

The Cost of Repetitive Blows to Non-Vital Areas of the Body
As a very young martial artist we were taught two types of foot sweeps; front and rear. When executing a front foot sweep you kick your...


Youth Sport Specialization: Is It Overkill?
Participating in sports is an important part of childhood. It has been proven that playing youth sports helps children to do better...


An Ounce of Prevention is Worth a Pound of Cure: Preventing Head Trauma Injuries in Young Athletes
Reducing head trauma and concussions in sports has become a hot issue and experts in a variety of fields are teaming up to do everything...


ACL / Knee Injury Prevention Part 2 - Rose's Landing Technique Has Thorns
Dr. James Andrews is a world renowned orthopedic surgeon whose specialty is knees, shoulders, and elbows. He has performed surgeries on...


ACL / Knee Injury Prevention-Is This the Best We Can Do? Part 1 of 2
In 2013 Philadelphia Children’s Hospital did a 10 year study on their knee surgery invoices. From 2003 to 2013 they found that ACL...


Break Falls for Injury Prevention in Snow Sports
I learned to ski when I was in my mid-forties. I absolutely loved it from the beginning. My first lesson was at Whistler/Blackcomb, a...


WHOOPS! An Oversight that Sidelines NBA Players
The 2011 NBA eastern conference finals pitted the Indiana Pacers against the Miami Heat. The Pacers were up two games to one. In game...


Landing Technique for Performance Maximization and Repetitive Stress Injury Prevention
NBA players land incorrectly every time they shoot a jump shot; rarely landing with the correct lower body posture. They land with their...


Break Fall Techniques Applied to Sports
The most glaring oversight by the contemporary sports community as a whole is the failure to teach break fall techniques to athletes. ...






























