It’s become blazingly apparent to me that athleticism is a critical factor in victory. Yes, my technique and general dimensions of unarmed combat has and continues to improve, but my body is more up for the task.
The two, technical training and ability training, have to go hand and hand, and those with a natural athletic disposition will have an advantage in exploiting those unforeseeable opportunities that always arise in combat. The game is fixed for the quick of foot but a determined martial artist can achieve amazing victories.
Meant to add, if you got ****ed at the “too bad for U” then you’re on the right track… the vertical jumping, load bearing, sure of yourself because you train to be a super hero tough motherfu(ker.
[QUOTE=Ray Pina;876360]Meant to add, if you got ****ed at the “too bad for U” then you’re on the right track… [/QUOTE]I didn’t get ****ed off at that because I do train all that when I’m not ****ing injured. So I guess I’m on the right track, thanks!
alot of times when I picture fighters, or combat, I like to picture a tiger, leopard, wolf, bear, etc.
those animals are in prime physical condition, simply due to the lives they lead. Our lives should be lead in a manner that we can immulate the animalisitic qualities of our four legged brothers.
Is it absolutely necessary? Nope. But it is one more weapon in the arsenal. If I can outwork you in a short time frame because I’m in better shape, then that’s one more advantage.
If I have to run, and I can run faster, further than you, then that’s one more advantage.
If I’m in better shape, my body handles adrenaline dump and can react quicker than yours, that’s one more advantage.
So, hell yes, conditioning and athleticism matter. They can, under some circumstances, even be decisive!
athletic usually refering to fitness for a certain sports.
in CMA, there are 2 general MA related fitness programs.
Qi gong, it is related to cardiovascular, relaxation/stretching of tendon, muscle and joints.
conditioning, such as self hitting practice, you condition your palm, forearm, shoulder, chest and back etc by hitting on bags, pads etc with increased intensity over time. you practice your grabbing powers by grab 5 # flour bag tossed in the air—
these are how and why your moves would work.
one other important aspect not mentioned is actually daily chores or labors, cleaning, lifting a heavy bag of rice, —
these all contribute to your general fitness and MA related fitness.
or gong.
if you only practice moves, but with no power or gong to deliver them.
Na, wasn’t stoned. But it has bee a while since we’ve had an atta boy thread for Ray. I won’t disagre, though. You can talk the talk, you can walk the walk. But every truely fantactic marial artist I’ve ever known was also in fantastic shape.
Some of the toughest streetfighters I know aren’t in great physical shape.
For example, Marc MacYoung is somebody that I e-mail with from time to time. I respect him as much as I do any great master, and I would NEVER want to fight him under any circumstances. MacYoung isn’t the greatest physical specimen (by his own admission), and yet he scares me more than a lot of other guys who are in far better shape than he is.
In the streets, the faster and stronger guy often doesn’t win. The SMARTER and LUCKIER guy does.
[QUOTE=Kevin Huang;878497]Some of the toughest streetfighters I know aren’t in great physical shape. [/QUOTE]You don’t need to be in the best of shape to be a meth head on a binge.
In the streets, the faster and stronger guy often doesn’t win. The SMARTER and LUCKIER guy does.
The “smarter” guys don’t hang out in the streats because they know d2mn well the law of probability will catch up with them. Luck in a fight with meath heads doesn’t make you a good fighter.
Why do you asume that I assmue that “everyone is a meth head”? I have every right to answer mindless over -geralized garbage with outragious over-generalized garbage.
