any thoughts would be great, thanks Stats- 33 years old 5'8" 165 lbs Goal is to increase endurance/conditioning and incorporate forms/kata practice as my next exam is about 4 weeks away. I would also like to maintain my existing muscle mass. Some of the exercises are from PT as I tore cartilage in my hip in July Monday- 5 min run to warm up light stretches 10 pullups then 5 sets of pullups at 5 reps with a 25 lb weight plate on belt Planks/Side Planks in between pullup sets 10 reps bench at 140 then 5x5 at 180 lunges 2 sets of 20 while grasping two 15 lb dumbbells by the head Bird Dogs (same side holding for 1 minute each) 1 leg kettle bell dead lift (20 lbs) while standing on foam pad for instability Chops/swings each side (30/40 lbs respectively) 1 x15 each Physio ball Mt Climbers] Stretches Tues- 2.5 hours martial arts class Wed- 12 minutes battle rope circuit Kata work four Katas done twice each 3 two minute rounds on heavy bag Thurs- 2.5 hours martial arts class Friday- Same as Monday but body weight only regarding: pullups- 12,10,8,6 Pushups- 50, 30 15,15 Saturday- Rest Sunday- Full test practice: Forms, Kata, solo self defense motion study, 3 step, and heavy bag to mimic sparring portion of test. Any thoughts/suggestions are appreciated. Brownie
Do you have any goal such as which skill that you want to develop in the next 6 months, 1 year, 2 years, 3 years, ...? Without such plan, it's very easy to get lost in your training path.
The skills I need to develop are broad and based on my exam material. I'm trying to find the balance between actual training of forms and kata and endurance/conditioning as our tests can be long and are essentially a test of our will once we hit the wall as much as they are of our technique. I agree, it can be easy to get lost in training and then not be prepared for what I'm actually training for.
It takes 6 months to develop a good punch, kick, lock, or throw. It's better to develop 1 after another instead of all at the same time. My teacher had forced me to spend 6 months to develop "single leg". In that 6 months, during sparring/wrestling, I was not allowed to use any other technique besides "single leg". 6 months later he then asked me to use my single leg to set up another move. The root of my tree then started to branch out. I had used my "single leg" to take down 7 guys in a roll in tournament. To spend 6 months and develop just one technique works very well for me. IMO, if you try to work on everything, you may end with nothing.
