tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33953600Thu, 23 Feb 2012 07:55:40 +0000If LifeKen BlackburnWay Of The KettlebellRobert HughesJohn Blairt shirtAlan Orrlao tzuSoft stuffKettlebell WorkshopEnter the KettlebellDavie EastonCombat Shuai ChiaoStressFastingTricycleLondon KettlebellsSeconds Out.KettlebellsJosh WaitzkenmobilityMAPowerEDTRKC Hard StyleCoffeepracticeKravBrad PilonGo SlowPavel TsatsoulineHardstyleSteve CotterMartial ArtsCross Fit Central ScotlandIKFFLife SpotlightCharles StaleyPhilosophical BullshitRumiCombat ReadyNational Rowing AcademycafepressSifu Mark ChengFundamentalsLeeJoseph GoldsteinPat DaviesConfuciusK1 KettlebellsK2Marcus Kettlebells MAThe Art of LearningTactical EdgeDrew BayeKettlebells ScotlandBig SitHard StyleMark DaviesOne Hundred thingsMeditationiajin KettlebellMarcusGuro Dan InosantoRobert M SapolskyAMAGBob BreenAt Close RangeGymbosscombativesCRMarcus HoustonMay 2009Photograph by Daniel - Web Link to followKrav MagaRKCMark ChengImage BanksyCarl Jungas simple as it needs to behttp://simplestrength.blogspot.com/noreply@blogger.com (Rannoch Donald)Blogger185125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33953600.post-8076966664537516573Tue, 30 Jun 2009 12:38:00 +00002009-06-30T13:41:49.592+01:00The new home of the Simple Strength blog & Kettlebells Scotland is here -www.simplestrength.comThanks for your patience while I got the new site up!Bookmark the new site for regualr updates.http://simplestrength.blogspot.com/2009/06/weve-moved.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Rannoch Donald)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33953600.post-5848141533340225850Mon, 22 Jun 2009 09:57:00 +00002009-06-22T11:16:09.391+01:00Scotland's Highest Ranked Civilian Krav Maga instructor, Marcus Houston, is now offering a regular weekly class in Glasgow. I have written before about the exceptional classes that Marcus runs in Edinburgh. I can't recommend the opportunity to train with him highly enough.7.00 til 8.00 at the ARC - details here...http://www.kravmagaglasgow.com/Do yourself a favour and get along there!http://simplestrength.blogspot.com/2009/06/krav-maga-glasgow.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Rannoch Donald)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33953600.post-2194606209124045718Fri, 29 May 2009 17:34:00 +00002009-05-29T18:01:43.587ZKick start the summer with an complete introduction to Kettlebell basics, body weight conditioning and mandatory mobility! Learn how to use the ultimate outdoor gym...Join Top 5 RKC Instructor & IKFF Advisor Rannoch Donald and find out how to create structured, effective, results driven workouts that will get you back in shape, FAST. Kettlebell training offers fatloss, muscle building, endurance http://simplestrength.blogspot.com/2009/05/kettlebell-basics-workshop-june.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Rannoch Donald)1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33953600.post-5046374895685209605Mon, 25 May 2009 11:44:00 +00002009-05-25T11:58:11.792Z http://simplestrength.blogspot.com/2009/05/surfers-push-ups.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Rannoch Donald)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33953600.post-5031536870769547561Wed, 13 May 2009 18:11:00 +00002009-05-13T18:22:31.109ZThink about that for a moment. That's the year this gentleman was born. Bob Breen will be 60 this year. And he could kick our collective butts in a heartbeat. Watch how he moves, wonderful stuff. But the truth is, freedom to move is available to anyone who is prepared to put in the work...are you? If you are lucky enough to live in London, go train at the Academy. If you can't do that pick up hishttp://simplestrength.blogspot.com/2009/05/1949.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Rannoch Donald)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33953600.post-1771432295139157112Mon, 11 May 2009 22:32:00 +00002009-05-11T22:51:03.671ZThomas Lacour, fellow Kettlebell instructor, professional MMA Coach and BJJ Purple belt will be joining us at Combat Ready to teach 2&1/2 hour intensive on clinch work, submission grappling and the open guard game. Regulars at Combat Ready unfamiliar with this area will find an incredible opportunity to hone some new skills. For those who regularly attend the CR Combat Sport class, this an http://simplestrength.blogspot.com/2009/05/got-game.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Rannoch Donald)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33953600.post-2789442946977561614Fri, 01 May 2009 09:15:00 +00002009-05-01T09:22:36.501ZCheck out Mark, of Gaijin Kettlebell and his interview with Jan Kaszuba, K1 Competitor, athlete, trainer and coach. Fellow Simple Strength advocate Mark is undertaking his own journey into the fistic arts and it sounds like he's landed himself one hell of a teacher...Gaijin Kettlebell - Sportspeople in Japanhttp://simplestrength.blogspot.com/2009/05/gaijin-kettlebell.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Rannoch Donald)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33953600.post-2630151412027724470Thu, 30 Apr 2009 16:39:00 +00002009-04-30T19:37:53.573Z"Through the disciplined precision of our efforts, we’ll come again and again to our edge—the difficult places beyond which we’ve previously been unable to move. Through the willingness to soften and surrender to what is, we learn that we can gradually move beyond that edge. It is only through this interplay of hard and soft, of effort and letting be, of will and willingness, that we learn to ourhttp://simplestrength.blogspot.com/2009/04/and-again.