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July 18th, 2010
Horse Training – The Secret of Kung Fu Equestrian Training
July 7th, 2010
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If you’re old enough to remember the TV show called Kung Fu, then you might remember some of the wisdom that came from the teachers. It’s something we can use in our horse training. One episode in particular shows Caine and Master Po talking. Master Po says, “Close your eyes. What do you hear?” Then young Caine said, “I hear water. I also hear the birds.” Then Master Po says, “Do you hear the grasshopper at your feet?” Then Caine says, “Master, how is it you hear such things?” Then Master Po says, “How is it that you do not?”
How does this tie into horse training? The lesson is about awareness. You see, Caine knew there were things to hear but he didn’t consider how much there was to hear. That’s a lot like what happens to horse owners. We can get stuck in our learning and we discover we don’t know what we don’t know.
Horse training techniques are obviously good to know but knowing “why” they work is key. Horses will only do what works for them. If it doesn’t work, very soon they quit doing it. Or if it’s too much work with no relief, they’ll quit it. Your horse will do the easiest thing he can. Thus, if you want a horse to do (or not do) something, then make it hard for him to do it.
Next, make it obvious to your horse what you want him to do. Why? Because if it’s easy to do, he’ll do it. This explains why you only ask for a try from a horse and when he tries, you quit asking because that made it easy for him. Then you ask again because chances are he’ll try again since it wasn’t hard the last time. Contrast that with asking to do something that was hard. If your horse won’t do something, you may not be making it easy enough for him to get it.
Learn how to control your horse, eliminate bucking and rearing, and stay safely glued to your saddle even if your horse unexpectedly explodes out of control. Go to: http://www.superstarsofhorsetraining.com/ Author Andrew Curry reveals techniques, tips, and methods for working with your horse.
Most Important Thing to Know Before Training in MMA
May 5th, 2010
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MMA, or Mixed Martial Arts, is the latest rage these days. It has become very popular over the last 5 years, and everyone wants to do it. However, this is not an easy sport or hobby. You need to be in excellent shape just to get through the classes. Of course, everyone has to start somewhere, people don’t start out as experts so everyone has been a beginner before.
Since MMA is so popular you might be thinking of trying it out yourself. Perhaps you want to start boxing, kickboxing, wrestling, or Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu. However, there is one very important thing that you need to recognize before starting.
You need to understand that these are very demanding sports and you could get hurt. You need to realize that these classes aren’t for people that are in bad shape, although they will get you in excellent shape. The most important thing you should do before joining a gym or school to study these martial arts is conditioning.
If you have been doing some conditioning work already, great! However, many of you may not. You could just sign up for the gym and start paying 80 to 200 dollars per month, but if you are not in good shape most of your time will be spent resting and recovering. If you are in good shape before you start then you will be able to learn more and get a better use out of your money.
Luckily there are several things you could be doing before you take that step into the gym and fork over a bunch of money for membership fees and equipment. If you haven’t been already you should be out running to build up your cardio base. All of these martial arts are very demanding and require a great gas tank to go the distance. If you don’t have lungs you won’t be able to make it out of the round.
You should be doing some form of traditional cardio such as running or swimming. Mix it up with some long distance training and very high intensity sprints. This can be done both running and swimming. You could go run 3 to 5 miles or swim 1 to 2 miles one day. The next day you could hit the track to do some 100 meter sprints or get in the pool to do 25 meter sprints, making sure to fully recover in between sets.
Another great tool is Tabata Squats. You can do Tabata Squats for free and they can be done anywhere! Tabata Squats are a brutal workout that is accomplished in only 4 minutes! You do 20 seconds of work followed by 10 seconds of rest. This is done 8 times which adds up to a total of 4 minutes. Each set of work is all out pedal to the metal. This can also be done with pushups, pullups, or any other exercise you can think of.
Mix up these different training methods to lay a great foundation for your conditioning before getting in the gym. Remember, you can’t build a house without a strong foundation!
