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  1. 11-25-2010, 01:14 PM #1
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    winter training

    as we all should know(in the northern hemisphere that is), that winter will be here shortly... the celestial event will secure the beginning of a three month period of weather that is most detrimental to all but the most hardy of souls... in anticipation of this exciting event, i am ruminating the endless training possibilities that are soon to come... such as...

    training on ice, both with weapons and empty handed forms... making perfect snow circles is always a wonderful alternative to making snow angels.

    so... what's on the big winter time agenda this year as far as seasonal training goes??? anyone else like to keep the wind from stealing their chi while training out in the blizzards this year??
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  2. 11-25-2010, 01:43 PM #2
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    Used to do winter training all the time in kyokushin, Oyama had a hard on for it and it was passed on through the generations.
    Here in Canada we can get some nice -20 or -30 C weather going, with a couple of feet of snow, great for barefooted MA workouts !!
    NOT !!
    Never got much out of it other then a cold, LOL !
    One guy lost a toe to frost bite
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    Even Buddha came to the realization that asceticism is for the birds.

    Training outside in the winter could yield you some illness.
    I don't see value in it for me really.

    Nothing personal, if that's what some people like, so be it.

    I"m not interested in training in primitive conditions like rocky 3.
    I don't have to and I can train in better conditions and get the same results.

    As a Canadian, I don't mind the cold much and have probably made it through more harsh winters than most people here on these boards what with being on the prairies for most of my life where 6 months of the year is 40 below. (40 below is the same in Celsius as farenheit)
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    I was in Manitoba once, it was -60.
    Seriously, WTF ???
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    train in winter make u strong and tuff
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    The only winter training I do is winter camping with sleeping bag and tarp. I love it when it gets nipply.
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    Wow, what a novel thought, having to change your training depending on the season...

    I mean, other than short or long pants....
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    Quote Originally Posted by sanjuro_ronin View Post
    I was in Manitoba once, it was -60.
    Seriously, WTF ???
    Born and reared in the toba. the coldness is from the massive amounts of ex-girlfriends in the province.
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    Quote Originally Posted by David Jamieson View Post
    Born and reared in the toba. the coldness is from the massive amounts of ex-girlfriends in the province.
    If it's hell, and its frozen over, PLEASE let me know, I might be able to get into this girls pants...
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    Quote Originally Posted by mooyingmantis View Post
    The only winter training I do is winter camping with sleeping bag and tarp. I love it when it gets nipply.


    Did someone say nipply?

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    Quote Originally Posted by David Jamieson View Post
    Born and reared in the toba. the coldness is from the massive amounts of ex-girlfriends in the province.
    That's at least 40% of it anyway.
    And yeah, but it's also fun to bundle up and go skating on the river or just for a run...makes you tough.

    Course I'm escaping to Asia this winter...
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    Quote Originally Posted by WinterPalm View Post
    That's at least 40% of it anyway.
    And yeah, but it's also fun to bundle up and go skating on the river or just for a run...makes you tough.

    Course I'm escaping to Asia this winter...
    You gona get in some fights while you're there Dave? Or just drinking pilsners and chillin with the hotties?
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    great thread Uki and welcome back brother....

    being in Buffalo we get lots of lake effect snow... so we must train for these conditions as it takes up 4-5 months of the year.
    We do our running through the back lot of our school which is open field of grass and it drifts snow so we find our runs vary between an inch and 3 feet of drifted snow in the same mile.

    We also practice grabbing shoving and releasing techniqes on ice. I never want to hear my students say they couldnt defend themselves because it was slippery outside and they lost thier balance....
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    I live in Florida, where it's 70-75 degrees during the winter.
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    what part of FLA do you live in? I lived in south florida for a bit and it is not 70-75 in the winter...
    I missed the season change and knowing everyone was from where i grew up not that way in FLA not many natives
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