Hello all. I was just wondering- What are some good workouts for Wing Chun? I don't really like to lift weights but I do want to be able to be very good at my martial art. Anything I can start out with? Right now, I already run, lift some weights, do pushups and sit ups. What else can I do (preferably in place of lifting weights) that can help me be a better fighter?
gymnastics exercises require no weights but will build massive core and arm strength, and you can do a lot of them on the floor (takes a long time to get good at them, though). stick with the weights to build the legs, though. squat and deadlift (will also build your core and back). if you go to a gym, and said gym has gymnastics rings, look into gymnastics ring-work as well.
I will continue to use the weights for legs strength, definitely. So is there any specific exercises I should do or what?
try the stuff here: http://www.dragondoor.com/articles/...-through-bodyweight-conditioning/default.aspx iirc the general rule is more or less being able to hold a position for a full minute with good posture before moving on to a more advanced one.
this as well, but this is a REALLY hard exercise: http://www.gymnasticbodies.com/forum/viewtopic.php?f=13&t=509 and if you get access to rings, then pull-ups, dips, and eventually muscle-ups (going from a pull-up to a dip in a single rep), and progressing to a back lever for isometric holds should have you set for a while.
I already stretched out and tried one of these. Wow. They aren't easy. EDIT: Also, these exercises really hurt my wrist. Is there any real risk of injury?
if you don't force it, it's not likely to be a problem. try varying the angle of your hands, see if that helps.
also, if you can, make yourself some parallettes (google 'homemade parallettes' and you'll get a ton of info). should help you avoid the weird wrist angles if you absolutely can't stand them (can also help with pushup variants that might present the same problem). oh, and this: http://www.beastskills.com/
In your opinion, will I absolutely need all of this to be good at a martial arts? I've always been wondering this
to be good at any high skilled physical activity you need a good base of strength. to be great at it you need a lot of strength and skill
it alone won't make you good, but it can make you better. and yes, you need strength for everything. not using strength is simply a metaphor for movement efficiency, and those who believe it literally are quite simply failing at physics and anatomy.
I was also told that repeating the martial art day in and day out will make you strong. Now, I have been doing martial arts for two years now, but nothing like Wing Chun. Any thoughts?
That would be a possibility if I already didn't take on a second job in order to pay the bills anyway lol