The Turkish Get Up. One of the “Holy Grail” exercises in the kettlebell world often approached with a mystifying reverence about its romanticized ancient origins. It’s been an exercise over complicated, branded, and even named after certain ego-centric modern personalities, yet as it was explained to me by a wrestler when I first learned it…… More
Durability can be defined in brief as “the ability to withstand wear, pressure, and damage.” Vintage playgrounds were durable…for decades. So were the kids who used them. Real steel. Quality weather-worthy equipment that provided endless fun and some real fitness too. A few bumps, bruises, and scrapes definitely built up some tougher kids than we…… More
Join us and Indiana PE and Health teacher Tim Jordan to discuss the latest in progress from Tim’s students entering their second year running the vintage calisthenics program from LaSierra High PE in the early 1960s. https://theleanberets.com/podcast/lasierra-high-pe-updates-indiana-tim-jordan
“Nothing is easy to the unwilling.” -Thomas Fuller, MD, (1732) When you enter a space where there is NO resistance–it’s like being in an episode of Star Trek when the Enterprise hits “Warp Drive” and all the normal barriers are left behind. Hold on! This ship and its crew are entering a new frontier and…… More
“Be strong to be useful.” Georges Hebert, Creator of the French physical fitness system called “Natural Method” Once again, we are reminded through the Nice, France tragedy of what skills are “required” during an emergency. One’s ability to physically move quickly can make a huge difference—if there is a chance at all for evasive actions.…… More
Lean Berets founder Ron Jones was recently interviewed by Paul Wolkowinski of Indian Clubs Australia on how he got into Indian Clubs and why he feels they are important from a physical education and brain science standpoint. Check out the full post and more great information on Indian Clubs, Persian Meel Clubs, and Mace…… More
Lean Berets Founder Ron Jones is teaching a nice one-day workshop on the “Art of Restorative Movement” in Phoenix on Saturday, May 7th. This will be a great PE 101 overview of many classical PE fundamentals like Indian Clubs, Health Wands, Philosophy of Classical PE, how brain-based neuroscience today supports these classical methods, and a…… More
To quickly review, “Indian Clubs” were one of the Four Horsemen of Restorative Art tools during the Golden Era of American Physical Education from 1985-1920. Indian Clubs have been around thousands of years and long before they made their way into American PE and fitness. Specific to children, smaller “youth-size” clubs were used extensively with…… More
This is the fourth and final video post of our introductory series featuring Philippe Til, translator of George Hebert’s “The Natural Method,” who joins us for an overview of this amazing French movement system and its influences on global and American physical education and fitness. In this video, Philippe layers the basic fundamental movements with…… More
This is the third video post of four we will be featuring with Philippe Til, translator of George Hebert’s “The Natural Method,” who joins us for an overview of this amazing French movement system and its influences on global and American physical education and fitness. In this video, Philippe layers the basic fundamental movements with…… More