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Jackie Chan Exercise — The Good Kind of Over Training
March 20th, 2010
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How did Jackie Chan train when learning martial arts?
One piece of Jackie Chan’s biography struck a chord: As a kid, Jackie Chan had to balance on one foot for an hour at a time…
Now, it’s easy to see how Chan maintains such incredible balance
in his stunt sequences.
Would you like to know the alternate exercise my martial-arts students practice?
In the past, I have forced my students to practice balancing on bowling balls. (Yes, you read that correctly.) One criteria for progressing to the next level in my system was to be able to punch
100 times while balancing on a bowling ball. Every student managed to learn the task — with some coaching from me.
With both balancing on one foot for such an extending time and learning to punch so long on a bowling ball, you are ‘over-training.’ You become so comfortable balancing for long periods of time,
that the short amount of actual balance required for kicks seems like nothing at all. Now, imagine applying this idea to your other martial arts training.
Useful Over training
Don’t train so hard that you injure yourself. That’s not the goal, or even a byproduct, of over training. Don’t tear muscles or ligaments. Look for skills that you’d like to overdevelop. Figure out how to over train for speed reactions. Be faster than you need to be. Over train the power of your kick. Know that you have trained your lunges, so that you close the distance before your opponent can react or respond.
Are you getting some ideas … skills you like to perfect to mastery? Get out there and train! Go over train!
Keith Pascal is the author of The Punch Papers: How to Punch Harder, Faster, and More Efficiently. This ebook contains a huge collection of articles on punching … all by Keith Pascal.
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How to Get Quality MMA Training From a Mixed Martial Arts School
March 19th, 2010
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MMA also known as “Mixed Martial Arts” is like the name suggests, a combination of various martial arts. MMA Training has become very popular in today’s fighting techniques. More and more people are becoming interested in the idea of mixed martial arts. But how does one decipher the difference between a good or “not so good” MMA school? Below are tips for finding a top-rated MMA training school and how to get the best results doing so.
1. First and foremost, do a search engine search to find the best schools in your area. For example you could search for ” MMA Training Portland Oregon ” or ” Portland Oregon Mixed Martial Arts Schools ” if you lived in the Portland Oregon area. This can help you narrow down at least who is online. Check out the reviews and press releases on the various schools available online.
2. Secondly, most MMA training schools have a “about the instructor” page. When looking at this page, determine whether or not you feel that this instructor has been in martial arts long enough to know what he or she is doing and make a decision there. You may want to add these different websites to your favorites for future reference. Completely go through their website and get a feel for what they are really about and what kind of services they offer and what kind of prices they have. Does their website have a “contact us” page? Set up a list of questions and contact the instructor so he or she can answer any questions you may have concerning their school.
3. Do they offer variety and a well-balanced training schedule? Look for the various qualities you would like to have in a Mixed Martial Arts School and how they can apply to you. Consider calling the instructor to get a feel for whether or not the classes are right for you.
4. Contact or no contact? If you are interested in no, medium, or high level of contact in traing, this is an extremely important question to ask before getting involved.
5. Consider what sort of fitness training is going to be provided. Can the classes offer to a wide variety of fitness levels? Do they offere a variety of classes and or “focuses” in their training schedule?
6. If nothing else, try a MMA training school out for a month or two. If it doesn’t suite you, then you can always go somewhere else. Sometimes it takes time to learn whether or not a school and its instructors are a good match for you. So keep this in mind that sometimes you have to “taste test” to really get a feel for what you want in a mixed martial arts school.
These steps can help you indentify and narrow down your search for a quality Mixed Martial Arts School and to help you get the best MMA training available in your local area.
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Bruce Lee Body – The Secrets to Bruce Lee’s Training
January 24th, 2010
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Bruce Lee the mere mention of his name conjures up images of those kung fu movies of the 70s and 80s. Where would Chuck Norris, Jackie Chan and Jet Li… just to mention a few– be today if it hadn’t been for Bruce Lee?
