Innovative Restoration Coaching System for Swimmers

Steven Munatones of Huntington Beach is the founding father of the World Open Water Swimming Association in addition to the CEO and co-founder of KAATSU Global, a Blood Flow Restriction coaching system that aids in rehabilitation and restoration.

How did you get into open water swimming?
I performed water polo in highschool and faculty, and there was an occasion in 1982 that was a swim from the Huntington Beach Pier to the Seal Beach Pier. I ended up profitable, and I didn’t notice it was a range occasion to go to the world championships of long-distance swimming. So I went to England and ended up profitable that.

You even served as a commentator for NBC through the Olympics, proper?
Yeah, when open water swimming was accepted as an Olympic sport in 2008. I used to be one of many solely individuals who had been writing about it, in order that they requested me. The sport actually appeals to me due to the journey facet. The method the present flows, the tides, the wind, the solar—you by no means know the way issues will go.

Tell us about KAATSU Global.
In 2001, I used to be on the world championships in Japan, and I seen these Japanese swimmers with bands round their arms. I requested about it and their head coach stated, “Let me introduce you to Dr. (Yoshiaki) Sato—he’s the inventor.” It’s principally a technique to engorge your limbs with blood, which results in all types of physiological adjustments and advantages. We can apply it to people who find themselves paraplegic or comatose, and it will increase muscle mass. It additionally works nice for athletes.

Do you utilize it?
Of course! I even used it whereas recovering from a coronary heart assault I had in 2002. I had traveled thrice between LAX and Tokyo over 11 days, and my coronary heart simply gave out. I used to be at dwelling, and my son, who was 17 on the time, gave me CPR till the paramedics arrived. Saved my life.