Martial Arts Workout

Hi, I thought it would be a good idea to get exercise on the weekends doing martial arts besides working with a trainer at the gym and gain better self discipline as well. Would you recommend karate? There’s a karate place nearby that also teaches jujitsu and some other forms. What would you recommend?

If you got the muscle, you’re going to want to pick a style based off force, as opposed to speed – I’d go with Judo or Juijitsu, or if you want a more practical approach, try kajukenbo if you can find it in your area. It’s pretty awesome. I might also want to look into Krav maga, or if you’re more in it for the exercise and/or sport, go for martial arts that have tournaments, (Karate, Taekwandoe, MMA)

-Hope I helped

Punching out candle flames as a form of training, to improve speed and directness of strikes. An exercise that is fun and easy to do. As far as I can tell this exercise was first used by the shaolin monks for developing “Fa Jing” or striking power. This is not a difficult exercise. This video is in not demonstrational, it is purely instructional. For a more difficult set of candle punching exercises please see my Advanced candle punches video.

A couple of “donts” that I forgot to add into the video is…

- Never practice with long sleaves. (Possibility of them catching light, but it also makes the excercise extremely easy.)
- Dont practicing with the candle close against the wall because it makes the excerise easier. (Your just cheating yourself.)

If you have any questions feel free to email me through youtube and I will try my best to help.

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i was thinking judo…?

what do you think?
i don’t do any other exercise so which would be effective for toning?

You seem to be interested in Judo, give it a try. It will get you in shape much faster than many arts. You will be pushing and pulling, twisting and lifting not just your body but anothers due to throws and ground work. So you are going to get resistance unlike TKD, karate, Kung fu, Hapkido, etc. Now these arts will also get you in shape but at a much slower pace.

Just to let you know I currently practice BJJ and Judo, have backed off on Hapkido and TKD, Never tried Karate or Kung Fu. So I may be just as bias as anyone here toward a style.

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i am a 20year old with no previous exercise or no other form of martial art’s experience. I would like to learn the martial arts. What form of martial art’s can i start with and how can i progress? And is it possible to learn it on your own at home?

1. You need to find a good school to train at.
2. Nothing good is free.
3. You cannot learn at home, from dvd, from books…no matter what.
4. There is nothing wrong with wanting to learn but to not seek out qualified instruction is wasting resources, time and will not help you.

Shaolin monks practice a standing meditation based on buddhist traditions; learn the meditative, spiritual side of Shaolin Kung Fu in this free martial arts video series.

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CAN U TELL THE NAME OF THE SITE WHERE I CAN I LEARN THE MOVES WITHOUT DOWNLOADING THE CONTENT ?

There are more than 260 kinds of Kong Fu. In the past, a martial artist would be very serious to choose a student, the person who can pass a series of test, then he or she can be a official student. The other style was the martial artist only taught his family members and he didn’t teach other people.

Now, things change a lot. However, some martial artists still keep the first style. They want to 100% sure about the student character.

We divide martial art into two style. The first one emphasises defence (such as TaiChi) and the second emphasises attack (such as ShaoLin Kong Fu). I think young people like a new style (Jeet Kune Do). It was created by Bruce Lee and it is famous for its practicability and speed.

I play Tai Chi, Taekwondo and Jeet Kune Do. They are parts of my life. Except for the regular training, I spned 2-3 hours to practise them everyday.

In China, u can find some grandmasters in parks, if u r lucky enough u can become their student. U can find a training center in soprts gyms. In my view, these grandmasters in parks are better than the instructors in sports gyms because they have different thoughts, purpose. The first one want to more people learn martial arts and like it. The second one just want to earn money, so i don’t think they will teach u something useful. That depends, the most important is your attitude to it.

In aikido, a kumitachi paired sword exercise involves both swords moving toward the oppponent’s throats. Practice the aikido kumitachi sword exercise with tips from a third-degree black belt in this free video on martial arts weapons.

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What is a good online (free) training system that encompasses diet as well as exercise that is optimal for martial arts?

depends on what kind of MA

wrestlers do lots of body weight training and sprawls
boxers punch while holding small dumbbells to utilize the muscles needed.

You should ask your coach for whatever you are learning on what is the best training methods to build strength, but whatever it is, it shouldnt involve lots of isolation training (such as bicep curls or barbells where you isolate your whole body from moving except that 1 muscle to build its size)

Okay I’ve recently joined the field of martial arts in the form of tia chi and systemia. Why do you do it? What would be the up point of studing it for the rest of my life? Keep in mind, I bike and exercise regularly.

Taijiquan? I study that too! I’m just a beginner now and I’m just learning the fundamentals and principles. I learn Taijiquan because it will benifit my health in the long-run and provides a good and effective martial art and self-defense. Plus Pushing Hands competitions are fun!