Ronin:
Actually yours is a good question.
I too have tought that too much bodywork would hindrance technical development; I haven't found the perfect answer but I've observed from our sparring sessions that conditioning plays a far more crucial role than sheer technique; so my priority is first to reach a sufficient combat fitness, and then work on techniques.
We do have some standards to reach; they are not unrealistic at all; last year we worked hard on conditioning and reached what we wanted. This year most of the guys left the gym because of controversies with Gym owners; so now I have new guys to train. We hope to find some other place where train to bring out the old group...
My set standars are:
-at least 250 hindu squats
-at least 100 push ups
-at least 250 cruches
-at least 3min bridging, no hands
-at least 3miles jogging at 5min/mile speed.
-ability to withstand strikes with boxing gloves
I was very impressed by a quote from Frank Shamrock:
"FATIGUE MAKES COWARD OUT OF FIGHTERS"
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