December 23, 2008 - The Bodyweight Exercise Revolution eBook is Finally Here!
It's been a long time coming, but the first volume in my new 4x7 Wave eBook series, a collaboration with CST Head Coach Adam Steer, is finally here. Please visit the Bodyweight Exercise Revolution website for details. Don't miss it!
October 7, 2008 - Word on the Street Toronto Highlight Reel
A highlight reel of Ryan's Word on the Street presentation is now available. The festival attracted tens of thousands of spectators, and hundreds of vendors including book and magazine publishers from across Canada. The travel writing presentation played to an absoluetly packed tent and was obviously one of the highlights of the day. Ryan's honest and open style, backed by years of experience in the field, resulted in rave reviews. Watch it below and see for yourself.
September 28, 2008 - Word on the Street Toronto
Ryan has been asked to speak as part of a panel discussion at this year's Word on the Street in Toronto - Canada's largest writing festival. The discussion will take place at 3pm on Sunday at the Ideaspace Young Adult Marquee, and the topic and Q&A will focus on how to become a travel writer. Please visit the Word on the Street website for details. Hope to see you there!
December 2008 - European Seminars
Ryan is crossing the pond again in December to present Clubbell® and Kettlebell Certification Seminars with RMAX Founder and international health and wellness sensation Scott Sonnon. Additional dates and locations may be added in the coming weeks. Confirmed events are:
For a detailed description of what you can expect on the Kettlebell certification day - including a VIDEO PREVIEW - please see the dedicated webpage of the new RMAX Kettlebell Foundation DVD series. For details on the Clubbell certification day, please see the RMAX website.
Both of these events are filling up quickly - reserve your space today!
August 9, 2008 - CST Seminar - Berkshire, England
We’re pleased to announce that RMAX Faculty Coach Ryan Murdock will be in Berkshire, England for a one-day CST event on August 9, 2008.
Participants will be guided through an exploration of several core CST programs, with a focus on how to apply CST to martial art performance enhancement:
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Intu-Flow – CST’s flagship joint mobility and joint health program - the Circular Strength Training (CST) flagship that teaches you how to recover and refine the full range of motion of all of your joints, improve muscular coordination, and increase joint strength. Your ability to deliver blows and to apply your techniques begins and ends with range of motion, and this session will show you why. Each participant will also come away from this module with a clear assessment of their own major performance impediments, and how to address them.
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Prasara Body-Flow Biomechanical Exercises – Excess tension hemorrhages performance. Body-Flow exercises help rid the body of excess tension by re-educating efficient movement patterns and reintegrating Breathing, Movement and Alignment. Putting these exercises together into Kinetic Chains allows you to train to access Flow state at will. Learn how and when to incorporate biomechanical exercises into your personal practice, how to apply them to address movement impediments, and how to use them to enhance performance on the spot in your martial art.
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Metabolic Conditioning Circuits, the cutting edge in MMA conditioning. You’ll learn the purpose and methodology behind metabolic conditioning circuits (Metcon), as well as state of the art techniques to speed your recovery between rounds by lowering heart rate and respiration. But it isn’t enough to just learn about it. You’ll also be put through a full metcon workout to experience what RMAX is doing with professional fighters right now.
If you’re curious about how to use CST to enhance specific aspects of your performance, you will find this material incredibly useful.
For further information, including sign up, venue, and what to bring, please contact Vik Hothi: wtvik@yahoo.com or see the announcement on the RMAX forum and Scott Sonnon's Flow Coach blog for details.
July 29th to August 11th, 2008 - Coaching CST in Switzerland and Germany with Scott Sonnon
Coach Murdock will hop across the pond once again to coach CST seminars with RMAX Founder Scott Sonnon. They will be presenting a 2-day event in Herisau, Switzerland on August 1st and 2nd, and a two-day event in Haltern, Germany on August 4th and 5th. For more information, please see Scott Sonnon's Flow Coach blog. Click here for details on Switzerland, and click here for details on Germany. We hope to see you there!.
June 18, 2008 - New Feature Article in Outpost Magazine
Check out Ryan's latest travel writing - a 14-page feature on his journey to the south of France in search of the ghost of Lawrence Durrell - in the current issue of Outpost Magazine, on newsstands now.
May 31, 2008 - Downloadable Web Tutorials Now Available!!!
Coach Murdock has just launched the first in a series of downloadable web tutorials. Please see the Product's Page for details and purchase information.
February/March 2008 - Egypt
Ryan recently returned from Egypt, where he was part of a cultural delegation of writers, artists and entertainers sponsored by Alo Hayati Magazine. For more information on their work, please see a copy of the press release published on Scott Sonnon's Flow Coach Blog. Stay tuned for an Egyptian feature in an upcoming issue of Outpost Magazine, and watch for more exciting developments in Ryan's partnership with Alo Hayati later this year.
