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darrianation · 01-10-2008, 02:42 PM

C'mon, nobody wants to write down their prioties for training?

Here is the rest of my list:

Combatives training:

Every time I do Airsoft drills in my garage which is 2-3 days a week I do 3-5 repetitions of attacking the spar pro. I imagine a scenario in my head for visualization purposes usually I’ll be on my cell phone or in conversation with someone and imagine the attack comes unexpected from the flank, oblique, or front and I default to a flinch- shield/cover and explode into my offensive which consist of something like a spearing elbow or chin-jab or other, followed by a rapid succession of repeating cycling strikes, open hand palm strikes, elbows, perhaps knees, eye gouges, and headbutts with a strong powerful shove off to a gun draw and a quick burst of 3-5 rounds. Other times I imagine him wolfing me up and I preemptive strike and the rest goes as above.

When I get together with my training partners we will often (but not always) add some form of combative elements to our shooting/Airsoft FonF a lot of knife work (defenses and disarms that is) and gun disarms go into this.

HTH training:

My HTH curriculum primarily consists of the jab cross combo with open hands and closed fists, elbow, knees, and headbutts. For preemptive striking I like the right cross, chin-jab, and the brachial stun (EOH blow or forearm to the side of the neck).

Training HTH:

1. Light shadow boxing for 5-10 minutes to get warmed up - quick but loose with boxing punches (jab, cross, hook, and uppercut) and knees and elbows.
2. Stretch especially the shoulders and wrists.
3. Power punching- this is as hard as I can (one at time). First the cross (I tape my wrist/hands with two rolls of wrap very tightly). I will hit as hard as I can until I notice a drop off in power or a body part begins to hurt like my shoulder or wrist then I’ll move on to the elbow and finally head butts (I only do 3-5 headbutts in this fashion though).

• I imagine a scenario in my head while I am hitting the heavy bag and I am visualizing the effect my punches/strikes are having on my opponent.

4. 3-5 rounds (30-60 seconds) of high intensity striking on the bag (sometimes to sheer exhaustion i.e. failure) hitting the bag as hard and as fast as I can. Take a breather, repeat.

• Again- I imagine a scenario in my head while I am hitting the heavy bag and I am visualizing the effect of my punches/strikes are having on my opponent.

5. Cool down stretch.

I do this at least twice a week and that’s pretty much it for my HTH training. This is mostly for conditioning purposes (and some maintenance too) because I have already put in over 20 years of martial arts and martial sports training.

Strength and conditioning:

Anaerobic-

I consider the HTH work and my airsoft drills (many of the live fire drills too) as part of this, i.e. “anaerobic” exercise.

Strength-

I cycle:

1. Right now I am in the weight lifting phase 3 cycles 16 weeks in total length. (1-prepatory a balance between S&C & balance. 2- build up. 3- pure Strength development).
2. Then I do 12 weeks of fast circuits using only body weight- this is a group of exercises that include push-ups (or burpees), crunches, squat-jumps, pull-ups, and dips done in repeated fashion without rest.- this is also anaerobic. These suck.
3. Concentrate heavier on my technical work and aerobic exercise. Or I’ll do kettle balls.

Aerobic-

Aerobic exercise- 1 hour 5 days a week (though, I usually only end up doing 2 or 3 days a week) on the elliptical trainer keeping my HR between 135 and 155 (my aerobic threshold) - this is better on my knees than running. Or I bike ride when the weather is good. Also, I am an avid hiker, backpacker, and climber (non-technical climber) so in the better weather I do a lot of that too.

Remember, I still have kids and all their sports, activities, and school functions and a wife too of course, plus I still have to provide for my family so my workouts rarely last more then an hour and much of the time only 20 minutes or so (except for weights and aerobics). I don’t do a lot of the stuff I use to do when I was younger now that I am in my forties but I still like to push the limits every now and then…mostly I just train smarter.

