Gymnazo Podcast

On this episode, Director of Programming, CJ Kobliska, sits down with Founder and CEO of Gymnazo EDU, Michael Hughes, to talk about INJURIES! They talk through what pain is, what injury is, how to get clients out of pain, what priming means and a whole lot more!

Many of our athletes get stuck in this revolving door cycle of working out hard, getting injured, resting and repeat. And on today's episode, CJ and Michael are talking about we, as trainers, can help break that cycle.

Connect with CJ: @movement_exploration_channel

Connect with Michael: @3d_athlete

In this episode, Gymnazo Director of Programming and Movement Specialist, CJ Kobliska sits down with Steel Mace Flow creator, Leo Savage to talk about the origins of Steel Mace Flow, weightlifting as an expression of self, developing healthy competition and more!

About Leo Savage:

Steel Mace Flow’s origin began nearly 6 years ago in the garage of Leo Urquides’ home in Albuquerque New Mexico. Switch Squats,360s, an undeniable passion for the Steel Mace, and the belief he had in himself, led Leo to create the “prototype” of SMF; Mace Movement.

After experiencing personal hardship, Leo was left with only his first Steel Mace Ryu, and a car full of clothes. Being left with next to nothing let to the creation of something that would not only change Leo’s life, but the lives of people all over the world. What started as a way out of depression and pain for one, now is an established movement practice and education system that welcomes all.

Leo currently resides in Austin Texas, where he can be found sipping on Strong Coffee, and hanging out with his French Bulldog Butter Savage. Leo spends his days flowing at Onnit Gym ATX and continues to be a trailblazing leader that guides others toward freedom through Steel Mace Flow.

Connect with Leo:

IG: @leo.savage.smf

https://www.steelmaceflow.com/

Connect with CJ:

IG: @movement_exploration_channel

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In this episode, Gymnazo Director of Programming and Movement Specialist, CJ Kobliska sits down with Performance Coach and Ex-Football player, Ben D'Aguilar to talk about injury recovery and how trainers can use movement data to help facilitate that process, overcoming performance plateaus, how to break through some of our mental barriers and a whole lot more.

More about Ben D'aguilar:

Ben is a certified personal trainer from Joe Arko with 24 years of training experience. He's the Canadian College Football Sack record holder and a 5 year CFL veteran. He's also attended the NFL Regional and Super Regional Combine as well as the Rookie Camp with the NY Jets. Growing up Ben learned a lot from both of his parents who were bodybuilders, powerlifters and incredible athletes. Over the course of his years, he's studied everything from ancestral warfare and dance to modern gymnastics and power lifting and everything in between.

Connect with Ben:

IG: @benjamin.equilibrium or @equilibrium.motion

Connect with CJ:

IG: @movement_exploration_channel

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Check out our Youtube

IG: @gymnazo_edu

Join The Movement Collective Discord Community

To dive deeper into these concepts and learn alongside a team of Movement Specialists and Masters, head to joinmdmc.com to be a part of our next mentorship class.

In this episode, Gymnazo EDU Founder and CEO, Michael Hughes talks with Gymnazo Movement Specialist and Director of Programming, CJ Kobliska to talk about the word "Coachmanship", give some creds to all of the teachers they've learned from, Dragonball Z, the language of movement and a whole lot more!

Big shoutouts to David Weck, Chris Chamberlin, Slush, Alex Kanellis, Jarrod Cardona, DJ Murakami, Leo Savage, Gary Gray, David Tiberio, and all of the other coaches and teachers out there who we've had the privilege of learning from.

Stay connected with us:

IG -

@gymnazo_edu

@3d_athlete - Michael Hughes

@movement_exploration_channel

Learn with us:

joinmdmc.com

In this episode of the Gymnazo podcast, Gymnazo EDU Founder & Movement Specialist Michael Hughes and Gymnazo Director of Programming CJ Kobliska, are talking movement assessments. In this episode they cover what a movement assessment is, how to use it, what they look for during an assessment and a whole lot more!

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In this episode, Founder and Movement Specialist Michael Hughes sits down with recent Multi-Dimensional Movement Coach program graduate, Kyler Bradley to give you some insights on what the experience was like going through our MDMC Mentorship program.

