I know! I haven’t written anything on here for a while. Those of you who read my blog have let me have it and I appreciate it. It keeps me honest:)

I’ve been very busy filming my new video series for GoldStar Video, a national martial arts video producer and rental company.

The video I finished is the first in a series of videos documenting my FusionFlow methods for remaining injury free for Martial Artists.

The first video includes my joint mobility routine, exercises to develop tendon power and to open the joints, yoga flows to open hips,shoulders and back, and a yoga flow with dumbbells for conditioning.

Just because it’s being marketed to martial artists doesn’t mean that everyone won’t benefit from it. The methods in the first volume are methods of wellness and longevity that I’ve distilled from 30 years of martial art and yoga practice. Future installments will have more specific exercises geared toward Mixed Martial Artists and those in the Reality-Based self-defense community, including LEOs and Military personnel.

The videos are supposed to be released sometime in June, but I’ll keep everyone posted. I’ll also have some new workouts up here soon, I promise!!

Workout:
10 open-up breaths
3 taichi spine stretches
then:
3 rounds of:
10 swings right/left
10 thrusters
10 bent-over rows
10 ab-twists with weight
10 bicycles w/2 sec hold
then
10 deep breaths in corpse pose

Workout:
10 open-up breaths
3 taichi spine stretches
then:
3 rounds of:
1st two moves of FlowFit ie.
Flatfoot squat to quadpress
Flatfoot squat to leg through or
swoop +
10 breathing squats
then:
10 minutes of deep belly breathing
in corpse pose

Workout:
5 open up breaths
10 breathing squats
then:
3 rounds of:
20 swings right/left
1 Sun Salutation each side w/breathing
method #1
20 sumo squats
then:
5 taichi spine stretches with
spine breathing in the down position

Workout:
10 open-up breaths
3 spine stretch to sumo stretches
then:
3 rounds of:
right arm- 5 swings
5 swings to high pulls
5 clean to twist press
5 backstep lunges with left leg
stepping back
left arm same
rest 30 seconds between rounds
then:
5 rounds of long qigong breathing set

Workout:
5 open up breaths
5 kidney sounds
10 breathing squats then
3 rounds of:
dumbbell pushpresses
dumbbell sumo deadlift high pulls
21-15-9 reps then
10 open up breaths
3 taichi spine stretches

Workout:
5 open up breaths
5 lung healing sounds
10 taichi squats then
3 rounds of:
10 dumbbell or kettlebell swings each hand
10 flatfoot squats to quad press/hop
then:
3 taichi spine stretches
10 open up breaths

There are many systems of health out there now claiming to be Holistic. To be truly holistic, a system must truly attempt to encompass the entirety of a human being. This is no small task, and I believe that due to the complexity of the issue, most systems fall miserably short. Some systems are genuine attempts at addressing the whole of a being, others unfortunately are devised by their creators to take advantage of the need for holistic health by capitalizing on the naivate of the general public. At this time in History, I believe it is  necessary for each of us to take responsibility for our own health, so that we can truly assess our place in what’s going on around us.

The model I use in Fusion Flow, comes from the Taoist energy arts that I have practiced for most of my life. The Taoist systems of personal development are broken down into three categories that are arranged under the headings of   Jing/ Chi /and Shen. Roughly translated, Jing is everything that has to do with our physical body, ie muscles,tendons,ligaments,bones, organs, blood etc. Chi, or bioenergy, has to do not only with our body’s energy and the nerves and meridians it passes through, but also with our emotional levels. Shen is our consciousness itself. Any practice or exercise we do has an impact on all three levels of this continuum, but the focus is usually in one main area.

For a system to be truly holisitic, I believe it has to address these areas of body, energy, and mind, and the influence each area has on the other two areas. I will be posting up mini workouts on this Blog that begin to address these three areas. They will start on the easy end of the spectrum, and will be adjuncts to whatever else you may practice. Good luck, and let me know what you think.

This blog is the home of Fusion Flow. Fusion Flow is my method of mind/body fitness and evolution distilled from over 30 years of practice and study. The methods of Fusion Flow are evolving as I and the Universe evolve. Stay tuned for articles, insights, theories, videos, programs, etc.