Live Your Best Life Magazine - November 2023

ISSUE 9 KERSEY KICKBOX FITNESS CLUB

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NOVEMBER 2023

KICKBOX | HEALTH | NUTRITION | LIFESTYLE

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BRANDON KERSEY .......................... Publisher SAMANTHA MORNEAU ...................... Editor

CONTRIBUTORS

SARAH JANE PHOTOGRAPHY ... Photographer SAMANTHA MORNEAU ....................... Writer SEAN JOSEPH .......................................... Writer

On the cover: Krista Kersey & Fran Braccio

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CONTENTS

Instructor’s Editorial 6 How to: Lead Round Kick Written by Samantha Morneau Instructor’s Editorial 10 Our Coaches’ Over or Under Decorate Photos by Sarah Jane Photography

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How to: Lead Round Kick

Testimonials 14 Kersey Kickbox Reviews Lifestyle Editorial 16 Ice Cube Effect Written by Dr. Sean Joseph October’s Events 20 Yoga, Halloween & More!

Written by Samantha Morneau Member Birthdays 28 Wishing Our Members the Happiest of Birthdays

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October’s Evenets

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Upcoming Events 30 Mark Your Calendar!

Club Schedule 32 November 2023

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Instructor’s Editorial

Coach Samantha For every kick, there are four basic steps: chamber, extend, chamber, down.

The following breakdown will assist you in developing your round kick: Step One (Fig. 1 & 2): As with our other techniques, begin in your How to: Lead guarding stance - hands up Round Kick protecting your face. With our round kicks, we also This month, we are movneed to make sure we pivot ing on from front kicks to round kicks, specifically the the rear foot, so our toes are pointing away from the lead round kick. Just like the front kick, there are two bag. We also need to shift types of round kicks: speed our weight onto our rear leg, to make lifting our lead and power. The speed leg easier (fig. 1). Next, we round kick is also the lead are going to lift our lead round kick, and it is the leg and chamber it. For our fastest kick in our arsenal. lead round kick, we want to bend our leg, so that our As always, a quick review: knee is pointing at our tarWhy does technique matget, and our foot is near our ter? Clean technique ensures safety; improper posi- butt. Also, make sure that tioning can be damaging as your toes are pointed (fig.

2). it can led to hurt joints or pulled muscles. Technique Step Two (Fig. 3): is also the foundation for From your chamber, extend speed and power. In order to have a strong and quick your leg toward the bag.

Your shin or top of your kick, you must also have foot will make contact with great technique.

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the side of the bag (fig. 3).

Step Three (Fig. 4): Next, retract your kick back into the chamber (fig. 4).

The reason for bringing your kick back into the chamber is to maintain balance and control over your technique.

Step Four (Fig. 5): To complete the technique, you want to place your foot back into its original position in your guarding stance (fig. 5).

The most important thing to remember, with any technique, is that form is the most important aspect more important than speed and power.

Once you have the technique, then we will add the speed.

Practice the round kick at home or even on the bag before your next class. If you ever want to go over the snap kick or any other technique, ask any coach in the club.

Fig. 1: Guarding Stance Start in guarding stance with your weight shifted back to your pivoted rear foot

Fig. 2: Chamber

Chamber your leg - knee bent Extend your leg, so that the top & pointed to the target, toes of your foot or your shin makes pointed and heel close to your contact with the side of the bag. butt.

Fig. 4: Re-Chamber

Fig. 5: Place Foot

Retract your kick back into the chamber.

Place your foot back into its original position of your guarding stance.

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Fig. 3: Extend

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video demonstration of the lead round kick.

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our rockstar coaches Do you over or under decorate for the holidays?

Brandon and Krista Under decorate

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Fran Under decorate for everything except Christmas

Samantha Over decorate for anything and everything

Darren Under Decorate

Mallori Under decorate

Lauren Over decorate

Amy Over Decorate!

Brandon B. On this scale, I would say under

Angie Over decorate for Christmas & under decorate for Halloween

Justina Under decorate (at least the outside anyway)

Jill Over decorate for Christmas and Fall

Michelle Under decorate

Basma Under decorate

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Hey Kersey Kickboxers!