February 1st, 2008 - CST Seminars - Italy
Coach Murdock will be accompanying RMAX Founder Scott Sonnon to Milan and Florence, Italy for a series of CST events between February 2nd to 4th, 2008. Public seminars will be held on February 3rd and 4th, with private training and media appearances rounding out the schedule. For more information, please see Coach Sonnon's Blog. For schedule and registration information, please contact Secutor at www.secutorcombat.com.
October 27, 2007 - CST Seminar - Hamburg, Germany
We’re pleased to announce that RMAX Faculty Coach Ryan Murdock will be in Hamburg, Germany for a one-day CST event on October 27, 2007.
Participants will be guided through an exploration of several core CST programs:
- Intu-Flow – CST’s flagship joint mobility and joint health program
- FlowFit – Health and fitness on the hurry-up – a revolutionary program that offers optimum results in 12-14 min, 3x per week
- Prasara Yoga – Release accumulated tension and remove the parking brake from peak performance as you learn to “Flow without thought”
- TACFIT – The elite circuit training program from Coach Sonnon’s RMAX Gym, designed to promote “tactical fitness” for the real life action hero – fire fighters, police officers, military, and competitive fighters
- Ageless Mobility – CST’s flagship program for pain-free wellness and longevity
For further information, including sign up, venue, and what to bring, please contact Raimar Mohrdieck: raimar@bjj-hamburg.de
October 6, 2007 - CST Seminar - Gothenburg, Sweden
We’re pleased to announce that RMAX Faculty Coach Ryan Murdock will be in Gothenburg, Sweden for a one-day CST event on October 6, 2007.
This is Europe’s first CST seminar with a member of the RMAX Faculty Coaching Staff – an opportunity for world-class training that you can’t afford to miss.
Participants will be guided through an exploration of several core CST programs:
- Intu-Flow – CST’s flagship joint mobility and joint health program
- FlowFit – Health and fitness on the hurry-up – a revolutionary program that offers optimum results in 12-14 min, 3x per week
- Prasara Yoga – Release accumulated tension and remove the parking brake from peak performance as you learn to “Flow without thought”
- TACFIT – The elite circuit training program from Coach Sonnon’s RMAX Gym, designed to promote “tactical fitness” for the real life action hero – fire fighters, police officers, military, and competitive fighters
- Ageless Mobility – CST’s flagship program for pain-free wellness and longevity
For further information, including sign up, venue, and what to bring, please contact Coach Ola Lindblom: OlaLindblom@CSTCoach.com
May 29, 2007 - CBC Radio Interview
Ryan was interviewed by CBC Radio on the "Romance of the Road Trip." The show aired on Victoria Day, May 21st. You can listen to his segment HERE.
January 24th, 2007 - NEW RELEASE: RMAX Powered Bujinkan Volume 2 - Specific Physical Preparedness
RMAX.tv Productions is pleased to announce the release of the second in Coach Murdock's three volume DVD series. The series applies RMAX performance enhancement technologies to the renovation of traditional Japanese martial art training, with specific examples drawn from the Bujinkan arts of Dr. Masaaki Hatsumi. The series also serves as an example to RMAX enthusiasts of how to create a complete THP program for traditional martial arts, as well as how to integrate the CST and martial sides of the RMAX canon.
The DVD breaks down into four sections:
The first large block builds on the movements presented in Volume 1. It takes the GPP base built with the earlier work and sophisticates it through several variations of: screwing-arm press ups, spinal rocks, quad hops and footwork drills. Each of those blocks also includes specific compensatory movements that'll help athletes to 'clean the slate' at the end of each training session.
The second block presents partner drills that blurs the line between SPP and the martial material to be presented in Volume 3. Clear examples are given of how to transition between solo SPP drills to fluid SPP drills that apply friction through the aid of a training partner.
The third block presents several new Prasara Body-Flow kinetic chains that Coach Murdock crafted specifically to target common movement hitches and areas of difficulty encountered by Budo Taijutsu practitioners.
Finally, the last block - for advanced Clubbell® swingers only! - presents a taste of how Clubbells can be used to RMAX Power traditional martial arts. For those who have built a solid Clubbell® base, new combination routines are presented that address four specific goals: a safety valve for joint locks (Auntie Lock), striking speed (Sudden Impact), striking power (Deep Impact), and throwing power (Flight Lessons).
See the Products page for details.
December 1st, 2006 - Ryan Murdock Profiled in Your Magazine
Ryan is the subject of an extensive profile in the December issue of Your Magazine.
You can find the direct link to the article HERE.
August 11th, 2006 - A Bit of Personal News
On a personal note, Ryan was very pleased to have had the opportunity this summer to meet with Steve Kilbey, poet/lyricist/painter/bassist and lead singer of the rock band The Church. They had a chance to chat after an incredible sold-out concert in Sellersville, Pennsylvania.
