Mark Buckley

Mark is a faculty member of the C.H.E.K Institute in California. He has extensive clinical and practical experience including heading the corrective exercise program in a successful hospital-based musculoskeletal rehabilitation program in Wellington, NZ.

Mark is a member of the PPC Medical Advisory Board in Tokyo, Japan, co-owner of the Olympic Gym in Dunedin, New Zealand and conditioning consultant to some of New Zealand's leading Rugby players.

Mark Buckley presents modules of the C.H.E.K Certification program internationally.

Training a Warrior – Strength Training for Martial Arts – Part 2 — Strength and Power – The Weapons of Mass Destruction

"If we are able to attack an inferior force with a superior one, our opponent will be in dire straits’" – Sun Tzu, The Art of War. To condition a fighter for war, the methods used must reflect the relentless and violent nature of the sport. Traditional weight training –although effective at making the fighter […]

Training a Warrior – Strength Training for Martial Arts – Part 1

Confusion often surrounds the topic of strength training for the martial arts. It is an area that has been plagued by archaic training myths for many years –often to the detriment of many aspiring fighters. Although many fighters today understand the importance of strength training, martial arts (often having training methods based on tradition and […]

Training a Warrior – Strength Training for Martial Arts – Part 5

To prepare a fighter for war the training methods used must reflect the violent and relentless nature of the sport -making the fighter 'BE' the part not just look the part. Training with CRITICAL MASS™ and the Tornado ball (refer previous articles) can be barbaric in its application, but they ensure that efforts in the […]