Hello, today I would like to talk to you about one of my favorite tools for enhancing my balance for Martial Arts. It’s called the Bosu Ball. I have been using one in my training now for a long time and I credit my “drastically improved” over-all balance to using this wonderful tool.
The Bosu Ball work directly on the Stabilizer Muscles and can help strengthen and coordinate the entire musculature including the muscles of your body that you don't see. Everyone has heard the expression that a chain is only as strong as its weakest link. The human body is no different. Muscular imbalance or inadequacy of even the smallest muscle can cause the entire system to fail. This is why I think the Bosu Ball is so important to Martial Artists.
For you San Soo Fighters out there I have uploaded a couple of video clips to show you how the Bosu Ball works when doing some of our simple warm-up exercises.
To see the video clips go to:
http://balance.kungfutrainingsecrets.com/down-bosu.html
and
http://balance.kungfutrainingsecrets.com/up-bosu.html
You can see that the body wants to sway and move when doing these warm-ups on the ball. The goal of course is to be able to do the warm-ups with power while minimizing your body sway. In the future, I will be creating a downloadable eBook called “Extreme Balance Training” using the Bosu Ball to help Martial Artists improve their balance.
Get a Bosu Ball, give it a try and give feedback on your experience with it at: tony@kungfutrainingsecrets.com
Enjoy!
Tony
Tuesday, March 21, 2006
Tuesday, March 14, 2006
Getting or staying in shape?
This question was asked at the Kung Fu San Soo Community Network
Tony and everyone,
We are on the mat from 1 1/2 to 2 hours in our San Soo workouts. What keeps you from getting winded during the workouts? Do some of you jog, lift weights do calisthenics? We don't do hard core stretching and calisthenics like they do in most Tae Kwan Do schools. So what are your thoughts?
My answer was:
That's a good question and right up my alley because I specialize in fitness for martial artists. In order to be able to sustain yourself for 2 hours you'll need to be doing a couple of things for yourself.
1. Make sure you have enough fuel in your body to start off with. What I mean is that the food you eat before your training must last for the duration of your mat time. As an example, when I train on Saturday mornings I have a breakfast of Oatmeal with dried fruit and nuts and a scoop of protein powder thrown in and 1 cup of coffee to sustain the energy of the food. I also plan my meal to be about 1.5 to 2 hours before my workout. This meal gives me the energy to last out there.
2. It would benefit you to get into a training program that consists of 30-40 minutes of weight work. The weight work should be done with good form and have minimal rest between sets (30 seconds or less) You should be working in the 15-20 repetition range for lower body and 12-15 repetition range for upper body.
3. Along with the weight training you should include 45-60 minutes of cardio training on your equipment of choice, i.e., treadmill, rowing machine, bicycle, elliptical, etc. When you do your cardio work you want to incorporate interval training into the workout. An example of interval training on a treadmill would be: fast walking for 5 minutes then running for 2 minutes, back and forth until you have reached the desired workout time.
These techniques will allow you to build up maximum stamina for a 1-2 hour range.
If you want to try a mind blowing workout that can Triple Your Fighting Stamina for the 3-5 minute range (I choose this range because that is usually the time we have to show our techniques in a promotion) go to:
http://www.kungfutrainingsecrets.com to see an eBook I created exactly for this purpose. With these techniques you will also become a bigger, stronger fighter in a short period of time.
Good Luck!
Tony
Tony and everyone,
We are on the mat from 1 1/2 to 2 hours in our San Soo workouts. What keeps you from getting winded during the workouts? Do some of you jog, lift weights do calisthenics? We don't do hard core stretching and calisthenics like they do in most Tae Kwan Do schools. So what are your thoughts?
My answer was:
That's a good question and right up my alley because I specialize in fitness for martial artists. In order to be able to sustain yourself for 2 hours you'll need to be doing a couple of things for yourself.
1. Make sure you have enough fuel in your body to start off with. What I mean is that the food you eat before your training must last for the duration of your mat time. As an example, when I train on Saturday mornings I have a breakfast of Oatmeal with dried fruit and nuts and a scoop of protein powder thrown in and 1 cup of coffee to sustain the energy of the food. I also plan my meal to be about 1.5 to 2 hours before my workout. This meal gives me the energy to last out there.
2. It would benefit you to get into a training program that consists of 30-40 minutes of weight work. The weight work should be done with good form and have minimal rest between sets (30 seconds or less) You should be working in the 15-20 repetition range for lower body and 12-15 repetition range for upper body.
3. Along with the weight training you should include 45-60 minutes of cardio training on your equipment of choice, i.e., treadmill, rowing machine, bicycle, elliptical, etc. When you do your cardio work you want to incorporate interval training into the workout. An example of interval training on a treadmill would be: fast walking for 5 minutes then running for 2 minutes, back and forth until you have reached the desired workout time.
These techniques will allow you to build up maximum stamina for a 1-2 hour range.
If you want to try a mind blowing workout that can Triple Your Fighting Stamina for the 3-5 minute range (I choose this range because that is usually the time we have to show our techniques in a promotion) go to:
http://www.kungfutrainingsecrets.com to see an eBook I created exactly for this purpose. With these techniques you will also become a bigger, stronger fighter in a short period of time.
Good Luck!
Tony
The NEW Kung Fu San Soo Community Network!
Hello,
Thank you for visiting Diary of a San Soo Black Belt. I'm here to tell you about a new Blog Site I have created to enhance the gathering of all those people that enjoy the art of Kung Fu San Soo. You can visit it at:
http://www.kungfu-sansoo-network.com
My hope is that this site will become a full blown Kung Fu San Soo community where we can share our experiences and comments about this awesome fighting art!
Thank you for visiting Diary of a San Soo Black Belt. I'm here to tell you about a new Blog Site I have created to enhance the gathering of all those people that enjoy the art of Kung Fu San Soo. You can visit it at:
http://www.kungfu-sansoo-network.com
My hope is that this site will become a full blown Kung Fu San Soo community where we can share our experiences and comments about this awesome fighting art!
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