Seiji Ishii – Keefer, Inc. Tested

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

Tech Trackside

Coach’s Cut: It’s Not the Bike

Written By Seiji Ishii Riders love bike upgrades. That’s probably why you’re here. You got a part in the mail, and you’re fired up. Surely this throttle tube is the key. As you shove a Totino’s pizza pocket down your gullet and wash it down with a Coke, you head straight to the garage to install…

BySeiji IshiiMarch 12, 20260Comments

Tech Training

Coach’s Cut: You Got “Strong.” But Did You Get Faster?

Stacking more plates every week only builds one lane of performance — and motocross doesn’t live in one lane. By Seiji Ishii Just lifting weights and trying to lift more all the time isn’t the whole picture. That’s just force development. The other lanes are tissue tolerance, power (speed of force development), and durability (submaximal contractions over…

BySeiji IshiiFebruary 18, 20260Comments

Tech Trackside Training

Coach’s Cut: The Two-Lap Lie/How Early Speed Steals Your Best Moto

The Two-Lap Lie: How Early Speed Steals Your Best Moto By Seiji Ishii Two good laps can be the worst thing that happens to your pacing. You know the moment. You roll out, and the track feels good. Fresh enough to be forgiving. Your timing clicks. The bike feels planted. You hit two clean laps, and your brain…

BySeiji IshiiFebruary 2, 20260Comments

Tech Training

Coach’s Cut: Stop Paying Twice – Don’t Train When Your Body is Still Fighting

Written By: Seiji Ishii Why “easy motos” when you’re 70% isn’t discipline — it’s delayed progress. In the past, I attended every round of SX. Between Anaheim 1 and Round 2, it seemed like half of the pit crews and riders were coughing. At home, it’s the same pattern: you catch something, you feel 70%, and you…

BySeiji IshiiJanuary 13, 20260Comments

KiT Trackside Training

Deposits and Withdrawals in the Bank of Motivation – Keeping the Stoke Alive

By Seiji Ishii It’s February, and it’s common for recreational athletes to come out of the gate hot, bent, and determined to charge into training for the year. But the stoke can often diminish, reduced to smoldering embers after pushing through work and family commitments, the heat of summer, and countless hours of bike maintenance.…

BySeiji IshiiFebruary 1, 20210Comments

KiT Training

Execution At Loretta’s

Execution at Loretta’s. Don’t F It Up! By: Seiji Ishii I have been to Loretta’s a lot. I have witnessed greatness, but I’ve also seen some things that, as a trainer, made me shake my head in disgust. The LL Championship is indeed about making memories with your friends, family, and team, and for some,…

BySeiji IshiiJuly 26, 20200Comments

KiT Training

Mobility Training

Seiji makes me stretch all the time and I can tell that I get looser on the bike when I constantly do the flexibility drills he assignes for me. Besides riding, stretching to me is the most important off the bike excersize I can do at my age. -KK By Seiji Ishii It’s Free…

BySeiji IshiiMay 10, 20200Comments

KiT Trackside Training

Monitoring Exercise Intensity

What do heart rate monitors do, and do you need one? By Seiji Ishii Heart rate monitors are ubiquitous for almost anyone training for nearly anything. Yes, they measure heart rate, but what does this mean, and what do you do with this information? And do you need one? The intensity of Exercise and…

BySeiji IshiiApril 23, 20200Comments

KiT Training

At-Home Training Strategies During COVID

Seiji has trained many top professional athletes in the supercross/motocross/off-road world for a while, but more importantly he has been my go to guy for all of my training for the past several years. I am no professional athlete, but I have to stay in shape for as much riding/testing as I do so it’s…

BySeiji IshiiApril 12, 20200Comments