Here we Go again… This is one of the greatest wrestling systems ever… We get to work with a great coach coming to us from the snake pit school. Dharma Bodhi is a true gift to have here at The Open Matt. Don’t forget to RSVP… This
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As promised, we’re holding another Combat Systema workshop in Oakland. see… There’s a flyer so it must be real. This may be easier for many folks, though I realize this one is also a bit short notice. TIME: Saturday, May 11th 12:30pm – 4:30pm (with a break at 2:30)
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This is the CLASS SCHEDULE for May…. Many of you will ask me why I don’t just print one up and hand them out as folks come in the door. Here’s why. I have a rotating cast of folks that teach here, train here, and the essence
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So this is how it goes on my end… as an undercover elitist, I took Jen’s class the other day. It’s a rare moment to be able to attend someone else’s yoga classes. I’m pretty devoted to my practice and it just happens to go all day.
Read more →Yoga for Stress Reduction Jen Cronan Corley Chronic stress is an all-too-common phenomenon in our society and poses a significant threat to health and wellness. Stress triggers the sympathetic nervous system’s “fight or flight” response – an important survival mechanism in prehistoric times when our ancestors
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Perhaps the most challenging part of being an artist or self employed weirdo, is not the skill. Not the practicing everyday, or the sacrificing of social time to gain skill, or the struggling to make rent. As a martial artist, it’s not fighting or the pain… Out
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Catch wrestling is a style of folk wrestling that was developed and popularised in the late 19th century by the wrestlers of traveling carnivals who incorporated submission holds, or “hooks”, into their wrestling to increase their effectiveness against their opponents. Catch wrestling derives from a number of
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Yoga structure for inversions and hand balancing. Level 1 (Fundamental structure, core strength, and maintenance) Bandha strength & awareness, Wrists and shoulders, decompression of shoulders and spine joint health/maintenance. Opening the chest, shoulders, and lats Learn the fundamentals of hand balancing and inverted poses. Explore inverted
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Introducing the Nuevopus. The octopus with nine legs. Could it be the natural evolution thanks to oil spills and nuclear fall out, with it’s only super power being an extra leg. If it bites you will you gain the powers of it, thus growing an extra leg.
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