Would it ruin your training as a martial artist?
Mike Tyson ran 3 miles per day before beginning his boxing workout and then end the day with 30 minutes of stationary cycling. If anything, this work didn't hinder his explosive power.
Alot of muaythai training camps require their fighters to run 4-6 miles per day and sometimes swim. Increased mileage and the swim work makes sense, since muaythai fighters can throw hundreds of kicks per fight, need to be explosive for a long time and need hardened legs. Some trainers claim that running actually hardens the legs for pad work and eventually for leg sparring.
I've even heard that some military martial arts courses require their students to do distance running as part of pre-requisite conditioning.
Why do distance running? It increases your base cardio conditioning, general stamina (ability to be strong for an extended period) and keeps you trim.
Sprint work should be done as well.
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