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Category Archives: Training
Hi There! Archery in LA
Welcome to Los Angeles Archery! Hi, I am Alejandro Barahona, Instructor at Rancho Park Achery Range in LA. — the best place to practice Archery in LA. We are located at Cheviot Hills Recreation Center, 2459 Motor Ave., Los Angeles, … Continue reading
Posted in Archery Classes, Archery Equipment, Archery shops, Arrow, Bow, Brave, Hollywood, Los Angeles, Movies, Online, Rancho Park Archery Range, Safety, sight, Training, Uncategorized
Tagged Archery, Archery Classes, Archery Training, arrow, bow, Classes, Compound Bows, Disabled Archery, equpment, Films, Hollywood, People, Rancho Park Archery Range, Safety, Sport, Teaching, Training
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Kyudo
We are somehow blessed at the range. Nanka Kyudo Kay from Pasadena practices Kyudo every Sunday from 8AM to around 11AM at Rancho Park Archery. Archery is to Kyudo what fast food is to a four star Michelin restaurant. We … Continue reading
Sport Science, Archery and Stance
One of the most complicated things to explain to a new archery student is the importance of stance. The tendency in modern archery is to use natural body stance and natural body positions. The idea being, using the least amount … Continue reading
Safety and anchor point
You guys might remember my post on safety a few months back. I originally thought that would not happen to a recurve shooter, that shooting yourself through the hand can only happen with compound bows. I also believe the common … Continue reading
Posted in Actor, Archery Classes, Archery shops, Arrow, Bow, Brave, Los Angeles, People, Rancho Park Archery Range, Safety, The Avengers, The Hunger Games, Training
Tagged Archery, Archery Classes, Archery Training, arrow, Brave, Carbon Fiber Arrows, Classes, equpment, Injury, Mindset, People, Pixar, Rancho Park Archery Range, Safety, Teaching, The Avengers, The Hunger Games, Training
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Eye dominance and the Modern Archery Technique – Part 2
There are different ways to test the eye dominance. The main one, or at least the one we used the most at the range is the (modified) Miles test. For the (modified) Miles test, you put two hands together and … Continue reading
Eye dominance and the Modern Archery Technique – Part 1
I used to be a lot more strict with eye dominance and archery than what I am now. When I began learning archery, some time during the dark ages, right after my uncle UGGhH discover fire by pure chance, followed … Continue reading
Posted in Archery, Arrow, Bow, Compound Bow, Fita, People, Rancho Park Archery Range, Safety, sight, sight block, Training, Uncategorized
Tagged Archery, Archery Classes, Blind Archery, bolt, bow, Carbon Fiber Arrows, Classes, Compound Bows, crossbow, crossbow range, dominant. cross dominant, eye, eye dominant, left eye dominant, Left hand bows, lefty bows, People, Rancho Park Archery Range, right eye dominant, right hand bows, right hand bows. righty bows, Sport, Teaching
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Archery in LA
Welcome to Los Angeles Archery! Hi, I am Alejandro Barahona, Level 2 Instructor at Rancho Park Achery Range in LA. — the best place to practice Archery in LA. We are located at Cheviot Hills Recreation Center, 2459 Motor Ave., … Continue reading
Posted in Archery shops, Online, Archery, Bow, Fita, Archery Equipment, Archery Classes, People, Los Angeles, Hollywood, Rancho Park Archery Range, Compound Bow, Safety, Arrow, Movies, The Avengers, The Hunger Games, Brave, Pixar, What does it has to do with archery?, Training
Tagged Archery, bow, arrow, equpment, Teaching, Training, Classes, Rabbits, Hollywood, Films, Brave, Pixar, Archery Classes, Archery Training, People, Rancho Park Archery Range, Camp Keepsake, Blind Archery, Blind Archers, Compound Bows, Carbon Fiber Arrows, Injury
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Yeah, another dose of humility received
Just check this. Yeah, sometimes I don´t practice because I don´t feel like it. No excuse. Clearly, I have no excuse.
Posted in Archery, Arrow, Brave, Compound Bow, Los Angeles, People, Safety, Training
Tagged Archery, Archery Classes, Blind Archers, Blind Archery, Cancer Survivors, Classes, Injury, Mindset, No Mind, People, Sport, Teaching, Training
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The Scorpion King 3
I have not seen The Scorpion King 3 yet, but the movie is available in Blue Ray and DVD since January 10th, 2012. I had the pleasure of teaching archery to Victor Webster for his role as Mathayus. Together with … Continue reading
Posted in Actor, Archery, Archery Classes, Arrow, Bow, Hollywood, Los Angeles, Movies, People, Rancho Park Archery Range, Safety, Training, Video
Tagged Actor, Archery, Archery Classes, Battle for Redemption, Classes, Hollywood, King, Movies, Producer, Rancho Park Archery Range, Safety, Scorpion King 3, Scorpion King 3: Battle for Redemption, Sport, Teaching, The Scorpion King, Training, Victor, Victor Webster, Webster, Youtube
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That´s a Determined Individual!
That rabbit doesn´t know rabbits don´t do that. That rabbit doesn´t think rabbits can´t do that. That rabbit doesn´t think “I´m just going to try. I know I am going to fail/suck at it.” That rabbit will stand up, clean … Continue reading
