<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><rss xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/" xmlns:content="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/content/" xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom" version="2.0"><channel><title><![CDATA[AST Institute]]></title><description><![CDATA[astinstitute]]></description><link>https://michelecook.wixsite.com/astinstitute/blog</link><generator>RSS for Node</generator><lastBuildDate>Wed, 15 Apr 2026 20:47:27 GMT</lastBuildDate><atom:link href="https://michelecook.wixsite.com/astinstitute/blog-feed.xml" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml"/><item><title><![CDATA[The Cost of Repetitive Blows to Non-Vital Areas of the Body]]></title><description><![CDATA[As a very young martial artist we were taught two types of foot sweeps; front and rear.  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From 2003 to 2013 they found that ACL...]]></description><link>https://michelecook.wixsite.com/astinstitute/single-post/2014/09/24/acl-knee-injury-preventionis-this-the-best-we-can-do-part-1-of-2</link><guid isPermaLink="false">5fd9e455f2c4320017b3d63d</guid><pubDate>Wed, 24 Sep 2014 19:35:05 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/a883852d6b6ed5cc98060f496cde21ec.jpg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Gil Cook</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Break Falls for Injury Prevention in Snow Sports]]></title><description><![CDATA[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...]]></description><link>https://michelecook.wixsite.com/astinstitute/single-post/2014/09/10/break-falls-for-injury-prevention-in-snow-sports</link><guid isPermaLink="false">5fd9e455f2c4320017b3d63e</guid><pubDate>Wed, 10 Sep 2014 20:23:10 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/b440399b6e9da283ac039912838f464d.jpg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Gil Cook</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[WHOOPS! An Oversight that Sidelines NBA Players]]></title><description><![CDATA[The 2011 NBA eastern conference finals pitted the Indiana Pacers against the Miami Heat.  The Pacers were up two games to one.  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They land with their...]]></description><link>https://michelecook.wixsite.com/astinstitute/single-post/2014/08/28/landing-technique-for-performance-maximization-and-repetitive-stress-injury-prevention</link><guid isPermaLink="false">5fd9e455f2c4320017b3d645</guid><pubDate>Thu, 28 Aug 2014 17:19:58 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/c521a3389d1ea68e53731021febfa778.jpg/v1/fit/w_997,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Gil Cook</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Break Fall Techniques Applied to Sports]]></title><description><![CDATA[The most glaring oversight by the contemporary sports community as a whole is the failure to teach break fall techniques to athletes. ...]]></description><link>https://michelecook.wixsite.com/astinstitute/single-post/2014/08/27/break-fall-techniques-applied-to-sports</link><guid isPermaLink="false">5fd9e455f2c4320017b3d63f</guid><pubDate>Wed, 27 Aug 2014 19:00:00 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/07b2cac9f34f115ce2dbd8ef192ac75f.jpg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_505,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Gil Cook</dc:creator></item></channel></rss>