A Personal Journey · Steel Mace
Forge strength
that flows.
This is where I share my journey with the steel mace — the flows that humbled me, the strength that quietly found me, and the stillness the practice brings. No pitch. Just an honest record. Come move alongside me.
- 3,000+
- Years of heritage
- 360°
- Of shoulder strength
- 1 tool
- A lifetime of practice
The Discipline
A tool as old as strength itself
Known as the gada in ancient India, the steel mace forged the bodies of wrestlers and warriors for millennia. Its offset weight turns every swing into a lesson in control — teaching your body to generate power, absorb momentum, and move as one connected chain.
This is not lifting. It is a practice. A moving meditation where breath, rhythm, and steel become a single flowing motion.
- 01 Rooted in centuries of proven conditioning
- 02 Trains the body in three dimensions, not one
- 03 Scales from first swing to lifelong mastery
From the Journal
Notes from the practice
The honest, ongoing record of my journey with the steel — breakthroughs, plateaus, and the quiet lessons in between.
Building the Steel Mace Collective
A private obsession becomes something shared, local, and real.
Read entryIn Search of the Mace
A tool is easy to find. Learning to wield it is the real journey.
Read entryThe Day the Mace Humbled Me
I thought years of lifting had prepared me. Ten minutes with a fifteen pound mace proved otherwise, and I've been hooked ever since.
Read entrySeattle Steel Mace Collective
Find your people
Steel mace is a rare and wonderful practice, and it is far better shared. If you are anywhere near Seattle and want to train together, swap corrections, or simply confirm you are not the only one out here swinging a weighted lever, come join the Collective.
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