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Relieving Back In Capoeira: Perfecting The 'Armada'
Dr. Jordan Seda discusses the ‘armada’, a common kick in capoeira and how it may contribute to back pain.
How To Deal With Wrist Pain For Capoeiristas
This post discusses how a traumatic neck injury turned into a learning experience on managing and reducing pain with training.
How I Fought Neck Pain And Won!
Dr. Jordan Seda, physical therapist, trainer and capoeira coach in NYC, discusses how a traumatic neck injury turned into a learning experience on managing and reducing pain with training.
ACL Case Study: What Needs To Be Strengthened?
Dr. Jordan Seda, physical therapist, trainer and capoeira coach in NYC, reflects on a case in which a patient who tore his ACL was advised to do one thing, but may have needed to do another.
End Of 2022: Reflections Of A Capoeirista
Dr. Jordan Seda, physical therapist, trainer and capoeira coach in NYC, reflects on challenges, growth opportunities and progress he has made in both business as a physical therapist and training as a capoeirista.
Case Study: Capoeirista With Oblique Strain
Dr. Jordan Seda, physical therapist, trainer and capoeira coach in NYC, discusses how a capoeirista with limited rotation to one side developed a muscle strain that limited his ability to throw round kicks and how he worked on it.
Fuel You Podcast: Fueling Capoeira Performance And Recovery Through Food
Dr. Jordan Seda, capoeirista and physical therapist in NYC, joins Ryan Turner, RDN, to discuss how food can be used as fuel for training and recovery.
“Dr. Seda is a rehab, training, and capoeira specialist. A true student of his profession and the field at large, he’s not only a PhD in Physical Therapy, he is an Orthopedic Clinical Specialist (OCS), Certified Strength and Conditioning Specialist (CSCS), and Certified Clinical Powerlifting Coach (CCPC). Dr. Seda’s social media feed is a wealth of information and motivation supporting not only the most active athletes and professionals, but more specifically supporting his capoeiristas. You need to take a look - don’t be surprised if you do a double take, you might just be seeing double.”
It Is Mobility, Not Flexibility, That Should Be Your Training Goal
Dr. Jordan, capoeirista and physical therapist in NYC, discusses the difference between flexibility and mobility, which are both used interchangeably and should not be! You’ll also learn how to apply mobility training principles today!
Capoeira Case Study: Wrist Pain With Au
Dr. Jordan discusses how he has helped a capoeirista manage wrist pain while performing movements that involve bearing weight through his arm like an ‘au’.
Capoeira After Pregnancy: Capoeira Experience Podcast
In this podcast episode, I join the Capoeira Experience to discuss breathing techniques and core activation strategies with Dr. Julia Rosenthal and Instrutor Caxixi.
From Powerlifting To Capoeira: My Journey To Today
Dr. Jordan shares how he got into capoeira after years of powerlifting and what he has learned as a result.
Injury Prevention For Capoeiristas: Podcast
Dr. Jordan Seda speaks with the Capoeira Experience Podcast about managing training injuries along with his journey to capoeira.
Capoeira Case Study: Groin Pull With Rasteira Do Chão
Dr. Jordan Seda is a physical therapist and capoeira practitioner in NYC. In this post, Dr. Jordan discusses the initial management of a groin injury experienced by one of his fellow capoeiristas during training.