Merry Christmas and Happy Holidays!

Merry Christmas and Happy Holidays to everyone. No matter what you celebrate I hope that it's filled with love, peace, happiness and fun. Happy Holidays!

New Stuff

Alright everyone, check out the latest blog at www.brettsbeast.blogspot.com

This one's for the serious strength and fitness minded!

Upcoming news from Stepan HQ!

Hey Fitness Friends,

Thought I'd share some of the big, upcoming things going on here at Stepan Fitness HQ.

Starting in October feel free to join Melissa and myself twice a month (2 Saturdays a month) for a special conditioning day. This will be free to all of my curret clients and only $10 to non-clients that would like to join us. Basically, you'll be running through one of Melissa and my conditioning days with us. It'll be fun, it'll be hard, it'll kick booty and you'll love the results. As always, feel free to contact me for more information.

Also, Here are the upcoming fitness, health and nutrition seminars. I don't have the dates finalized yet, feel free to contact me for more info.

1.) How to eat to get the body you want, the health you desire, and the performance that you deserve.

2.) The Foam Roller. Getting the most out of a wonderful tool.

　

And, of course the upcoming self-protection seminars.

1.) Self-protection 101: The key ingredients.

2.) Surviving the 2 most Common Street Attacks, and thriving.

3.) Ground Survival 101: Surviving and trhiving in a real world ground attack.

Alright, like I said, contact me for more information. And, as dates are finalized on the seminars I'll be sending out more info as well. See you all soon.

Yours in strength and health,

Brett

Feeling a little artistic

I was feeling a little artistic so I thought I'd try to get a good picture. The camera went off before I was posed or ready. But, I think it turned out pretty well :)

Happy Birthday to my Bride!!

My gorgeous bride rocking some 1-arm push-ups on the eve of her birthday! Happy Birthday my angel!!!

Always fun!

Working the sinawali (double stick training) is always a blast!!

Knife Grip Manipulation

A few easy ways to flow between a standard and a reverse grip with the knife.

Single Knife, Live Blade, Flow Work

Having fun and keeping it improvised and flowing. Single knife, Live blade carrenza.

Single Stick Flow Work

Working some improvisational solo baston carrenza. Not worrying about any footwork, defense, striking or grappling, just flowing with the single stick today.

A great technique for your self-protection arsenal

I learned this one from the Silat arts of Indonesia and Malaysia. Throughout the years I've used it in real world situations, challenge matches, and full contact matches and can say, it's incredibly effective for stopping people. I've also taught it to many people (special security, prison corrections offices, bouncers, law enforcement, military, etc.) who have to deal with real world violence on a regular basis, and they've found it to be incredibly effective as well. That move is: the Silat elbow!

How does 38 Feel?

In a Word:


Awesome!!

Not bad for someone that doesn't necessarily train for physique development

I'm not a huge fan of shirtless selfies, but not bad for someone that doesn't necessarily train fo physique development.

A catch wrestling attack from back control

Here's a nice little attack that I've used a lot when someone has back control on me. It's an escape and also an attack. Be very careful though, this one's easy to hurt your partner really badly with. Take care, use caution and don't break each other. I'm not responsible if  you do.

A BJJ style escape from back control.

Here's a nice BJJ style escape (very Saoulo Ribeiro) from the back mount when you're opponent has the hooks in.

Videos of Board Breaking with Shoulder strikes and Finger strikes

Breaking with the shoulder strike:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_detailpage&v=TMGzKYDpcSc


Breaking with the Close Quarter Finger Strike:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_detailpage&v=hOICUdyjiuE

Hope you enjoy!

Yours in peace,

Brett

Happy New Year Everyone!

Happy New Year Everyone!!

I hope that 2014 is already treating you all well. coming up in the next month or so I'm excited to announce a new "Surviving the Blade" Self-protection seminar, a new "Self-Protection 101" seminar, a new "Eating for fat loss" seminar and more.

I'll keep you all posted.