Best way to improve your reflexes?

[kanik]

Originally Posted by Ghost

kanik and myglyco,
how would these methods translate to any usable reflex in martial arts?

or anything for that matter.

If you drop paper it is gonna start floating around in the air very randomly with a continuous change of direction and speed. If you can quickly snap it up it helps with hand-eye co-ordination, and reflexes in general, it might not directly relate to martial arts, but a lot of training doesnt.

[Scott Bolinger]

well, there's alot of ways to develop good reflexes, and it should be done in segments.

start off with your standard training program to gain flexibility and tone.

then start up on circuit training on the baggs (heavy bag, double end bag, speed bag and focus ball)

Drill offense techniques on the coaches mitts.

drill defense and counters on the coaches mitts.
block and counters could be something like:
1) backhand block, counter with a hook to the body
2) perry block , fallowed by a round house to the thigh
3) pery block fallowed by a hook to the body
4) duck under a hook, fallowed by a jab cross counter.

[Scott Bolinger]

alot of the combinations I do, would be kind of hard to explain, and be able to do them correctly. But i'm working on a DVD and book on coaches mitts and heavy bag routines.

[Ranzan]

this might be a little late butttttt for training reflexes in hocky (goalie need good glove hands :P im canadian what can i say) if you have a friend that is willing to help you have him throw a tennis ball at a wall (fast) stand in front of wall to catch the rebound, catch it move up a step or to every time you catch one get him to gradualy increase the speed he is throwing.. It may sound wierd but it works.

[KirkhamsEbooks.]

Reflexes are better trained specific to the activity

Those who have joined my self-defense tips group have received my free book on speed and reaction drills. One point I make in the book is that speed can also include economy of motion therefore I have drills in there working with a mirror and attempting to catch unnecessary movement. If you try that do it with a single technique standing perfectly still before you execute

Rick

[ttruscott]

Ahhh, I knew I shouldah kept it.

A great study on reflexes studying the reaction of new tennis players and pros to a hard serve.

First, they decided that training did not change the reflex time by much in any helpful way. Everyone is about the same.

What they did find is that the reaction for a real newbie started as the ball crossed the net, but for a more experienced player, it started as the ball left the racket, then at the top level, the receiver was moving to the correct place before the server's racket even hit the ball.

Not so much a reflex as a learned ability to predict where the ball would go from the fewest indicators.

Once you have good hand speed and can relax in the ring, this would put boxing practice above the drills that supposedly teach reflex speed.

Anybody keep a link to this article?

[MyGlyco]

I had my eyes on it one, but i have troubles finding it.

Originally Posted by ttruscott

Ahhh, I knew I shouldah kept it.

A great study on reflexes studying the reaction of new tennis players and pros to a hard serve.

First, they decided that training did not change the reflex time by much in any helpful way. Everyone is about the same.

What they did find is that the reaction for a real newbie started as the ball crossed the net, but for a more experienced player, it started as the ball left the racket, then at the top level, the receiver was moving to the correct place before the server's racket even hit the ball.

Not so much a reflex as a learned ability to predict where the ball would go from the fewest indicators.

Once you have good hand speed and can relax in the ring, this would put boxing practice above the drills that supposedly teach reflex speed.

Anybody keep a link to this article?