what the best excercise

[william_whitten]

hi i'm new i justwanted to know what the best type of training to do when you need to build up your speed balance and stanmina i'm already fast but i'm not that balance

[spinninggumby]

One of my old teachers taught me a simple trick that many people may already know. You just focus your eyes on a single point and let it stay at that point for the whole duration that you perform a certain technique. Perform each technique slowly (or as fast as you are comfortable) while burning your eyes into that same area (preferably somewhere that makes sense, such as a point in front of you as opposed to behind you).

 

If you are talking about balance overall, I think just repetition makes perfect since your body will eventually get used to the movements and become more stable due to the engrainment of muscle memory.

 

Hope this helps and welcome!

 

 

[AnonymousOne]

I agree. Repetition of the movements will soon be co-ordinated by the mind and the body, through hard training.

 

As for developing stamina there is much you can do. From long hard work on your basics, sparring, and kata.

 

You can also go running, use an exercycle, do endurance exercises, use weights, do plyometric exercises, skip rope and so many other things. It would be a good idea to study a little about anaerobic and aerobic endurance.

 

 

 

 

[Ai Hate]

an advice on balance i was told: always contract your biceps. as that's the center of your body, if you could control it, then you should be able to keep balance.

 

another thing is leg strength, i suppose. i mean, it is what you stand on, it's the base of all your movements.

[G95champ]

This may sound far out but anyhow. For balance we do this.

 

Try doing kata and kicking techinques with your eyes closed. I know that sounds like something from a bad B movie but go on. YOu will be shocked how much your eyes fool you at first.

[TKD_McGee]

"You do not flinch, you have spirit of fighter"

 

*asian laugh*

 

 

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spinninggumby, your method sounds very obstrusive since you mention to focuse on a point when doing for example a kata,

 

but how is this possible when many forms require you to move around where the point will not be in your vision for most of the form's duration???

 

i feel the best method is to stand one one leg and perform (slowly) front kick followed by a back kick of the same leg, do it several times with both feet

 

 

[Jack]

ad, don't forget throwing in the slow side kick into that.

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Jack when first performing that excersise not many people can actually do the side kick aswell, its best to start of slowly, but heck if you can do the first two, then do a third move - the round kick - then the side kick,