Bruce Lee was not a big man– he stood 5 foot seven and only weighted approximately 135 pounds but what made him stand out was his lean, muscular physique. They now refer to this as the “Bruce Lee Body.”
In the Bruce Lee body the muscles were not the bloated kind you see on today’s modern bodybuilder– instead you saw a V-tapered and, ripped to the bones physique.
Bruce Lee popularized the current day– Hollywood body of the A-list actors. No longer is it acceptable today for an action star to appear in a movie out of shape without being lean, ripped, defined and with six pack abs.
This is the look that Bruce Lee brought to the screen in the 1970s.
Some have asked– what prompted Bruce Lee to get into such incredible physical conditioning? As the story goes in 1964, Bruce Lee then a relatively unknown, ended up in a fight with Wong Jack Man — a no holds barred event.
Bruce Lee won the fight but after the fight he was disgusted with his performance — he felt he should have defeated him faster — he felt his strength and conditioning were subpar — his kicks and strikes needed to be more powerful — and his lungs were screaming for air.
Out of this came a new generation of martial artist-a muscular, yet ripped to the bone– Bruce Lee Body!
After the fight Bruce began a strength, conditioning and endurance training program — as well as his own martial art named Jeet Kune do — “the Way of the intercepting fist”
But Lee was still a far cry from the muscular physique that you see on the screen today — he had bad genetics — he was skinny and stringing — he had very little musculature on a slight frame.
He researched all that he could his main focus — building power, speed and strength. He left no stone unturned.
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Muscle Endurance in Martial Arts
December 25th, 2009
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In a real fight, you probably won’t have to use your muscles to the point of exhaustion. Real attacks (and defense) don’t last that long.
It’s different in the world of martial arts training. Sparring seems to go on and on. Sometimes, because of muscle fatigue, one may feel it impossible to continue. Oh … the muscle burn! Oh, the pain …
Chi Sao and Push Hands for Muscle Endurance
If you practice Chi Sao from Wing Chun, or Push Hands, from Tai Chi, then you know about arm and shoulder exhaustion.
Have you ever felt the “burn” in the shoulders from repeated rolling in these exercises?
Beginners feel their arms become sore in just a few minutes. As soon as their shoulders tighten, they want to quit.
Note: It`s funny — they want to take a break before I even feel the first inklings of a burn in my shoulders. I keep telling them that they`ll `build` over time.
The point of this is that I have them push past their thresholds. I make them continue rolling.
If their arms cramp, I tell them to shake it out and then continue.
I work them past their burn, past what they initially think is their personal point of muscle fatigue.
Jelly Muscles and Loss of Precision
Yes, eventually they/we lose all precision of technique when we play past the point of real exhaustion. It doesn`t happen for a long time — not nearly as soon as the beginners think.
Eventually, the muscles in the arm feel like jelly.
I remember (fondly?) the nights where Steve Golden, and original Bruce Lee and Ed Parker student, made us roll with a partner for over an hour straight. Our arms ached.
We built endurance. We learned to last … to get past the cramping.
We also learned the energy of our practice partner … every push, every shift, every move.
Imagine practicing night after night. A few times a week, you push your arm muscles past the point of exhaustion. Then one night, maybe months down the road, you notice that your arms aren’t really getting tired any more.
The training hasn’t changed.
The beginners look just as tired as ever — complaining about their aching arms and shoulders.
What has changed is “you.” You are building up one particular kind of martial endurance. And even though real fights don’t tend to last, I am willing to bet that you’ll more than appreciate knowing that your muscles will hold up.
End note:
For those who say, “But I don`t practice Chi Sao or Push Hands, so how does this apply to me?”
My answer is — Yes, exactly. How does this apply to you?
What training could you practice … past the point of exhaustion? Bag punching? Shadow boxing?
Which muscles are important to you for martial endurance?
Are you going to become a side-kicking machine?
How about your straight blast punches?
Keith Pascal is the author of The Punch Papers: How Punch Harder, Faster, and More Efficiently.
