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Get your fundamentals down first and a base level of conditioning. Once you know what you're doing in that art (6 weeks to 1 year -- depending on the time invested and scope of art) add weight training. -
DO NOT LIFT WEIGHTS!!!
get the hell away from the gym. why would you ever consider lifting weights???
why would you want to make yourself bigger, stronger, and have higher endurance??? why would you ever want to grow extra muscles that would protect your body more help you be fit, strong and healthy? you dont want denser stronger bones either do you??yeah man, all that would really impede you as a martial artist.
not only that, but you will get so big so fast(almost overnight after 1 session) that you wont even be able to scratch the back of your neck cause you will get so big and bulky.Leave a comment:
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Sihing Roy is right as he was speaking as a wing chunner. Wing chun uses a whole different set of muscle groups (its why even the fittest guys come in and struggle sitting in a basic stance) which are difficult to train down a gym.
A good machine that I use is the leg pusher (don't know its real name). Its the one you basically sit in and push out using your legs.
This is very good for developing base and helping your stamp kicks.
For upper body I train squats with a bar on my shoulders (with small weights on). Again it develops base and also shoulders.
I don't do much gym work as I have always been a big guy (I used to work at a garden centre carrying compost).
Fighting your own bodyweight (pressups, situps, etc) is something that does help you in any martial art.Leave a comment:
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I did mention to him that i joined the gym and asked if theres any particular muscles groups i should work. He just said all over, really.
But i thought i would post this question on a forum to get a number of opinions on the matter. From what i have learned by speaking to instructers (In the Gym and in martial arts) and also reading posts in a forum like this is that everyone has different views, and most seem equally as convinced in thier views.
So some more input on the subject would be great. I read in that Muay Thai post that "modified olympic lifting techniques" would be effective. What would they be? It sounds like something my Gym instructor would be able to work into my routine.Leave a comment:
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I am an instructor in Kamon and have been teaching for around 4 years
Sihing Roy is one of the most experienced wing chunners I have seen - he has answered any question I have thrown at him. And he has a lot of stamina when we go out clubbing!!!
You are very lucky to have him as a teacher.Leave a comment:
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I train with Roy Fretwell at the Richmond branch in London. I really enjoy the training and by what i have seen so far, Wing Chun looks like a very seriouse and effective martial art.Originally posted by Red Rum View Post
Do you train at Kamon?
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Weight lifting certainly didn't impede Bruce Lee!
Here's an old thread that discussed this very topic. There are some pretty good points raised.
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Wing Chun and Weights Training
Hi guys,
I have been doing Wing Chun for about 2 months now and am a member of Kamon wing chun (if you guys know it)
I have also been going to the gym doing weights and fitness training, for about a month.
I was just wondering if the weights training would seriously impede my speed and have a negative effect on my kung fu? Or would the added strength improve it? Any information on the effects of wight training whilst studying Kung Fu would be great.
What do you guys think?
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