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    I would PM Yaish ASAP. He is our resident expert on Highland Athletics and will steer you to the right resources (including hopefully an instructor).

    I admire your interest but I really think it might be a very bad idea trying to teach others to do this if you have no experience. There is a whole lot to Highland Athletics beyond strength. One could easily hurt oneself pretty badly .

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    If you are going to go for it I'd start practicing immediately, learn everything you can on the internet. I'd start with the events that will be safest and easiest to learn and add more events as you start to learn more. If it was me I'd do it, but I have a lot of passion for this thing and I care deeply about it.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Panache View Post
    I would PM Yaish ASAP. He is our resident expert on Highland Athletics and will steer you to the right resources (including hopefully an instructor).

    I admire your interest but I really think it might be a very bad idea trying to teach others to do this if you have no experience. There is a whole lot to Highland Athletics beyond strength. One could easily hurt oneself pretty badly .

    YAISH

    PM

    NOW!


    Cheers

    Jamie
    Yes sir! As some of you know, I've been practicing shotokan karate for a few years now, and I see a lot of the same body mechanics being used in Highland athletics that martial artists use. It doesn't make much difference how strong you are (within reason). It's more about the technique than anything else. So what Panache said... He's a wise man.
    "Two things are infinite- the universe, and human stupidity; and I'm not sure about the universe." Albert Einstein.

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