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| Training tips to Winning Sport Karate1 Know the point fightning philosophy - It's important to do techniques your opponent can't. You should broaden your repertoise. Don't just reply on a side kick. Try a fake kick there.
2 Keep an open Mind - Discuss training methods from your dojo mates and others. Other Competitors ways of thinking can beneit your skills and tactics. The Mental approach is very important.
3 Stretching - Some say you need good felixibility and some say you don't. Stretching is argubly the most neglected part of a martial artist routine. By stretching you warm your muscles up for action. The Legs & hips are very important for martial arts activity. Their are plenty of different methods of stretching. Their are plenty of martial art stretching books that can help you choose the right ways for you to stretch. For the easy and convient way of stretching you can purchase a stretch machine. Their are about 3-6 good ones on the market. We recommend the Proforce stretchmaster. It's been around for over 7 years and is made of all steel. It offer a great stretch for a beginner to an advance gymnst.
4 Smarts,Strength, & Technique - When fighting, you've got to move your opponent back. If you don't have the leg and arm strength, you will have trouble fighting a bigger opponent. Weight training also builds explosiveness. I don't think I would have won as many tournaments without strength training. Some might argue that technique is more important. I believe that you need both. You won't go far, however, unless you have the smarts. Twice a week I work on my legs. I don't go too heavy instead I lift a moderate amount and do more reps. This will help build strength and not get sized. After my leg workout, I always Stretch. This is very important because you don't want to tighten up your muscles. Sometimes I would do a light jog. No more than 20 minutes. It's just to keep the leg muscles loose.
For my arms I like to use free weights and do standing bicep curls. I usually bump up the weight after each set. I don't raise the weight too much (5-10lbs.) I also like to do chin ups and pull ups for my arms and back. This keep your muscles active and is a great way to stay in shape. You do not need to belong to a fitness gym to do this type of exercise. You can Purchase a Chin up/pull up bar and hook it up in your house.
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