Martial arts training thread (boxing, karate, whatever)?
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Julius Skrrvin
I be winkin' through the scope
To be really fukking tired. The rest... *shrug*
had a great first day. muay thai was fun and fairly easy because i used to box but bjj is what kicked my ass. i eat like a mob boss and smoke heavy weed but this kicked my ass. im lookin forward to the next class. need to learn how to armbar nikkas with the quickness
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Brazilian Jiu Jitsu Westchase TX - Gracie Barra Jiu Jitsu - Westchase Houston TX
Please tap early. A new student came to our academy yesterday and i heard his arm popwhen i arm barred him because he really wanted to not tap. Dont wait to hear your arm pop, to tap. You dont get any stripes for icing your elbow.
Julius Skrrvin
I be winkin' through the scope
Im not a BJJ guy but from wrestling/sparring i can tell you that you definitely wanna learn how to sprawl effectively as a striker first. Look into it. As for being tired.... There's no way around that. Grappling is fukking exhausting and there really isnt many ways to overcome that besides going at it really. Roadwork helps, and calisthenics trained with emphasis on muscle endurance can as well, but really you just gotta put in the work.
Julius Skrrvin
I be winkin' through the scope
On another note, things have been going pretty well. I've incorporated a lot of Pavel Tsatsouline's calisthenics stuff back into my routine (pistol squats, 1arm pushups, greasing the groove), and i'm feeling my strength improve big time.
Highly recommended reading for any martial artist looking to improve maximal strength, neural muscular recruitment, and full body connections without excessive bulking.
Highly recommended reading for any martial artist looking to improve maximal strength, neural muscular recruitment, and full body connections without excessive bulking.
Theres only one way to overcome being exhausted in grappling and thats to grapple, a lot. Id say an hour and a half 3 days a week minimum. During our christmas parties i pound half a bottle of vodka and then train drunk. Still have no problems. Its in my dna now.
Julius Skrrvin
I be winkin' through the scope
Agree. Although people tout roadwork, swimming, whatever as conditioning, pretty much only sparring/ real time can fill the need. There's just a specific pace and physical demand (aerobic/anaerobic) that only real time application can fill. You can raise your VO2 max through cardio, but that can only do so much. And you have to do a LOT for it to translate into significant benefits in the ring at least in my experience.
I also think there's a specific mental demand that only sparring can fill as well. Effectively applying and shifting a fighting strategy without it falling apart is very tiring.
If you want to go the extra mile then its running, hills and weight training. I weight train 3 - 4 days a week and my bjj game isnt even fair right now. Tappin cats so many times their face starts lookin like
One of the best in the world, Marcelo Garcia only grapples and does not supplement with weights or running but he probably trains 6 - 7 days a week. These days to be the best, you cannot be a 9-5 warrior. You have to train, every day, in the morning and evening so for regular cats like me training 6-8 hours a week with 3-4 days of weight training.
Julius Skrrvin
I be winkin' through the scope
If you want to go the extra mile then its running, hills and weight training. I weight train 3 - 4 days a week and my bjj game isnt even fair right now. Tappin cats so many times their face starts lookin like
One of the best in the world, Marcelo Garcia only grapples and does not supplement with weights or running but he probably trains 6 - 7 days a week. These days to be the best, you cannot be a 9-5 warrior. You have to train, every day, in the morning and evening so for regular cats like me training 6-8 hours a week with 3-4 days of weight training.
Ive been working on softening myself up and fluidity recently. I've been doing a lot of Neigong(think of it as chinese martial yoga/energy training) early in the mornings followed by some heavy calisthenics, then working on technique for a couple hours later at night. Ive been away from my school but sparring on the weekends at a different one. The summer has definitely been coming together right. I'm hitting harder than ever before(more SOLIDLY, through a target), but most importantly my Ting Jin (think of it as a body sense, like knowing where pressure or an attack will come from through feeling rather than seeing) has gotten real
. Also helping me out a lot with clinch stuff/takedowns, because im reacting to intention so much better.I'm excited to get back to my home school back at college and start burning barns..
T-K-G
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Ive been working on softening myself up and fluidity recently. I've been doing a lot of Neigong(think of it as chinese martial yoga/energy training) early in the mornings followed by some heavy calisthenics, then working on technique for a couple hours later at night. Ive been away from my school but sparring on the weekends at a different one. The summer has definitely been coming together right. I'm hitting harder than ever before(more SOLIDLY, through a target), but most importantly my Ting Jin (think of it as a body sense, like knowing where pressure or an attack will come from through feeling rather than seeing) has gotten real
I'm excited to get back to my home school back at college and start burning barns..
Can you speak on Neigong real quick?
and the sparring got the ting jin better?
how often do you do this and is it as good as advertised?On another note, things have been going pretty well. I've incorporated a lot of Pavel Tsatsouline's calisthenics stuff back into my routine (pistol squats, 1arm pushups, greasing the groove), and i'm feeling my strength improve big time.
Highly recommended reading for any martial artist looking to improve maximal strength, neural muscular recruitment, and full body connections without excessive bulking.