01-10-2008, 02:42 PM	#2 (permalink)
darrianation Registered User Join Date: Feb 2003 Posts: 2,161 Groans: 0 Groaned at 0 Times in 0 Posts	C'mon, nobody wants to write down their prioties for training? Here is the rest of my list: Combatives training: Every time I do Airsoft drills in my garage which is 2-3 days a week I do 3-5 repetitions of attacking the spar pro. I imagine a scenario in my head for visualization purposes usually I’ll be on my cell phone or in conversation with someone and imagine the attack comes unexpected from the flank, oblique, or front and I default to a flinch- shield/cover and explode into my offensive which consist of something like a spearing elbow or chin-jab or other, followed by a rapid succession of repeating cycling strikes, open hand palm strikes, elbows, perhaps knees, eye gouges, and headbutts with a strong powerful shove off to a gun draw and a quick burst of 3-5 rounds. Other times I imagine him wolfing me up and I preemptive strike and the rest goes as above. When I get together with my training partners we will often (but not always) add some form of combative elements to our shooting/Airsoft FonF a lot of knife work (defenses and disarms that is) and gun disarms go into this. HTH training: My HTH curriculum primarily consists of the jab cross combo with open hands and closed fists, elbow, knees, and headbutts. For preemptive striking I like the right cross, chin-jab, and the brachial stun (EOH blow or forearm to the side of the neck). Training HTH: 1. Light shadow boxing for 5-10 minutes to get warmed up - quick but loose with boxing punches (jab, cross, hook, and uppercut) and knees and elbows. 2. Stretch especially the shoulders and wrists. 3. Power punching- this is as hard as I can (one at time). First the cross (I tape my wrist/hands with two rolls of wrap very tightly). I will hit as hard as I can until I notice a drop off in power or a body part begins to hurt like my shoulder or wrist then I’ll move on to the elbow and finally head butts (I only do 3-5 headbutts in this fashion though). • I imagine a scenario in my head while I am hitting the heavy bag and I am visualizing the effect my punches/strikes are having on my opponent. 4. 3-5 rounds (30-60 seconds) of high intensity striking on the bag (sometimes to sheer exhaustion i.e. failure) hitting the bag as hard and as fast as I can. Take a breather, repeat. • Again- I imagine a scenario in my head while I am hitting the heavy bag and I am visualizing the effect of my punches/strikes are having on my opponent. 5. Cool down stretch. I do this at least twice a week and that’s pretty much it for my HTH training. This is mostly for conditioning purposes (and some maintenance too) because I have already put in over 20 years of martial arts and martial sports training. Strength and conditioning: Anaerobic- I consider the HTH work and my airsoft drills (many of the live fire drills too) as part of this, i.e. “anaerobic” exercise. Strength- I cycle: 1. Right now I am in the weight lifting phase 3 cycles 16 weeks in total length. (1-prepatory a balance between S&C & balance. 2- build up. 3- pure Strength development). 2. Then I do 12 weeks of fast circuits using only body weight- this is a group of exercises that include push-ups (or burpees), crunches, squat-jumps, pull-ups, and dips done in repeated fashion without rest.- this is also anaerobic. These suck. 3. Concentrate heavier on my technical work and aerobic exercise. Or I’ll do kettle balls. Aerobic- Aerobic exercise- 1 hour 5 days a week (though, I usually only end up doing 2 or 3 days a week) on the elliptical trainer keeping my HR between 135 and 155 (my aerobic threshold) - this is better on my knees than running. Or I bike ride when the weather is good. Also, I am an avid hiker, backpacker, and climber (non-technical climber) so in the better weather I do a lot of that too. Remember, I still have kids and all their sports, activities, and school functions and a wife too of course, plus I still have to provide for my family so my workouts rarely last more then an hour and much of the time only 20 minutes or so (except for weights and aerobics). I don’t do a lot of the stuff I use to do when I was younger now that I am in my forties but I still like to push the limits every now and then…mostly I just train smarter. __________________ The law of tyranny: 1. Any power that can be abused will be abused 2. Abuse always expands to fill the limits of resistance to it. 3. If people don't resist the abuses of others, they will have no one to resist the abuses of themselves, and tyranny will prevail. Welcome to the Socialist States of Amerika . Coming soon Jan 20th 2009!