eggdropsoup Posted December 16, 2004 Share Posted December 16, 2004 is there any other way to improve dodging skills besides having someone throw punches at you and shadow boxing? i want to gain more in that skill and my brother only has me throw punches at him but he wont help me with it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VinnieDaChin Posted December 16, 2004 Share Posted December 16, 2004 focus pad work where he swings at you Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SevenStar Posted December 17, 2004 Share Posted December 17, 2004 hang a length of rope horizontally. walk the length of it, bobbing and weaving every step. as you get the hang of it more, work in punches and kicks as you bob and weave. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
benkendrick Posted December 17, 2004 Share Posted December 17, 2004 hang a length of rope horizontally. walk the length of it, bobbing and weaving every step. as you get the hang of it more, work in punches and kicks as you bob and weave. When I briefly studied Kung Fu (about 6 months total), my sifu had us doing this type of drill all the time. Though he primarily used this as a footwork drill - he even had us adding in blocking/parrying type techniques along with the punches. Ben Kendrick"The more you sweat in training the less you bleed in battle..." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eggdropsoup Posted December 17, 2004 Author Share Posted December 17, 2004 wow then that must realy work then. never thought of that. thanks! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
martial-athlete Posted December 26, 2004 Share Posted December 26, 2004 to really lear how to dodge and evade you need to have the visual stimulus of an object coming towards you...solo traing is OK bu a punching partner is better... also see what your eyes are doing...make sure you are not blinking Kraig Devlin is a former member of the Canadian National Karate Team and the author of the free e-book "The Martial-Athlete's Keys to Athletic Success: Sport-Specific Training Secrets for the Serious Martial Artist" avaliable at Martial-Athlete.com Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BJJShotoshe Posted December 28, 2004 Share Posted December 28, 2004 I have a fun way. although some people think it childish, i love this method, it works well. so this is what you do. you have seven people line up, each with two rubber balls. then you stand facing them against a wall. then someone blows a whistle and they throw the balls at you, it keeps going for about five minutes, depending on how long you would like to go. not only do you get a good work out by running all over the place and dodgeing you also get a good sweat on. after a while it will get boring then you just challenge yourself and say i can only dodge a certain way like diving or ducking or jumping or whatever. i really enjoy this game. shodan - ShotokanBlue Belt - Jiu-JitsuWhoever appeals to the law against his fellow man is either a fool or a coward. Whoever cannot take care the themself without that law is both. For wounded man shall say to his assailant, if I live I will kill you, If I die you are forgiven-- such is the rule of Honor. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Master Jules Posted December 28, 2004 Share Posted December 28, 2004 "If you can dodge a wrench.....you can dodge a ball ".......--Patches O'Hoolihan ~Master Jules......aka "The Sandman""I may be a trained killer......but Im really a nice guy" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shorinryu Sensei Posted December 28, 2004 Share Posted December 28, 2004 "If you can dodge a wrench.....you can dodge a ball ".......--Patches O'Hoolihan Or you can empty out your steak knife set and knife drawer in the kitchen and have somebody toss them at you. You either learn fast, or don't. My nightly prayer..."Please, just let me win that PowerBall Jackpot just once. I'll prove to you that it won't change me!" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kieran-Lilith Posted January 20, 2005 Share Posted January 20, 2005 Play dodgeball. Never throw the ball, never get the ball, only dodge. Have several people throw the damnable things at you at once. Dodge and dodge and dodge. Have people throw them at you while you're "out" too. Try not to get killed. Sorry, if you can't tell, I've had really, really bad dodgeball experiences. On the bright side, just about no one can hit me. On the down side, I flinch at anything that flies towards me. He who gains a victory over other men is strong; but he who gains a victory over himself is all powerful Lao-tsu Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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