"You know i think that camera freaks me out more than getting hit with a bloody stick" - Andy Talbot Smith
So I'm getting filmed...a lot...
I'm slowly getting used to it. I must admit it helps a lot when i know i'm in safe hands.
These amazing photos were taken by my old amigo Sheriff Mitchell
Sheriff has been a close friend and work buddy for years now (he filmed Life on the Edge along with Herod Mchugh in 2008 when i first met Lynn)...
He's an exceptional photographer, and these pics are just more proof of how awesome he is.
Sheriff came along to the NKC Instructors camp on Sunday to watch me sweat.
I'd been invited to attend and to train alongside potential future instructors, to see how hard they train and to get some useful tips on technique with the Kettlebells.
It was an honour and an eye opening experience. I've never seen human beings work so hard!
Each person there went through their own personal hell as they experienced true hardstyle kettlebell training from one of the best..the beast that is Phil Earley.
I managed to train alongside them (with much lighter weights) for 6 hours..
As you can tell by my face...it kicked my ass!
Sheriff then joined me for a Stick Fighting lesson in The Fridge with Mr Ben Creighton (otherwise known as Bond St Boxing)
Ben is a truly exceptional Stick Fighter, trained in Doce Pares, Inosanto, IKEAF, Phoenix Blend, Balicki Blend (MARS) and Lameco Escrima amongst others he is incredible at what he does.
He is also an old friend and a great guy...but that didn't stop him from beating the holy heck out of me for 2 hours on Tuesday night...
Sheriff also returned to the warehouse of pain that is the Fridge last night for my boxing class with Dr Iain Brownlee. It was a scorching hot training session which i found very tough (boxing scares me quite a bit). I'm looking forward to seeing how those photos came out too...
I can't say how honoured i am to have such incredible coaches and such an amazing crew coming along with me for this ride. I really believe the team who i have supporting me are world class..
I'm a lucky guy
More photos to come
Watch this space
Andy
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