self conditioning?

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Hey everyone

I do alot of conditioning in class with a partner and it seems very effective.

Are there ways to condition yourself by yourself?

peace

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What kind of conditioning are you talking about? What results are you looking for?

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umm

I am mainly looking for forearm conditioning and for stomach conditioning {not a six pack but if you get kicked there }

In my class we do three star conditioning for our forearms … kick eachother in the stomach and do thigh kicks against eachother

So yeah mainly fore arm and stomach because my legs are pretty good

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buksing

Forearms - Try your three star on a baby tree, just be carefull not to go full on to quick and use lots of jow. If nasty bruising starts then your going to hard to soon.

You can also try roller bar work. In Yau Kung Mun we have more than one variation, each excercise targets a different goal. The one that would be most beneficial for you would be the one that you simply roll the bar up and down your forearms.

Equipment Needed
Bench/weight bar 10 - 15 lbs. to start but gets heavier as you go along.
Or take a 3’ pipe(can be longer), cap one end, then fill pipe with weight (rocks, beebees, etc.) and cap the other end.

Now your ready to start training…

  1. Stand straight or hold any stance you wish
  2. arms are in a V, place bar were the arms bend
  3. elbows kept pointing down and not to far from rib cage
  4. then slowly start to lower your hands so that your arm is now in an 145 degree angle(give a take a few degrees) You will notice that the bar starts to slide down your forearm.
  5. once it reachs by your wrist, raise your forearms/hands placing them back in the starting position. The bar should then start to roll back to where the arm bends at the elbow.
  6. you don’t want to catch it where the arm bends. What you want is the bar to have a smooth transition or back and forth movement between where your arm bends and your wrist.

Roller bar work is great for the forearms, back and shoulders. After 5 mins you’ll know what I mean.:slight_smile:

Stomach - Drop a medicine ball on your stomach.

I hope I’ve made some sense to you. It’s a lot easier to demo than to explain.

Goodluck!

Buby