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Leatt X-Frame Knee Brace Review

Written By: Seiji Ishii I have tiny knees and ankles, bigger thighs and calves than my joints suggest, and enough tibial torsion (bowleggedness) that a lot of knee braces fight my legs before I even get on the bike. The Leatt X-Frame braces are the best-fitting off-the-shelf knee braces I’ve worn in the last decade. I’ve also…

BySeiji IshiiSeptember 23, 20260Comments

Trackside Training

Don’t Waste The Season

By: Seiji Ishii Loretta’s is over, and for a lot of amateur riders, the emotional part of the season is finally starting to come down. That is when the season becomes useful—if you are willing to look at it honestly instead of just moving on or overreacting. For a lot of families, Loretta’s feels like the end…

BySeiji IshiiSeptember 1, 20260Comments

Tech Trackside Training

Training: Stop Proving. Start Preparing

Stop Proving. Start Preparing. By Seiji Ishii The final few weeks before a big amateur national can make normally smart riders do strange things. A rider who has trained consistently for months suddenly wants to squeeze in a few more brutal motos. A parent starts asking if they should add another workout because another kid is…

BySeiji IshiiJuly 23, 20260Comments

Garage Tech Trackside

Tusk Moto Toolbox With Tools

By Seiji Ishii For decades, my system for going to the track or trailhead was pretty simple. On Friday, I'd walk into my shop, grab the tools I thought I might need, throw them into a toolbox, and head out for the weekend. It never really worked. By Sunday afternoon, the toolbox was a disorganized pile of tools.…

BySeiji IshiiJuly 7, 20260Comments

Tech Trackside Training

The Fitness You Lose Isn’t the Fitness You Think

By Seiji Ishii One of the most common conversations I have with riders starts about ten minutes into their first ride back after some time off. "I lost everything." Usually, they haven't. One of the most common mistakes I see is riders confusing a loss of sharpness with a loss of fitness. The two are…

BySeiji IshiiJune 30, 20260Comments

Motocross Training

The Myth of Greatness

By Seiji Ishii Ken Roczen admitting he battles severe anxiety may have helped more riders than his winning the championship. Fresh off winning his first AMA Supercross Championship, Ken Roczen stood on stage emotionally drained. Not hyped up. Not pretending to be untouchable. Not giving a polished speech about confidence and momentum. He looked exhausted, and honestly,…

BySeiji IshiiJune 3, 20260Comments

Tech Training

Data Isn’t the Driver. You Are.

By Seiji Ishii Self-monitoring tools can help you train better—or they can stall you out. The difference is how you react to what they tell you. The Device Isn’t the Problem It seems like everyone is running something now—Whoop, Garmin, HRV, sleep scores, diet tracking. None of that is the issue. If anything, it’s useful. You’ve got…

BySeiji IshiiMay 11, 20260Comments

Tech Training

The Day is a Terrible Scoreboard

By: Seiji Ishii I’m dealing with this right now. I pushed through the weekend because I wanted to feel like I gave everything I had, and now I’m sitting here sick. That wasn’t bad luck. That was the cost. If you use the day as your scoreboard, you’ll make bad decisions. You’ll take a session that was supposed…

BySeiji IshiiApril 26, 20260Comments

Tech Trackside Training

Coach’s Cut: Discipline vs. Desire

Written By: Seiji Ishii Why training based on how you feel can quietly wreck your riding. The disciplined rider does not train based on desire. They train based on condition. That sounds straightforward until you look at how training decisions actually get made during the week. It’s easy to blur the line between what sounds good that…

BySeiji IshiiApril 7, 20260Comments

Gear Motocross Protection

Alpinestars Tech-Air Off-Road Review

Tested By: Seiji Ishii If you ride dirt bikes long enough, you’re going to crash. Whether it’s a front-end washout, a swap gone wrong, or a simple tip-over on a trail, it happens. What you’re wearing when it does is the only part you control. Airbag protection has been used in road racing and rally for…

BySeiji IshiiMarch 16, 20260Comments