Power.. (harcore training)

[Blood_fox]

Hey
I wanted to know what I have to extract out of theses styles? Cause sometimes I question myself, "my" strenght and "my" jkd, I do not believe in myself much and I want to become a powerful opponent, even if it takes alot of over training, im determined to become the best. I know that you people hold alot of knowledge on fighting. If someone is kind enough to coach me and give me a training schedule that will impress my sifu and even more importantly "myself" then Im willing to follow it from scratch. and Im not interested in useless exercises to make me "look" strong, I dont really care about muscles and all, Im more into training to increase my strenght, my speed and my timing.

Thanx to all you people, feel free to all post your methods.

[akja]

Your Sifu should be a good source. If you be more like him, it will rub off somewhat. Don't imitate, just learn. To learn you don't always have to ask a question. Observe.

At least look to someone who knows you, you'll get a better answer.

[yenhoi]

What do you do now besides go to class?

For starters, start jumping rope, if not everyday, then every-other day, or at least 3 times a week.

Work whatever footwork you have to work.

Shadowbox.

Workout! Lift weights, do bodyweight drills 3 times a week, do something.

Hit a heavy bag, if you cant, then shadowbox some more.

Goto class as much as possible and get with other students outside of class as much as possible.

Lots of stuff you can do, you are the best judge of what you should be doing based on your current abilitys and goals.

[Seiryuzenshin]

If you have a spare hour or two in your day, I strongly suggest that you look to the local gyms in your area to see if they are offering any daily fitness classes.

Some offer conditioning classes, and the like. If you can afford the little extra cash per month, and the time, it would be well worth it.

Peace,
Sei

[robw]

Check out this link for some really good bodyweight workouts
http://www.trainforstrength.com/workouts.shtml

This guy has some really good conditioning drills that applt to martial arts and combat athletes.

I toaly agree with akja also talk to yur sifu ask him what things he did to get where he is at.

[Lost Ronin]

First thing you have to realize is that power and strength are two different things. Power is what you want, it's the ability to generate force, but strength is also necessary, they go hand in hand. If you do not mind me asking, what system do you train in? What type of training are you doing now? If you want power, here are some tips:

Hit the heavy bag, focus on speed and power, not pushing the bag, but driving through it.

Do bodyweight training ( push ups, sit ups, mountain climbers, etc.) these develop total body strength, which is a must for martial arts techniques.

Hit the weights, focus on poundages that allow you to do 6 to 8 reps, this is the functional strength range.

Do plyometrics, this sort of training develops speed and body weight force into power, isometrics also help.

If you want extra info of resources to draw from feel free to PM me. Hope this helps.

[jcolvin]

I 100% agree with what the guys have said so far. The only thing I can add is intensity and your mind set.

From the intensity stand point when you train no matter if it is in class, on the weights or just the conditioning go at it hard. Now this was difficult for me to get, but if you think you are going at it hard now go at it a harder. After all your training for the day you should colapse when it is time for bed from the fatigue.

The mind set. Think of your training as a journey and greatness is at the end of that journey. Approach every class that you will improve on something. Approach every weight training session like you will get a little stronger. And do this with every facet of your training.

As a man thinkeths he is.

[swan104]

I am working on a similar objective in an attempt to build on my personal attributes. My current objective is to lose a little bit of weight and improve my level of fitness. I'm doing this by complementing my martial arts workout with sessions at the gym. At the moment, I'm actually going to the gym more than I am doing any JKD, but my mind is totally geared towards martial arts, so I'm not too afraid that I'll get rusty. Besides, I believe I will be overtraining if I tried to fit in both intense martial arts training and the gym at the same time.

I've started lifting weights a lot more to improve my upper body strength - normally about 3 sets of 10 every other day. CV work will definitely help you as a martial artist, so I've been attending boxercise and circuit training sesssions at the gym also. Also, I put in about half an hour on the cross trainer and treadmill.

I posted a reply on another thread on how I'm trying to diet, so hopefully, I will see the rewards soon!

Steven

[Blood_fox]

thank you all for the very interesting information.

[Damien IM]

I was going to post a new message on this topic but saw that someone had posted something similar on this topic. So I'll just add to the original question. For a beginner what is the best way to get better, I’ve been told not to practice anything I don’t know real well at home as not to teach my body the wrong movements. What would be the best thing to start working on by myself? What tools would be helpful to me (videotapes, books etc.) BTW, I've only been Taking JKD for a few weeks. Any help would be greatly appreciated. Thanks.

[swan104]

Originally posted by Damien IM
I was going to post a new message on this topic but saw that someone had posted something similar on this topic. So I'll just add to the original question. For a beginner what is the best way to get better, I’ve been told not to practice anything I don’t know real well at home as not to teach my body the wrong movements. What would be the best thing to start working on by myself? What tools would be helpful to me (videotapes, books etc.) BTW, I've only been Taking JKD for a few weeks. Any help would be greatly appreciated. Thanks.

I can't really see any harm in practicing things that you've learnt in class. To me, doing that is reinforcing that you remember. Then you can use that as a foundation to refine that technique, with help from your sifu.

Books and videos can be a useful backup to what you learn in class. I'm always reading, and re-reading books. It's funny how much you miss the first time you read a book!

"Getting better" is a fairly generic statement. We can all improve in certain areas, eg. shadow boxing, stretching, running, weights etc! All these are beneficial.

You will be learning news things constantly. Train hard, but train sensibly too!

Steven