed and created for him by Ron Jones.
www.doritthies.com
ronjones.org

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*** FOOTNOTES:
1; answer; ‘because running ruins yoga practice!’ quoted from one of today’s leading and foremost Yoga Masters of a “Divine Grace” style. I guess the “Divine Grace” somehow flows around running as yoga?

2; answer; it would take FAR too long to certify such a Balanced Being in both endurance/concussion capacities and strength/suppleness/chi energywork capacities. such a long time spent with each aspiring Teacher would kill Profit Margins!

*** SOME FUN FACTS:

Average Length of Study to earn a ExpertRating Yoga Certification�:
one week

Average Length of Study to earn a Chi Running� Certification:
a couple of weeks

Average Length of Study to earn a Cross-Fit� (Forging Elite Fitness) Certification:
three days (note; the creator of this Elite Fitness style no longer practices nor teaches his own style; he is too injured).

Average length of Study for my Certified WF Teachers (only Five of us are on the planet):
eight years.

do the math
feel the Chi

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