Greg Walsh (Swinging Maces, Punk Rock and Training the Tactical Athlete) - Episode 767

About this episode

Greg Walsh discusses his journey through extreme sports, martial arts, and the development of unique strength and conditioning methods.

Greg Walsh is an athlete, martial artist and the founder of Wolf Brigade. We discuss his journey into extreme sports, the straight edge Hardcore scene, Crossfit, Jeet Kune Do, kettlebell training, youth athletes, mace work, strength and conditioning for the tactical athlete, the aging athlete and so much more. Greg Walsh has walked upright down a path of resistance for most of his life. The discovery of BMX bike riding and hardcore music in early adolescence derailed the train of convention and sparked a love affair with the underground that continues to burn strong. Through patience and perseverance, he began to make marks of his own within counterculture and has never looked back. Writing intertwined itself with all his successes and setbacks, and has served as chronicle to the strange and often dangerous occurrences that were never far behind. Greg’s storytelling has been both catharsis and corruptor; If any resolution was found, it has never been without shining harsh light into dark corners, and forcing himself to look. Those very same unconventional outlooks and subversive sensibilities have also played key roles in the development of Wolf Brigade’s unique and effective…

People in this episode

Host: James Geering

Guest: Greg Walsh

Topics covered

• extreme sports
• martial arts
• strength and conditioning
• tactical athlete
• hardcore music
• kettlebell training

Keywords

• Greg Walsh
• Wolf Brigade
• strength training
• tactical athlete
• hardcore scene
• kettlebell
• Jeet Kune Do
• mace work

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Wolf Brigade

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