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Martial Arts Strength Training
November 29th, 2009
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According to various sources on the internet, a 1996 article in Iron Man Magazine revealed Bruce Lee’s workout. In addition to his cardio and karate workouts, Lee lifted weights three times a week and performed the following routine:
clean and presses 2 x 8
squats 2 x 12
barbell pullovers 2 x 8
bench presses 2 x 6
good mornings 2 x 8
barbell curls 2 x 8
Unfortunately, he injured his back doing good mornings, which nearly ruined his career. Otherwise, his weight training was successful in that it is credited with helping him add 30 pounds of solid muscle to his relatively small frame.
Although Lee is the most famous martial artist ever, it may be that the strongest was a man named Masutatsu Oyama. Therefore, it will be interesting to contrast Lee’s workout with Oyama’s.
The Karate Bull-Fighter
Oyama was one of the first to bring Karate to America and founder of the Kyokushin style of Karate. His 1958 classic “What is Karate?” was one of the first books on the subject written in English, and designed to make the subject accessible to westerners.
Oyama initially became famous with stunts such as bull-fighting Karate-style. Unlike Mexican bull-fighters, he would actually wrestle the bull to the ground and break off one of its horns. (He wasn’t too popular with animal rights activists in Tokyo.)
Oyama’s Strength Training
According to Oyama’s 1958 book, strength and speed are more important than skill for Karate, and speed more important than strength. Also, he said it was very important to practice jumping.
Here are some recommendations he gives in “What is Karate?” (He doesn’t give an exact workout.)
Running – 4km per day
Rope-skipping – 20 minutes per day
Dumbell arm exercise (shoulder press?) – 200 times
Dips – 100 times
Push ups (with hands in fist) – 300 times
Inclined push ups – 100 times
Jumping side kick over 4 foot vaulting horse
Inclined dumbell bench press
Exercises requiring a partner:
Hitting bag with upper elbow and side of elbow – 200 times each
Practicing jumping kick with bag
Exercises for neck (with partner)
Leg exercise (squat with partner on back)
Back and Abdomen exercises with partner
Elsewhere in the book, Oyama said that he would bench press 175 pounds 500 times a day.
Then there are karate-specific exercises such as straw striking and exercises that are specific to board and stone breaking abilities. All this was in addition to practicing forms, sparring, etc.
Comparing Lee and Oyama
Now, what strikes me as the essential difference between Lee’s and Oyama’s workout styles is volume. Lee’s weight training routine is relatively brief, and he avoided lifting on days of heavy martial arts training.
While Lee might do an exercise for 2 sets of 8 reps (which is fairly typical), Oyama would do it for hundreds of reps. Clearly, Oyama’s is a more time-consuming approach that would require a lot of dedication.
If you look at pictures of these men, they have quite different builds. For Lee, his training goal was apparently to add bulk. Before the weight training, he weighed only 135 pounds, and he added 30 pounds of solid muscle.
Oyama, on the other hand, was obviously a stockier fellow, and talks in his book about losing weight during periods of intense training. Judging from pictures of him with other people, I would say that he was probably slightly taller than Lee (who was 5′ 8″). Although Oyama was of average height, he doesn’t look like a small guy when standing next to American professional wrestlers, boxers, and strongmen.
Possible Conclusions
The point is not to compare them as saying one was better than the other. I do wonder what affect their training style had on the way they looked and how much was just genetic.
At any rate, if Oyama struggled to keep his weight down, it sounds like high volume training helped him to achieve that. Lee, on the other hand, seems to have been naturally lean and wanted the weight training to bulk up (probably to look better on camera). Too much volume might be counter-productive to that goal.
So, maybe the lesson in this is that if you want to lose weight while simultaneously getting stronger, it might be worth considering an old-fashioned high volume workout routine, assuming you can make that kind of dedication. On the other hand, if your goal is to look like Bruce Lee… well, all I can say is “good luck”!
The author, Greg Bonney, is a professional software developer who has been webmaster of several personal and professional web sites. He currently maintains the Strength Training Wiki
