Monday 25 July 2011

AMAG's Combat Kettlebells

The last of my regular classes is the Combat Kettlebell class. On a Friday night, students from the Aberdeen Martial Arts Group get together for an end of week sweat fest. The class takes shape by utilising the kettlebell to assist in our combat conditioning, and high intensity pad work is drilled.
I have explored alot with this class, in terms of workouts with the kettlebell. Mainly, KB complexes are the key, followed by a blitz on the pads - the pad work will likely resemble some drills we have trained during the week in other classes - its a great chance to get high intensity reps in of the drills. The challenge is always there to execute take downs, counters and recovery etc. during these rounds.

We've trained GS-style rounds in this class too, and exploring some options around it too. Right now, I am keeping KB complex reps low to encourage some people to try heavier KB's, committing to strength and power.

The benefits of the padded flooring in this class means that challenging mobility drills can be explored and enjoyed fully too!

Friday 1 July 2011

Classes cancelled...

Just to remind people that there are some classes cancelled in July. The calendar on the KBA website is up to date with these changes.

Sunday 3rd July - Cancelled
Monday 4th July - Cancelled
Sunday 10th July - Cancelled
Monday 11th July - Cancelled
Sunday 17th July - Cancelled

Monday 18th July - Back to Normal
Sunday 24th July - Back to Normal

I normally suggest keeping the class timeslot as your own workout time. If you have a kettlebell at home, I can suggest replicating the recent class workouts. Email me if you want help planning a kettlebell workout. Additionally, you can email me if you would like to borrow a kettlebell while this run of classes are off.