Kilbey's work has had a formative influence on Ryan's writing and on how he sees the world. The music of The Church accompanies him on all of his travels and provides the soundtrack to the writing inside his head. Of the meeting, Ryan said: "It was tremendously satisfying to talk with someone who has had such an important influence on my work and on my vision. Most of the writers that I admire are long dead. Steve is just about the only high profile person who I would like to sit down with for a long conversation. Twenty minutes after such an intense show just scratched the surface! I certainly hope that our paths will cross again."
July 8th, 2006 - Ryan Murdock to Lead Outpost Magazine NWT Expedition 2006
Outpost 2006 Expedition to Northwest Territories
Trekking the Canol Trail, NWT
The 355-km long Canol Heritage Trail is one of the most remote long-distance hiking trails in the world. It sits on the remains of the Canol Road, built during WWII to support an oil pipeline. The project was carried out at the same time as the building of the Alaska Hwy to ensure an oil supply for Canadian and US troops in the far north. The pipeline only operated for a few years before being shut down. It remained largely forgotten until the 1960s, when increased interest in wilderness hiking led to the establishment of the Canol Heritage Trail. Completely unmaintained, the Canol Heritage Trail provides an opportunity to explore a unique and extremely remote region of the Northwest Territories, and to visit the remains of one of the most colossal wartime projects in Canadian history.
The story of the expedition will tell the tale of this incredible project, and it will paint a picture of what the land is like now. It will present the adventure angle of such remote hiking (getting in touch with the northern landscape, negotiating hazardous river crossings, traveling in grizzly country) while at the same time “discovering” the story of the Canol Road through the ruins and traces that remain on the land. Our team will interview veterans of the road building project and the native guides who helped them. They will spend approximately 22 days on the trail, from Macmillan Pass on the Yukon border to the town of Norman Wells.
The story is a timely one, given current interest in obscure WWII history prompted by recent 50th anniversary celebrations of key events in the conflict.
Outpost Team Leader: Writer/ Explorer Ryan Murdock
Photojournalist: Colin O'Connor
June 29th, 2006 - NEW RELEASE: The RMAX Training Group Manual
At long last, RMAX has released Coach Murdock's Training Group Manual. This project is the culmination of 10 years of intensive study and experimentation by Coach Murdock and his training partner and co-researcher Rick Merritt, plus nearly two decades of work by RMAX Founder Scott Sonnon in the development of the Three-Dimensional Performance Pyramid model. See the Products page for details.
June 21st, 2006 - NEW RELEASE: RMAX Powered Bujinkan Volume 1 - GPP
RMAX.tv Productions is pleased to announce the release of the first in Coach Murdock's three volume video series. The series applies RMAX performance enhancement technologies to the renovation of traditional Japanese martial art training, with specific examples drawn from the Bujinkan arts of Dr. Masaaki Hatsumi. The series also serves as an example to RMAX enthusiasts of how to create a complete THP program for traditional martial arts, as well as how to integrate the CST and martial sides of the RMAX canon. See the Products page for details.
June 16th, 2006 - RMAX Head Coaching Staff Inducted Into International Martial Arts Hall of Fame
RMAX Founder and Head Coach Scott Sonnon wrote:
I feel absolutely honored to make this announcement on behalf of RMAX International. I've traveled around the world with these men. They've endured thousands of hours of uncompromisingly demanding training, practice and competition. And all the while they’ve endured me, perhaps worst of all.
I can honestly say without reservation and without exception that they are the finest team I have ever had the privilege of being on, and the most dedicated athletes I have ever had the honor of coaching.
Congratulations, my friends, for being inducted into:
International Martial Arts Hall of Fame
2006 Master Instructor of the Year Award:
- MASTER RYAN MURDOCK - CANADA: RMAX FLOWFIGHTING
- MASTER JOSEPH WILSON - TENNESSEE: RMAX FLOWFIGHTING
- MASTER BRANDON JONES - CALIFORNIA: RMAX FLOWFIGHTING
- MASTER DANI'L CHOMYCIA - WASHINGTON: RMAX FLOWFIGHTING
Coaching is a tremendously challenging and thankless task, one that requires emotional, mental and physical sacrifice far beyond what their athletes could ever fathom. There is no "off switch" to being a coach. It's a 24/7/365 job. You can only love it to live up to its demands.
Please join me in congratulating your Head Coaching Staff! They've earned their recognition by the world, and with it my personal gratitude and congratulations!
May 2nd, 2006 - National Magazine Award Nomination
Ryan Murdock's article "Taklamakan: The Worst Desert in the World", published in Outpost Magazine May/June2005, was nominated in the Travel/Voyage category for Canada's 29th Annual National Magazine Awards.
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