Hung ga Training

[DMK]

Just wandering if the guys in hung ga use weight training?Or do they use there iron wire training to develop their arms and forearms?

[TenTigers]

both. Hung-Ga practitioners use different forms of training-rolling iron bars or barbells on the forearms, lifting jars with their fingertips,various resistance training as well. In our school, we've added belt-cracking from shuai-jiao to the standard warm-up, because it is so good in developing the wrist and hands and power generation.

[DMK]

Thanks TenTigers I have not heard of iron bar rolling on the forearms, I assummed the iron rings ,but i know there a a zillion ways to get the same results.

[TenTigers]

not same results-each method trains specific strengths. Iron rings serve different purposes-conditioning,and several different types of power generation. Iron bar rolling also conditions, but develops a different type of power generation. The idea is that one exercise doesn't cover everything so you need to hit it at different angles. Same goes with training a person to fight. There are many types of sparring, from isolation drills, to bare knuckle contact sparring, to all out full gear sparring, etc.

[David Jamieson]

look to the lower right (http://www.hkhunggar.com/Chiu%20Wai%20877.JPG)

[sanjuro_ronin]

look to the lower right (http://www.hkhunggar.com/Chiu%20Wai%20877.JPG)

He was always in amazing shape.

Most southern stylists I know do weight training of some sort.
Goju is notorious for it and so is Uechi.
Or at least they were.
I do ST on a regualr basis, depending on the schedule, 1-2 week.
Typically the major ones:
Deadlfits
Chins
Dips
Squats
Over head presses.
And some isolation ones like wrist exercise and calf raises for those hard to reach areas ;)

[SDJerry]

Kettlebells!!!

Kettlebells are really a great tool for just about every aspect of training. If you want to work endurance, grab a lighter bell and snatch it for ten minutes or do circuit training for time verses reps. If you want to get stronger then grab the heaviest bell you can tout with good form and do ladders of 5. Snatches, rows, deadlifts, squats, turkish getups, windmills, walking swings... all that good stuff.

I also do plenty of bodyweight stuff with some sandbag and club bell training mixed in.

[David Jamieson]

Kettlebells!!!

Kettlebells are really a great tool for just about every aspect of training. If you want to work endurance, grab a lighter bell and snatch it for ten minutes or do circuit training for time verses reps. If you want to get stronger then grab the heaviest bell you can tout with good form and do ladders of 5. Snatches, rows, deadlifts, squats, turkish getups, windmills, walking swings... all that good stuff.

I also do plenty of bodyweight stuff with some sandbag and club bell training mixed in.

Did you read the question SD Jerry? :p

[SoCo KungFu]

look to the lower right (http://www.hkhunggar.com/Chiu%20Wai%20877.JPG)

dude its all in the belt....i need to get me one of those....

[David Jamieson]

looks like a standard wide kidney protecting lifting belt to me. Probably hard to find these days as they make them differently now. Get a double wide sash and a regular kidney belt to achieve the same type of support I guess.