Hi all,
Just wanted to get some ideas on conditioning excersises....
I'm familiar with knocking arms, can people advise me with some more that are commonly used? If there are any pics or vids that would be great.
Thanks!
Hi all,
Just wanted to get some ideas on conditioning excersises....
I'm familiar with knocking arms, can people advise me with some more that are commonly used? If there are any pics or vids that would be great.
Thanks!
Hitting 3 stars:
- Keep your body loose and let your body to pull your arm.
- Keep your hands open and loose.
- Try to hit on different spots of your arm.
- Hit 60 times daily will be a good number.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Xl7oMHI1Zh4
Last edited by YouKnowWho; 05-05-2013 at 08:06 AM.
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Hi Bigopen,
I take it you mean general conditioning (i.e. toughening exercises), not just arms.
Rolls and basic breakfalls are an excellent form of conditioning - but need to be taken step by step to avoid injury.
Thighs are an important area to condition - most people can't take even one proper kick to the thigh. If you get a couple of 1kg bags of rice, put them inside a couple of black binbags, and put them inside a hessian sack, then tie the sack up with an old martial arts belt, you can use this to start to toughen thighs. It will only take you so far but is a good start. However, I'm not recommending it because any blow to the thigh might cause a clot - I'm just sharing what I do. Also, if you are a gent, you have to cup your privates because it is easy to accidentally hit them. This is not a good look if anyone walks in on you doing it.
Another exercise is to use a heavy bag to swing in to you as a basic exercise. If you have a trustworthy training partner, you can get gloves on and cover up and get them to throw light shots at you - then you can tell them how much more power to use to build up your ability to take hits - though, you can't toughen your brain so beware head toughening!
The last two body strikes before the kicks can be done on a heavy bag.
Time the impact for when the bag is swinging to you. Use explosive impact to bounce the bag as far away as possible.
We have an Everlast 80lb bag.
People complain that the sand settles at the bottom on those and makes the bag too hard.
We use the hard part for our kicks for shin conditioning.
Some other conditioning is to take turns kicking each other in the ribs, thighs, and shins.
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Last edited by YouKnowWho; 05-05-2013 at 04:56 PM.
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stand about two feet away from each other [neutral stance]. your partner will start by throwing a half speed round house kick with his left leg to your right thigh. you block the kick by lifting your right leg up to the side,blocking with the shin. your partner then throws a half speed round house kick with his right leg to your left thigh,you lift your left leg blocking with your shin. shin to shin contact for the kicker and defender. do ten reps then switch.[shin conditioning drill]switch roles. you become the kicker 10 reps a set.
stand about a foot and a half from your partner,neutral stance,feet about shoulder width apart. turn your bodies at the same time ,with some force . strike your right front part of your shoulder and chest muscle with his front part of his right shoulder and chest muscle. then switch to left side. do ten reps each set. [body conditioning exercise]
stand about two feet away from each other [neutral stance]. your partner will start by throwing a half speed round house kick with his left leg to your right thigh. you block the kick by lifting your right leg up to the side,blocking with the shin. your partner then throws a half speed round house kick with his right leg to your left thigh,you lift your left leg blocking with your shin. shin to shin contact for the kicker and defender. do ten reps then switch.[shin conditioning drill]switch roles. you become the kicker 10 reps a set.
stand about a foot and a half from your partner,neutral stance,feet about shoulder width apart. turn your bodies at the same time ,with some force . strike your right front part of your shoulder and chest muscle with his front part of his right shoulder and chest muscle. then switch to left side. do ten reps each set. [body conditioning exercise]
See my article Three Traditional Partner Drills in the Shaolin Special 2012.
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