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HammerMap · 09-09-2008, 04:47 PM

Hi all. I have been training in martial arts on and off for pretty much my whole life. As a way of giving everyone insight ill briefly explain my situation. As a kid i took karate and got my blue belt under a canadian karate hall of famer who is now on the board of directors for my provinces kickboxing comitee. I later did a little boxing. Then i took most of my teens off. I returned and took and self defense system for about a year and followed that up by doing almost six months of staright grappling. The last two endevours however left me wanting for striking. I returned to straight strking by joining a very reputable kickboxing gym. I have been training hard now for well over a year in both kickboxing and boxing and am eyeing compeition again. Recently, on the suggestion of some other fighters i have spoken with, i have started doing yoga and it has helped tremedously. It has helped me shed a few pounds, made me more felxible (one thing i never really was) and improved my breathing.

I know that for most fighters training, lifting and diet are the the holy trinity of fighting and then add cardio. I myself have switched it to training, yoga and diet. I see a chiropractor regularly and now do yoga regularly as well. I find that my body feels better, my flexibility has increased, no injuries have come of it and i am confident it is making me a better fighter. When it comes down to training for the specific tournaments and fights which are comming my way i will not lift there either. Instead i plan on adding swimming. My goal is to decrease pressure put on joints and lessen the likelyhood of injuries sustained in training while learning to better control my breathing, flexibility and stamina.

anyone else completely take wieght and running out of their training? anyone know of anyone who has? any suggestions as to how or why this may help/hurt my ability as a fighter? would particularly love to hear from people with indepth knowledge (ie personal traininers, amatuer fighters, andyone with a background in kinesciology (sp), thinsg like that)

09-09-2008, 04:47 PM	#1 (permalink)
HammerMap Blue Belt Join Date: Mar 2006 Posts: 945	Yoga/Swimming instead of weights/jogging Hi all. I have been training in martial arts on and off for pretty much my whole life. As a way of giving everyone insight ill briefly explain my situation. As a kid i took karate and got my blue belt under a canadian karate hall of famer who is now on the board of directors for my provinces kickboxing comitee. I later did a little boxing. Then i took most of my teens off. I returned and took and self defense system for about a year and followed that up by doing almost six months of staright grappling. The last two endevours however left me wanting for striking. I returned to straight strking by joining a very reputable kickboxing gym. I have been training hard now for well over a year in both kickboxing and boxing and am eyeing compeition again. Recently, on the suggestion of some other fighters i have spoken with, i have started doing yoga and it has helped tremedously. It has helped me shed a few pounds, made me more felxible (one thing i never really was) and improved my breathing. I know that for most fighters training, lifting and diet are the the holy trinity of fighting and then add cardio. I myself have switched it to training, yoga and diet. I see a chiropractor regularly and now do yoga regularly as well. I find that my body feels better, my flexibility has increased, no injuries have come of it and i am confident it is making me a better fighter. When it comes down to training for the specific tournaments and fights which are comming my way i will not lift there either. Instead i plan on adding swimming. My goal is to decrease pressure put on joints and lessen the likelyhood of injuries sustained in training while learning to better control my breathing, flexibility and stamina. anyone else completely take wieght and running out of their training? anyone know of anyone who has? any suggestions as to how or why this may help/hurt my ability as a fighter? would particularly love to hear from people with indepth knowledge (ie personal traininers, amatuer fighters, andyone with a background in kinesciology (sp), thinsg like that)