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The Ultimate Kick Workout 2007-12-21 03:53:00 The following is a workout which has been incorporated in my personal training program for a number of years. It is taxing and works stamina, speed, power and conditions the exact muscles used for kicking techniques. You will need a heavy bag available, plus some lively music to keep you pumped up.
Step 1
A warm up consisting of gentle stretching of all legs muscles, lower back and torso.
Step 2
From a fighting stance, kicks are performed with the front leg without the back leg moving forward.
Side kick 15 reps (right and left) total reps = 30
Low Roundhouse kick 15 reps (right and left) total reps = 30
Rest (1 min)
Front kick 15 reps (right and left) total reps = 30
Hook kick 15 reps (right and left) total reps = 30
Rest (2min)
Step 3
From a fighting stance, kicks are performed with the front leg after scooting forward with the back leg.
Side kick 15 reps (right and left) total reps = 30
Low Roundhouse kick 15 reps (right and left) total reps = 30
Rest (1 min Read more:Ultimate
, Workout
Best Weight Training Principle for the Chest 2007-12-20 04:07:00 To train the chest you all know presses and fly’s are the way to go. Presses, from a martial arts perspective are great, for the simple fact that they work the exact muscles used when punching. There are many training principles that can be used in order to shock the chest muscles into growth. One which I use (and am sure others do also), I have named the Full Blast.
You shall need a bench which can be raised from a flat position, to various incline positions and finally to a full incline position as when doing shoulder presses. Using dumbbells for this exercise pick weights which enable you to do 12 reps. Starting from the flat position, perform 12 reps of pressing. Then quickly raise the bench up a notch so it is at a slighter incline then perform another 12 reps. Again, quickly raise the bench then perform another 12 reps etc. The idea is to perform quickly but smoothly, and to reach the full incline position in which you should be almost doing a shoulder press. This is a very ha Read more:Training
, Chest
, Weight
, Principle
Training at other Dojos and Gyms 2007-12-19 03:27:00 With the Christmas break coming up, a lot of dojos and gyms from all martial arts close for a couple of weeks in order to enjoy the festive season. With this, the people that train at these places tend to stop training for a couple of weeks also, and rest there bodies.
Although it is a good idea to rest during this time so as the body can recuperate, some people like to keep training, plus, it is a good time to cross train. As said before, most schools shut, but some remain open during the festive season and shut just Christmas day. If you find a martial art school that remains open, go there and ask to train for a couple of weeks in order to remain active and to see different ideas and concepts from other teachers. Even if the school teaches a completely different martial art style to yours or maybe use weapons instead of unarmed combat, you shall still pick up new ideas and thoughts and if they are worth it, you can incorporate them into your own system of fighting, to make you a be Read more:Training
Fighting Techniques in the Bubishi 2007-12-18 03:56:00 The Bubishi is said to be the bible of Karate. Over the years many people have produced many copies of it which all include fighting methods, healing methods, finding vital points on the human body plus more. What’s interesting about the fighting techniques detailed in the book is how simple and effective they are.
All the techniques described are defensive ones from common street attacks, including, grabs, swings, wild kicks, someone running at you and someone trying to wrestle you. The counter attacks are rarely more than one technique. This is because the writers of the Bubishi have found out that a real street fight will be quick and aggressive and may involve more than one attacker, so you will not have time for more than one counter attack. Because of this the techniques are aimed at vital points on the human body intended to do quick damage easily. Also the use of grappling should be pointed out. The grappling I refer to though is not ground fighting or clinch work but hair Read more:Fighting
Which Martial Art is the Best to Learn 2008-03-12 05:50:22 When someone who has never trained in martial arts before makes the decision to do so the first thing they ask is “which martial art is the best”. That’s a fair enough question. Obviously no one wants to be doing something that is a waste of time and not practical. The true answer to that question is that there is no martial art which is the best. But there is a martial art which is best for YOU. Read more:Martial
Fighting Strategy, Taking the Centre of the Ring 2008-03-10 05:48:46 Cage Rage 25 saw Ken Shamrock get beaten by a fighter called Robert “Buzz” Berry. Ken and Frank Shamrock have always been my favourite fighters and even if Ken lost another 500 fights, his status as a legend in MMA is always going to be there in my mind as he has done so much for the sport. Maybe he should quit maybe he should not. That’s up to him, but his heart is among the best around.
A Read more:Fighting
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, Taking
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Rickson and Royler Gracie Demo 2008-03-09 08:29:51 This is a video which im sure you have all seen before. It is Rickson and Royler Gracie demonstrating there finesse at Brazilian Jiu Jitsu. Included in the vid is some basic self defence from a variety of strikes and some sparring. Although Rickson dominates for most of it, it is amazing to see the way in which both transition into technique's so elegantly and smoothly. Enjoy!
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Spinning Roundhouse or Spinning backfist, Really? 2008-03-07 07:54:29 In the martial arts, especially the striking ones, there has always been excitement when spinning techniques are used. Weather they land on there target or not, people seem to always raise there eyebrows while shouting “wow” then they are performed. But do they really work and are they worth practising.
Spinning techniques, including spinning back kick, side kick, back roundhouse kick, back fist
Dynamic Russian Judo 2008-03-07 07:30:20 The Russian
s are known in the Judo world for being excellent pickup specialists. There throws are dynamic, powerful and agility is needed to be able to pull some of them off. The following is a video which shows not only there abilities in throwing, but some of there abilities in escaping throws and pickups. Enjoy!
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Like all submission holds, it can be applied from many positions, but I shall explain in this article how it can be applied from an Read more:Submission
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gain a submission victory over Dan Henderson
via a rear naked choke. The fight started with both fighters being very cautious with each other, exchanging a few strikes before Henderson managed to take Silva down and control him in a dominating position, landing some good but not very hard hammer fist blows to the face of Silva. After some work on the Read more:Dan Henderson
A Martial Arts Myth 2008-02-29 03:32:51 The following video is unbelievable. A so called "Kiai Master" gets a bit to big for his boots.
What shocks me though is the start of the video, where the master is seen to be giving his students a good going over without even touching them. If he charges his students money to come and do that sort of training, then to me, this is like stealing from them. I think its disgraceful to the Read more:Martial
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Benny the Jet Urquidez 2008-02-27 03:58:20 There are certain types of fighters. There are some who are brawlers with very little technique and some with great technique who train constantly every day trying to better themselves. Whatever type of fighter, to be considered as one of the greatest, you need heart and guts. To me one stands out more than any other. That’s Benny
the Jet Urquidez.
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The Read more:Martial
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To some, cravings can be a good thing. If you crave, it means your Read more:Dieting
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There are some things you can get away with when ground fighting without strikes. If Read more:Fighting
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Most martial Read more:Powder
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Well firstly, to answer this, I suppose you have to look at the work of a police officer. If a person is resisting arrest, an officer wants to control the situation by controlling Read more:Martial
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One thing I have noticed unfortunately though is that most Judo practitioners still Read more:Fighting
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Heavy Bag Tip - Punching Through the Target 2008-02-05 08:13:36 To be able to deliver a possible knockout strike, you need a strong punch. You must not “pull” your punch (unless its light sparring) for in a real situation, if you are used to doing this, your strikes will be futile and you may end up getting beaten, whilst doubting your own technique since it wont be effective.
Practising punching through the heavy bag is probably the best way to learn how to Read more:Heavy
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To employ the technique from a southpaw stance, you feint a kick with your left leg, then as you leg is off the floor, you push vigorously Read more:Superman
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