Want a cool pair of Kersey Kickbox Socks?

Leave us a Google review, show Fran or Samantha and receive a cool pair of socks!

Click Here To Leave Us A Review

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Lifestyle Editorial

Dr. Sean Joseph

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is a term given to those our body has up to who are older (65+) 60% water, what hapand usually retired, pens when things get who move to warmer, cold or start to freeze. dryer climates to escape Of course, the water the cold, snowy winters. does not freeze in our There is a connection bodies. But, for those with how they feel in with substandard circuIce Cube Effect these climates and it’s lation, poor body comnot just because they position, low physical Every fall for the past don’t like dealing with activity - they do have a 21 years of practice, I snow and ice. physiological response have noticed a pattern. to the cold and freezing It includes patients Going back to biology climates. coming in for appoint- class, we were taught ments with their symp- about human anatoBarimetric changes, toms worse whether it my. Up to 60% of the cold, wet, freezing be stiffness, achiness, human adult body is weather conditions sharpness, burning, water. According to have always brought in stabbing. This recogMitchell and others a population of my panized pattern happened (1945), the brain and tients who have worsto come and go until heart are composed ening signs and sympthe summer arrived of 73% water, and the toms. and then most of those lungs are about 83% patients would thrive. water.

Lower barometric pressure also brings weathYou’ve likely heard of Now, lets think about er that tends to be coolthe term snow-birdthat for a minute. If er — and that’s not ing? If you haven’t, it

ideal for your joints.

Cold can make muscles, ligaments and joints stiffer and more painful. “There’s an oily fluid between your joints, and when it’s cold or the pressure changes, it can get sludgy,” explains Dr. Bang from the Cleveland Clinic (Jan 16, 2023).

around in our joints to ensure effortless movement and increase the uptake of nutrition into the cartilage surfaces to continue to nurish them. That synovium is a liquid under pressure and is directly affected by outside pressures (barimetric, physcial activity, injury) and temperatures. Licensensed Chiropractors, How can Chiropractic through adjusting, can help? Well, that oily flu- help optimize joint id between your joints pressure and mechanis called Synovium. It ics. As a result, relief circulates and moves in stiffness, achiness, Live Your Best Life Magazine

sharpness, burning, stabbing pains.

With a proper diagnosis, a treatment plan including Chiropractic adjusting, relief is possible.

To schedule an appointment and get help with the “Ice Cube Effect”, call Integrated Chiropractic or send us a message from the contact us page.

Yours in health - Dr. SJ

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October’s Events

Yoga Workshop with Dr. Kelly In October, Kersey Kickbox welcomed Dr. Kelly into the club as she provided our Kersey Fam with a terrific yoga workshop!

Stretching is super important for before and after workouts - even just for daily life - and Dr. Kelly provided everyone with some great exercises for in the club and at home.

Keep an eye out for future workshops offered in the club.

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October’s Events

Halloween Glow in the Dark Classes This year, we celebrated Halloween for two days! On the 30th and 31st, our members broke out their favourite costumes, and joined us for some Halloween Glow in the Dark fun. From superheroes to skeletons, there were plenty of smiles and sweat in the club!

We cannot wait to see the spunky spirit return for our annual Winter Spirit Week in December!

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Happy Birthday!

November Birthdays Alessia Luppino Stephanie Undey Carly Tomes Marshall Bourque Agnes Yuen Alexia Zak Amanda Lami Laura Lecce Becky Carter Stacey Coene

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December Birthdays Sara Harper Scott Fleming Shelly Pittman Maria Geremia Tina Tolton Rajwinder Bhullar Suzie Eren Emily Zakoor Kyle Jubenville Eiffey Adou Kristina Stojkovski Monique Gignac Cristina Lecce

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November 2023 Upcoming Events...

Black Friday Sale Friday, November 25th It’s time for our annual Black Friday Sale! All merchandise - your favourite hoodies, t-shirts and more - will be tax free.

New Apparel Coming Soon!

Brand new Kersey tees, sweatshirts, hoodies and more be brand new colours will be released soon! Be sure to keep your eye on the apparel rack to snag your new gear.

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Class Schedule

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