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Rannoch Donald)2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33953600.post-4106424487273197702Wed, 29 Apr 2009 09:33:00 +00002009-04-29T10:35:34.779ZThere is nothing like a terrorist threat to take your mind off the bloody invasion of another country. Then along comes a financial crisis to divert out attention from those peskie suicide bombers. No sooner have we bailed out the banks with our magical money printing machine than we get some relief in the form of an piggy pandemic.Check out Seth Godin's latest Blog post-More people are killed byhttp://simplestrength.blogspot.com/2009/04/panic.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Rannoch Donald)2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33953600.post-1182143222311358934Mon, 27 Apr 2009 14:30:00 +00002009-04-27T14:48:08.270ZWhatever excuses you have for not getting on with it this week, check this clip, then think again. You know who you are...Thanks to Ross at Ross Training for flagging this up.http://simplestrength.blogspot.com/2009/04/whatever-excuses-you-have-for-not.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Rannoch Donald)3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33953600.post-7255851389908937436Fri, 24 Apr 2009 19:58:00 +00002009-04-24T20:00:34.553ZKettlebells ScotlandCombat ReadyAt Close RangeAt Close Rangeboldv3 At Close Rangeboldv3 ranski Publish at Scribd or explore others: http://simplestrength.blogspot.com/2009/04/combat-ready-essentials-iii.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Rannoch Donald)1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33953600.post-3156342737351024208Wed, 22 Apr 2009 12:29:00 +00002009-04-22T12:54:48.262ZK2May 2009Kettlebells Scotland presents a Level II WorkshopPlaces Limited - Booking Essential3 Hours of Expert Instruction from Scotland's Kettlebell Authority, RKC / CKT Certified Instructor.Find out what's beyond the Swing and the Turkish Get Up. There's more, so much more.With summer is just around the corner it's time to take command of your training with new tools, new drills, new energy.K2 http://simplestrength.blogspot.com/2009/04/k2-knowledge-in-action-may.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Rannoch Donald)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33953600.post-7875455887583867092Mon, 20 Apr 2009 07:39:00 +00002009-04-20T13:00:01.610ZLondon KettlebellsRKCIKFFLondon Kettlebells Instructor CertificationJune 6th & 7thEnergy Gym, EdinburghScotlandA long, long time ago, in a... Muscle Media Jan/Feb 2002 - This magazine changed everything for me. Amidst the supplement ads and sun tanned models it contained an article by Pavel Tsatsouline that outlined a training method using only two drills. Back to basics - the pistol and the one arm push up. In the http://simplestrength.blogspot.com/2009/04/london-kettlebells-instructor.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Rannoch Donald)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33953600.post-5986385827978057956Sat, 11 Apr 2009 10:33:00 +00002009-04-11T10:48:15.441ZKettlebells Scotland heads to Aberdeen for a K1 Kettlebell Basics & Body Weight Essentials workshop, slap bang in my old neighborhood. I will be at the Mastrick Community Centre thanks to an invitation from fellow Kettlebell enthusiast and strongman Willie Morison."...what Rannoch delivered was above and beyond the basics in mobility and strength. His holistic insight into personal health and http://simplestrength.blogspot.com/2009/04/aberdeen-calling.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Rannoch Donald)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33953600.post-8580910292920181626Wed, 08 Apr 2009 18:39:00 +00002009-04-08T19:24:48.274ZGo SlowpracticeBob BreenWords of wisdom from Bob Breen,* instructor and teacher - par excellence."Go slow and grow"I might add, go slow and flow.In our haste to be bigger, faster, stronger we often miss out the essential steps required to own our practice. The short cuts we take may get us there sooner but we arrive unprepared.I'm putting the finishing touches to a new Simple Strength that will incorporate all the http://simplestrength.blogspot.com/2009/04/go-slow-and-grow.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Rannoch Donald)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33953600.post-612510664596630830Tue, 07 Apr 2009 09:13:00 +00002009-04-07T12:09:43.058ZMeditationBig SitRumiTricycleThis tip from Mark Magill made me smile. Apply it to everything. Why not?Don’t cheat: “If you’re counting the breaths, for example, don’t let it be Enron style. An honest accounting works wonders for the spiritual bottom line.” - Tricycle contributing editor Mark Magill Also this from Philip Ryan - "Don’t expect too much. One of the good things about Buddhism is that it is very efficient at http://simplestrength.blogspot.com/2009/04/dont-cheat.