What are your methods to condition your shins and forearms?
Using a regular wooden rolling pin and running it up and down along the surface of the part you want to condition; after doing this for 30 minutes every 4 days for a few months (applying Jow after each session) my shins and forearms don’t bruise hardly at all and I can hit things alot harder without much pain.
[QUOTE=clam61;919866]What are your methods to condition your shins and forearms?[/QUOTE]
There are many ways, the “best” tend to mimic what you will be using your arms and shins for.
So striking mediums of increasing denser matter is the typical way.
Always use lots of Jow.
Arguably, Thai boxers and Kyokushin guys have the “hardest” shins and they just hit really heavy and hard punching bags, though some do take it a little further than that.
Rubber mallets are a good beginning, you never want to stike a medium harder than your bones.
Bamboo that is bundled and them wrapped to hold them together is good.
There are some long “iron body” bags you can get and fill them with sand to start and work your way to steel BB’s as you whack yourself with them ( let gravity and momentum do the work).
You can imbed a post i n the ground, wrap it and strike it, gradually decreasing the amount of padding until you are hitting solid wood.
Just remember to use a very good Jow or you will pay for it.
[QUOTE=clam61;919866]What are your methods to condition your shins and forearms?[/QUOTE]
Playing Soccer conditions my shins nicely. Grip exercises are useful for forearm conditioning too.
Traditional
You sound very knowledge very impressive…
[QUOTE=sanjuro_ronin;919938]There are many ways, the “best” tend to mimic what you will be using your arms and shins for.
So striking mediums of increasing denser matter is the typical way.
Always use lots of Jow.
Arguably, Thai boxers and Kyokushin guys have the “hardest” shins and they just hit really heavy and hard punching bags, though some do take it a little further than that.
Rubber mallets are a good beginning, you never want to stike a medium harder than your bones.
Bamboo that is bundled and them wrapped to hold them together is good.
There are some long “iron body” bags you can get and fill them with sand to start and work your way to steel BB’s as you whack yourself with them ( let gravity and momentum do the work).
You can imbed a post i n the ground, wrap it and strike it, gradually decreasing the amount of padding until you are hitting solid wood.
Just remember to use a very good Jow or you will pay for it.[/QUOTE]
[QUOTE=sanjuro_ronin;919938]
Arguably, Thai boxers and Kyokushin guys have the “hardest” shins [/QUOTE]
what a coincidence. kyokushin eh? 
what styles did you study besides kyokushin again?
your arts
clam what arts do you study?
[QUOTE=clam61;920207]what a coincidence. kyokushin eh?
what styles did you study besides kyokushin again?[/QUOTE]
sum nung wing chun
[QUOTE=clam61;920207]what a coincidence. kyokushin eh?
what styles did you study besides kyokushin again?[/QUOTE]
Of karate?
Just Kyokushin and Goju, which are “sister” arts and interrelated.
I have always liked hard fighting and traning and as such, you get attracted to certain systems that have that, kyokushin and MT in the sport world are examples.
Hung Kuen is a fine example in the TCMA world, as is SPM.
I have some experience in HK, very little in SPM though.
what about the others? seems like you have done a lot of different styles
[QUOTE=clam61;920303]what about the others? seems like you have done a lot of different styles[/QUOTE]
Not really, not for someone that has been in the MA for 30 years.
In terms fo Kung fu, besides HK there was Moy Yat WC.
JKD was part of the Kali training I did.
So, in terms of Kung fu:
Hung Kuen,
Moy Yat WC
Chen taiji
Non- CMA:
Boxing
MT
Judo
Kyokushin/Goju
TKD
Over 30 years, not that many at all.
hey where to get gravel for iron palm? if its the gravel you see at the hardware store for landscaping, i would think that it is too un-uniform and lots of poking edges would cause problems.
[QUOTE=clam61;920487]hey where to get gravel for iron palm? if its the gravel you see at the hardware store for landscaping, i would think that it is too un-uniform and lots of poking edges would cause problems.[/QUOTE]
Ever done IP before?
If are starting out and are not following a certain “tradition” and are open to “other” methods, I have a suggestion for you.
hi sanjuro
always welcome to suggestions
[QUOTE=clam61;920530]hi sanjuro
always welcome to suggestions[/QUOTE]
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BDqSr03dgp8
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ulXzfJq3Dd0
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P1QWZmfBJME
and the man they all learned it from ( except the chinese guy with the mutant hand, LOL)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sAveS-ODrLI
If you like what you see, contact our very own Dale Dugas.
hi
i have seen dale’s website before. his way is the traditional way–the way i intended to learn it. basically smack a linen bag full of material. start with softer stuff and end with hard stuff. and accompany with proper dit da jiu
[QUOTE=clam61;920645]hi
i have seen dale’s website before. his way is the traditional way–the way i intended to learn it. basically smack a linen bag full of material. start with softer stuff and end with hard stuff. and accompany with proper dit da jiu[/QUOTE]
yes and no, contact him, trust me on this…
Ever done any hand conditioning before?
Conditioning
Whats the benefit in conditioning arms and shins?
Some people frown on limb conditioning. They say it can cause health problems what do you guys think?
[QUOTE=Yoshiyahu;920903]Whats the benefit in conditioning arms and shins?
Some people frown on limb conditioning. They say it can cause health problems what do you guys think?[/QUOTE]
If done wrong, yes, it can cause nerve damage and bone problems.
Usually these result from conditioning too hard in the beginning and not building up gradually.
[QUOTE=Chazmek;920905]If done wrong, yes, it can cause nerve damage and bone problems.
Usually these result from conditioning too hard in the beginning and not building up gradually.[/QUOTE]
Yes, the gradual build up is crucial as is not hitting hard any any stage.
You are always, basically, just tapping, of course as you get more “forged” your just tapping may seem liek hard hitting to someone else, and to them it would be.