Fitness Standards...

[iolair]

What fitness standards (e.g. number of push ups, running ability, flexibility, etc, etc) would you expect to see in a martial artist:

 

A) who has just passed their first ever grading

 

B) is at an intermediate level (say green belt in most styles)

 

C) has just passed their black-belt grading

 

?

[WhiteBelt]

Hard to judge when striking and grappling focus on different muscle groups, and then to get into the level of intensity each gym wants out it's students.

 

For example:

 

My MT gym spends an hour on conditioning and an hour on technique. On the other hand my karate dojo spends 15 minutes on conditioning and 45 on technique.

[Radok]

For a blackbelt, I would expect this.

 

"In one go: 200 press-ups.

 

In one go: 500 sit ups.

 

parallel Squat weight equal to your body weight easily for 10 repetitions.

 

Dead lift twice your body weight for 1 to 2 repetitions.)"-UKFightFreak, from fightingarts.com.

 

For cardio, run a quater mile in under 6O seconds, run a 5k in under 24 minutes, and run a mile in under 6 minutes.