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The Appropriate Force
I often hear people say 'Go big or go home', as they attempt to muster as much strength as humanly possible to perform the simplest of...

Emmanuel Manolakakis
May 1, 20221 min read


Improving Complexity and Eliminating Complication
Is your movement complicated or complex? Aging is a process of losing complexity and building complication. Optimal athletics is a...

Emmanuel Manolakakis
Mar 10, 20221 min read


Soft is Strong Systema Training
In the western world, we are hard wired to think that hardness is strength. When I say “hard wired” I mean it is embedded in our belief...

Emmanuel Manolakakis
Sep 6, 20212 min read


Martial Arts Training - September is just around the corner
Attention FC Crew, September is just around the corner, and I want to quickly share with everyone the plan that will hopefully take us...

Emmanuel Manolakakis
Aug 25, 20211 min read


LOCKS AND THROWS
By first having students rotate, move and manipulate a partner's joints one at a time they get a first hand feel for how they work. Care...
Emmanuel Manolakakis
Dec 5, 20202 min read


Movement
Movement is paramount. The body is in constant movement, even when you believe it to be still. Blood is moving and organs functioning,...
Emmanuel Manolakakis
Dec 5, 20201 min read


Breathing
If you cannot control your breathing, life will not fair well for you. When you consider how many bodily functions are regulated...
Emmanuel Manolakakis
Nov 30, 20202 min read
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