Tai Chi Training for Middle-Aged Martial Artists Who Refuse to Quit
On our walk down the martial path, we will find that we cannot rely on our martial arts training as we did when we were younger. That head-high kick gets harder and harder to deliver effectively. The...
View ArticleMan vs. Sledgehammer – Part 1: Demonstration
Martial arts fitness and strength-training experts Scott Bolan and Mike Gillette demonstrate more dynamic breathing techniques for generating martial arts power! In this exclusive Black Belt magazine...
View ArticleMan vs. Sledgehammer – Part 2: Preparation
Scott Bolan discusses his mind-over-matter approach to dynamic breathing for martial-power generation. Through such techniques, he and his partner Mike Gillette have been able to roll skillets, break...
View ArticleMan vs. Steel – Part 1: Warming Up
Strongman and martial arts master Mike Gillette uses dynamic breathing techniques to bend a hefty nail in this demonstration of martial-power generation in this martial arts fitness video. This is but...
View ArticleMan vs. Steel – Part 2: Bending One Steel Bar
Warmed up from his nail bend in Man vs. Steel – Part 1, strongman and martial arts fitness master Mike Gillette is now ready to use dynamic breathing to generate martial power for the task of bending a...
View ArticleMan vs. Steel – Part 3: Bending Step By Step
Martial arts fitness master Mike Gillette describes how he uses martial power generated through dynamic breathing to bend a steel bar. The martial arts master takes you step-by-step through the...
View ArticleMan vs. Steel – Part 4: Impact on the Human Body
Martial arts master and dynamic breathing expert Mike Gillette discusses the physical toll one bend and multiple bends of various objects have on the human body. He equates multiple bends as having...
View ArticleMan vs. Steel – Part 5: Bending Two Steel Bars
Muscle, mind and dynamic breathing meet as strong man Mike Gillette bends not one but TWO steel bars using his special techniques for martial-power generation in this special feat of strength....
View ArticleMan vs. Steel – Part 6: Breakdown of 2-Bar Bend
After bending two steel bars, martial arts master and muscle strongman Mike Gillette takes viewers through the physical process leverage optimization and dynamic-breathing involved in this feat of...
View ArticleMan vs. Steel – Part 7: Risks and Injuries
Even if you’re using martial power through dynamic breathing to bend steel, you’ve gotta be careful! Martial arts strongman and conditioning expert Mike Gillette explains the risks and the protocols...
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