How to Wrap Your Hands
Wrapping your hands is a skill that any martial artist should learn. While I do typically prefer to practice bare-fisted (for the same reason I like to have sex without […]
Physical culture
New on ROK: A Simple Trick to Boost Calisthenics
In my new Return of Kings article, I discuss the concept of progressive declining loads in calisthenics training, a concept that is as old as calisthenic training itself, although the […]
New ROK Article: Maxick’s Muscle Control
In my new Return of Kings article, I review Max Sick’s 1901 book Muscle Control, and give a few exercises from that book. I found it to be useful as a […]
New on ROK: How Effective Are Fitness Books?
Many people think that physical training and mental training are mutually exclusive. In fact, there is an enormous amount of fitness-related literature out there. And like most tomes, the majority […]
New ROK Article on the Twist Stretch
My new Return of Kings article is up, in which I discuss the twist stretch, and why it is the best thing you can do for upper body flexibility. But […]
New On ROK: Weightlifting Won’t Slow You Down
I have a new article on Return of Kings about the myth that weightlifting will make you slow and “musclebound”, and how I thoroughly debunk said myth. As I elaborated […]
New ROK Article: Relax Into Stretching
I’ve previously done articles on stretching, and why men should do it. However, something I neglected in that first article was how to stretch. More specifically, a certain set of techniques […]
New ROK Article: 3 Body Hardening Methods
I have a new article on Return of Kings about body hardening techniques, and why you ought to do them: If you will recall, a few weeks ago I wrote an […]
New Return of Kings Article on Posture
Posture is important-men and women tend to have different body language associated with their sex, and anybody who peruses the manosphere will notice that “hunched over beta males” are an […]
New on ROK: Can You Pass a 1902 Physical?
Despite the title, this article does not refer to a medical physical, but rather a physical fitness test-more specifically, the Universal Fitness Test created by Dudley Sargent, at the time […]