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Event report: “Neues von Herz, Diät und Sex”

As mentioned in [this post] , I had a chance to attend [Ludwig Bernhard’s] new show “Neues von Herz, Diet und Sex” at the end of the last year. In case you don’t know him, Bernhard, who studied medicine (although never graduated from what I’ve heard – roger that, just checked Wikipedia, he never graduated) considers himself an “Infotainer” and his shows [“Cabaret Seminars”]. That means that although you definitely get a good laugh or two while hearing the guy talk but still, he tries to actually educate his audience, to transport a message. Now you have every right to wonder how all of this relates to a martial arts blog. Fret not, for the answer will be served shortly… You see, Bernhard is a proponent of [intermittent fasting] . I’ve written quite a few posts on that topic myself and feel that it’s probably the best way for a martial artist to eat (and live, for that matter). In case you’ve never heard about the concept, quit reading now and go to [www.leangains.com] or fetch your...

Health & Wellness Fair 09

Today me and my girlfriend went to the Health & Wellness Fair 2009. In a cooperation with Kybun - exercise mats for rehab and therapeutic training - we were representing the Shinergy system. Those KYbun mats are soft, bouncy and non-slippery. They can be used for proprioceptive training, stability work and the likes of it. As I told the guys at the booth, they resembled a more expensive, more mainstream version of the tatami that cover the floor of my dojo. Guess that makes me a "super-advanced kinesiologist", since I'm having my students train on those mats every day. But then I guess it doesn't, after all. Now, the amount of visitors was far less than expected, so we've checked out the other booths. Quite frankly, I was pretty disappointed with the direction the terms "health" and "wellbeing" seem to be taking currently. To quote Baird, a character from Epic's videogame "Gears of War 2" on this one: "Anyone else's b...