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Rannoch Donald)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33953600.post-1934329403361765711Sat, 04 Apr 2009 21:31:00 +00002009-04-07T12:10:46.606ZCRCombat ReadyMarcus HoustonTuesday evening saw the next stage in the Combat Ready Essential Workshops.There is a logical progression to the way these work shops are being presented and irrespective of participant experience they provide a highly focused environment to concentrate on the absolute fundamentals of combat. We get easily seduced by exotic techniques and drills when we've sometimes not mastered the core skills http://simplestrength.blogspot.com/2009/04/kickstart-review.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Rannoch Donald)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33953600.post-6394006657424499475Thu, 02 Apr 2009 09:10:00 +00002009-04-02T09:35:35.578ZThis dropped into my email from the folks at Tricycle - "Give yourself a break. That doesn’t mean to say that you should drive to theclosest bar and have lots to drink or go to a movie. Just enjoy the day, yournormal existence. Allow yourself to sit in your home or take a drive into themountains. Park your car somewhere; just sit; just be. It sounds verysimplistic, but it has a lot of magic. You http://simplestrength.blogspot.com/2009/04/pass-it-on.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Rannoch Donald)1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33953600.post-4832211114315413860Mon, 30 Mar 2009 10:00:00 +00002009-03-30T10:15:03.658ZCOMBAT READY Krav Maga – Lorne StreetKickStart Tuesday 31st March 19.00 – 21.00 A Two Hour workshop focusing on creating a solid base, generating power, developing speed and effective footwork for Low Line Kicks We will cover CR Conditioning minimum & mobility followed by -Bodyweight & Kettlebell drills for optimal performance.The Basics & Fundamentals of - Dynamic Movement - Shadow http://simplestrength.blogspot.com/2009/03/combat-ready-essentials-workshop.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Rannoch Donald)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33953600.post-8935277486057505976Thu, 26 Mar 2009 13:59:00 +00002009-03-26T22:44:41.146ZSo, Marcus Houston of Combat Ready Krav Maga-Edinburgh kindly invited me to co-host a workshop with him. The brief was simple - to establish a base from which to strike, create a kinetic chain and then use that base to deliver powerful strikes at close quarters - real fighting range. Lee got the guys warmed up with some dynamic drills and then we started with Mobility. Because as you now know, http://simplestrength.blogspot.com/2009/03/firepower-redux.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Rannoch Donald)1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33953600.post-5817995235773067535Sat, 21 Mar 2009 07:27:00 +00002009-03-21T14:53:27.180ZSparring - Strategy - Tactics - Technique There are teachers and there are craftsman. And every so often there is someone who uniquely combines the two. I've been lucky enough to train with a very few of them and the gift of expert ability and exposition is rare.Even more unusual when it comes to putting those ideas and concepts on paper in a form that actually allows the reader to effectively http://simplestrength.blogspot.com/2009/03/sparring-bob-breen-review.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Rannoch Donald)5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33953600.post-6156313664422978934Thu, 19 Mar 2009 19:10:00 +00002009-03-19T19:20:12.920ZKrav Maga Edinburgh - Combat Ready - Kettlebells ScotlandTuesday 24th MarchSpecial Two Hour Workshop as a thankyou to all the regular people who turn up each week FIREPOWERSee you there!http://simplestrength.blogspot.com/2009/03/firepower.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Rannoch Donald)2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33953600.post-2990947773202685022Wed, 18 Mar 2009 21:18:00 +00002009-03-18T21:35:16.383ZHere is a beautifully coherent piece on the state of health & fitness from Frank Forencich of Exhuberant Animal. Frank has been writing about and promoting human play and movement as core aspect of physical and mental development for quite some time. Take good looked round Exhuberant Animal and you will find something that is often a missing in the world of fitness and wellbeing, a sense of http://simplestrength.blogspot.com/2009/03/shine-light.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Rannoch Donald)3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33953600.post-7767422180941670162Fri, 13 Mar 2009 20:13:00 +00002009-03-15T08:26:15.912Zlao tzuConfuciuspracticemobilitySoft stuffiajin Kettlebell“The grass must bend when the wind blows across it.” – ConfuciusVery recent conversation with friend and fellow traveller Mark, of Gaijin Kettlebell ,got me thinking about my own practice and how things evolve.For a very long time I felt physical activity had to be accompanied by blood, sweat and tears. Mine, or someone else's at least. Surely that was the endgame, push yourself to puking point http://simplestrength.blogspot.com/2009/03/sweating-soft-stuff.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Rannoch Donald)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33953600.post-4712071923657950302Fri, 13 Mar 2009 17:13:00 +00002009-03-13T17:22:15.865ZIf LifeLife SpotlightStressMike at LifeSpotlight (He's the guys behind the IF Life blog) has an interesting piece on Stress.He references a Newsweek article I meant to flag up last month Who Says Stress Is Bad For You?1 hour til food...I am mildly stessed.http://simplestrength.blogspot.com/2009/03/stress.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Rannoch Donald)0