August 28, 2007
JUMPING WITH ROPE - BEST EXERCISE FOR YOUR FEET!
I recommend this exercise at all my clinics, presentations, private lessons and consultations. Why is it so useful for running, and especially for the development of running technique? What benefits can we get from such a simple exercise? How can you use it and incorporate into your training routine? To illustrate some positive aspects of this drill, I would use boxing as an example, where jumping with rope had been very popular since the beginning of this sport. When was it “invented” and by whom is unknown, at least to me, but it became one of the most easily recognizable...
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August 21, 2007
HOW TO USE STRETCH CHORDS?
In the Pose Method of Running we use many different exercises and tools to learn and teach the key elements of running: Pose-Fall-Pull. One of the most efficient tools for this matter is the stretch cords, which we are using to develop a proper perception of all three elements. I call them framing exercise, because the goal is to develop a perception of the Pose and other related elements. I would like to repeat again that the logic of the Pose Method of Running is to utilize external forces through use of key elements. But in order to do this,...
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August 14, 2007
DEVELOPMENT OF SKILL OF MOVEMENT IN KIDS - THE EVER PRESENT PROBLEM-part 2
Just to illustrate how urgent this problem is I would like to quote a member of the Pose Tech running forum, named "roobarb" (I have no knowledge of the real name of this member) replying to my article on the web site: "I couldn't agree more with what was said. My daughters do sport but I never felt like pushing them because I watch the coaching people receive and the skill of movement is not only not taught, I don't think many coaches do even know it exists." Yes, it is the ever-present problem, which is not recognized yet by...
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August 07, 2007
DEVELOPMENT OF SKILL OF MOVEMENT IN KIDS - THE EVER PRESENT PROBLEM
Certainly it is a profound problem, not the one for a short article on our website, but, nevertheless, I want to touch upon this subject even if only on a surface level just to start a topic for much longer and deeper discussions, which would possibly lead us to a better understanding and more serious steps in our discovery. I just returned from the National Basketball Tournament in Orlando, Florida for kids 14-15 years of age. It was interesting to see so many talented kids playing together, representing different states, schools, coaches’ teachings and philosophies. As much I enjoyed watching...
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