One phrase Kyler uses: "life-changing"

To connect with Kyler about his experience:

IG: @coach_kyler_b

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To apply to the MDMC mentorship program, Click HERE.

In this episode, Movement Specialist and Director of Programming at Gymnazo, CJ Kobliska, sits down with Central Coast Floats owners and dynamic sibling duo Matt and Kelsey Elston to talk about float tanks.

In this episode they discuss what a float tank is, how it works, what float tanks are good for and the healing experiences each of them have had while floating.

Matt and Kelsey Elston are a brother and sister tag-team who together run and own Central Coast Floats in San Luis Obispo. Matt began his floating journey in 2013 when living in Seattle. Floating was recommended by a friend as a “cool new experience”, and as Matt got deeper into floating he began to notice shifts in his mental and physical state. Physically, Matt started feeling looser, most noticeably with his spine. Mentally, there was a noticeable sense of calm that settled into his psyche. He found that starting a day with a float caused him to view that entire day with a warmer lens. Things continued to progress from there and time in the float tank became a valuable resource for problem solving, contemplation, and meditation.

 Then, moving to San Luis Obispo, Matt had nowhere to float. And thus spawned the idea for Central Coast Floats. It became clear that help was needed to create the best possible float center…and his sister, Kelsey, came to the rescue.

If you want to book yourself a float or just get connected with these two lovely humans, here's how you can find them:

Website: centralcoastfloats.com

Instagram: @centralcoastfloats

In this episode, CEO and Founder of Gymnazo EDU, Michael Hughes, and Gymnazo's Director of Programming, CJ Kobliska, are breaking down some of the biomechanics of the golf swing to help trainers help their golfers prevent injury and hit the ball farther.

In this episode, Gymnazo coaches, CJ Kobliska and Mitch Schroth, sit down with special guest Alex Kanellis from Landmine University to talk about a new wave of strength and conditioning strategies, principles of functional training and functional movement, traditional weightlifting, spinal engine theory, getting the obliques fired up and a WHOLE LOT more.

A little bit about Alex:

Alex Kanellis has been a strength coach for 12 years and has worked with athletes ranging in age and experience from junior high to Olympic athletes. Alex created the Landmine University system as a way to perform explosive weight training through functional, core-driven movement patterns. The Landmine University system has provided coaches and trainers around the globe with a simple system for resistance training allowing them to abandon traditional Olympic Lifts for athletes. Landmine U is a principle based system based on concepts covered in “The Spinal Engine”, by Serge Gracovetsky.

Connect with Alex:

IG: @landmineuniversity

website: Landmineuniversity.com

In this episode, Gymnazo Coach and Movement Specialist, CJ Kobliska sits down with Chinese Martial Arts and Qi Gong practitioner Sonny Mannon to talk about the no pain, no gain mentality, how making gains leads to injury, how finding balance can prevent injuries, and a whole lot more!

A little bit about Sonny:

A native of Visalia, CA, Sonny has been a practitioner of Chinese Martial Arts and Qi Gong for  over 20 years. Training and competition has taken him around the world including over 8 years  living and training full time in Beijing, China.  

Sonny trains and teaches the Internal Martial Arts systems of Tai Ji Quan(Tai Chi), Xing Yi  Quan and Ba Gua Zhang, as well Praying Mantis Kung Fu, Chinese Wrestling(Shuai Jiao) and  Qi Gong. This diverse practice has helped him to better understand the fundamental principles  of movement behind these arts. It is his belief that to truly move to your greatest potential your  practice must take you inward as well as outward.  

Fluent in Chinese, English and human, Sonny’s passion is presenting the art in as accessible,  joyful and practical way as possible. Sonny currently teaches out of the Yoga and Martial Arts  School he founded with his wife, Sequoia Kung Fu and Yoga, located in Visalia, CA. He also  teaches workshops regularly across the states and worldwide. 

Connect with Sonny:

Instagram: @sequoia_kung_fu_and_yog or @guangwu_shuaijioa

Website: sequoiakungfuandyoga.com