Martial Arts Workout

It sits on a concrete floor – I don’t want footprints to show after we clean though. Any suggestions? Here is what the floor is made of:

http://www.centurymartialarts.com/Fitness_Stretching/Training_Mats/Puzzle_Sport_Mat.aspx


Those are simply mats…just use a mop and an anti-bacterial solution that you can purchase at any walmart store.

Stretching the groin is essential for Kung Fu mastery; learn Kung Fu split stretches taught at real Shaolin temples in this free martial arts video series.

Expert: Bruce Wen
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Bio: Bruce Wen has studied in China with Tibetan monks and runs his own Shaolin Kung Fu studio in California.

Filmmaker: Nili Nathan

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This is annoying when you pay for an hour, but spend half the time doing push ups and stretches (which you can do yourself anyway before the class), and only spend half an hour practising the martial arts technique.

Same reason why soldiers spend the better half of the day running a mile and going through obstacle courses. To warm them up and condition their bodies for endurance and stamina. I realize that some dojos might use this as a time filler, but not all do. During my Aikido training, we did warm up a full hour during every class without fail, but this was to our benefit, sure it was boring and we hated it at first, but after it became a part of our routine, we realized that we could have our daily lessons then go on randori for another hour and still have some wind left to do more and we were less likely to get muscle cramps too. And we can’t say our sensei did it for the money since he only charged what was equivalent to about 6 dollars a month for 6 days a week 6 hrs per session. And if we didn’t have the money to pay for a particular month, he’d let us take the classes anyway and just let us pay when we can. And all he asks is that we show sincerity and dedication for our training. He’s been teaching for over 30 years now and still does to this day. And one thing I’ve learned in his class is that no matter how good and proficient you are in your style’s techniques, if you don’t have the mental discipline and stamina to match it, all your skills are useless. During our beginner years, some of us used to come in late thinking we could skip the warm up and just go right to the lessons. But he still made us warm up on our own and as we discovered, we weren’t able to keep up with the other students since we were out of breathe most of the time and our joints weren’t as flexible or sturdy enough to withstand the constant repetition of techniques, that by class’ end, we could barely stand up. All this changed after one hour warm up became part of our practice routine. Sure you can warm up on your own, but our warm up included two man resistance exercises and sensitivity drills, as well as breakfall drills and endurance exercises. To be able to go thru the rest of the lessons after all that is great training for stamina and mental discipline.

http://www.myosource.com/martialarts.htm
This video is a home training session with two female Martial Arts students. These drills using the Kinetic Bands are great for basic stretching, groin and inner thigh stretch. The hop-overs are for jump training, lifting the quads, pushing of the floor, quick feet, cardio and balance.
The squat jumps help with power and explosion from the hips and butt , also helping reach higher jump levels.
These ladies are training with the Myosource Kinetic Bands to help improve their kick speed, kick height, jumping, flexibility, balance and cardio- endurance.
The Kinetic Bands help training your core muscles while going through basic exercises and your normal workout routine. We will watch their progress over the next weeks and see the difference.

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I work 8 hours a day in a warehouse doing quite physical activity (lifting boxes the whole time) and I feel quite fatigued during my Karate classes and also during stretching. I’m not getting great results because I always feel tired. I have started some vitamin supplements (Centrum) and I have found some more energy and am Considering a Protein Shake Any ideas welcome.

Hi there,

During and after your work you should be having a 50/50 Protein/Carb mix for energy and muscle recovery.

Pre training you need an energy boost of high carbs, even a handfull of jellybeans will do. Or you could try a micronised creatine ester stack, it’s effectiveness will depend on your body’s natural levels of creatine.

A more extreme alternative is nitric oxide however, be very cautious with this product and follow directions to the letter.

For general physical well being, Glucosamine is great for your joints, a must for any sports person or hard worker.

Also Magnesium, great for prevention of cramps.

Hope I could be of some help.

Stretching is very important in all martial arts including Aikido. Learn how to do the split stretch from an Aikido expert in this free martial arts video clip.

Expert: Cliff Derdeyn
Bio: Cliff Derdeyn has been involved in Japanese internal and martial arts for 26 years. He has studied sword work under Japanese sword master, Tetsuzan Kuroda.
Filmmaker: MAKE | MEDIA

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Does anyone know how I might keep my hair tied in way as to minimize it’s volume and prevent it from coming undone?

It is approximately shoulder length and gathers in thick, curly strands. When I wash it I generally untangle it first, then let it air-dry afterwards. I’m not in the habit of tampering with it much afterwards, as it always comes out best this way.

I study Genbukan Ninpou, a martial art with extensive acrobatics including cartwheels, rolls or flips to avoid locks.

The last time I trained was before the winter, when my hair was not at a sufficient length to cause trouble. But now that it is, I would rather learn to deal with it appropriately other than to cut some of it. It doesn’t have to be pretty, but it can’t be a distraction to either myself or my partner.

Also, the hair near my face is not long enough to be tied back, but does stretch past my ears.

I plan to enjoy it at it’s full length when I’m not training. Plus, this hair is part of my soul, you see. :p

All good ideas, but, since I have long hair and experience alot of the same problems that you do, here’s how I have combatted the problem in the ring and the cage: ponytail at base of neck with regular hairtie, then use the plastic bands every inch to keep that in a tight tail. It’ll fall right down your back and, unless your opponent decides to cheat, they can’t claim it was ever in their way because it is stiff enough it won’t come over the shoulder, and it always returns right back to your back.

I used this in all of my ring fights and in my last cage fight. The kickboxing matches I was always getting hassled, the judges tried to tell me that it was part of the rules, no long hair. Thankfully, I carried a TAKA handbook with me everytime I went to a fight and would pop it out to show them that as long as it was "controlled and did not present a distraction (no unnatural colors, adornments or accessories)", that I was within the rules. regardless, I’ve found alot of people do not like fighting against someone with long hair because it offers too much of a temptation to pull on, especially in contact sports.

Regardless, I hope you find a way to keep the hair and continue training, because I feel you on the "part of my soul". I don’t cut my hair for anyone anymore, not since I got out of the Army.

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The whole stretching in general in yoga and the flex ability that comes from yoga would it become useful in MMA or any martial arts.

Yoga can compliment any MA. It helps develop flexibility and breathing among other benefits.

Not stretching out or drills — but jumping jacks, push-ups, scissor kicks, etc.?
Warm-ups are fine. But do they have to be calisthenics? Or can they be martial art related? After stretching, do drills, kata, etc. instead of push-ups or chin-ups?

i fell helps with endurance among other things, it part of their training.
beside my class prefers calisthenics over sitting in seiza and meditating for an hour. can’t image why they dont like seiza it could be worst we could meditate in tata hiza. there luck we have mats to do seiza and they can even do that for 10 minutes. on i had to do that on a wood floor for an hour. dam too much luxury if you ask me.