ShotokanKid Posted September 3, 2005 Posted September 3, 2005 How to you get your reflexes quicker? I am pretty quick (For example, I'll catch something if it starts to fall) But how do you build your reflexes? I'm not sure if I'm phrasing this question right, but I think you guys get the idea. Thanks in advance "What we do in life, echoes in eternity.""We must all fear evil men. But there is another kind of evil which we must fear most, and that is the indifference of good men."
Lazyeyedhobo Posted September 3, 2005 Posted September 3, 2005 Jumping Rope and boxing is great for building quick reflexes.
scottnshelly Posted September 3, 2005 Posted September 3, 2005 I’m sure there are plenty of ways to train your overall reflexes; hopefully someone will post some on here. I’ll post more specifically. I’ve been working on my grabbing reflexes lately. I have an Iron Palm bag (12”x12” canvas bag with mung beans). In addition to striking it, I’ve also been tossing it up in the air and catching it with the other hand. At first I just tossed it back and forth, now I am tossing it and waiting before reaching out with the other hand.You could try something similar to this. Toss something – hacky-sack, bag of frozen peas or anything else – and catch it. This will improve one aspect of your reflexes. I would recommend finding other reflex building exercises in this manner. As far as overall reflexes, just try to be more aware.
ShotokanKid Posted September 3, 2005 Author Posted September 3, 2005 yeah, my father says to always be aware. And I like that idea of tossing stuff up and catching it.I found out someone at my high school does martial arts so just to test him, as he was walking down the hallway with his back to me, I called out his name and the second his head turned, I threw a small notebook at him. He's got amazing reflexes, it was a nice catch. "What we do in life, echoes in eternity.""We must all fear evil men. But there is another kind of evil which we must fear most, and that is the indifference of good men."
Jay Posted September 3, 2005 Posted September 3, 2005 if you do shotokan try jyu kumite as well as a reaction puchbag (eg you hit when the light comes on) The key to everything is continuity achieved by discipline.
KarateKid7 Posted September 6, 2005 Posted September 6, 2005 i dont understand. simply throwing objects above ur head and catching it can build reflexes :S. its unheard of! "Life is a journey, not a destination""Absorb what is useful, reject what is useless""Knowing is not enough, we must apply. Willing is not enough, we must do"
Menjo Posted September 6, 2005 Posted September 6, 2005 i think it can actually, building your awareness and building your reaction time of the object moving at you. "Time is what we want most, but what we use worst"William Penn
KarateKid7 Posted September 6, 2005 Posted September 6, 2005 isnt that jus co-ordination of hand n eye>? "Life is a journey, not a destination""Absorb what is useful, reject what is useless""Knowing is not enough, we must apply. Willing is not enough, we must do"
scottnshelly Posted September 6, 2005 Posted September 6, 2005 i dont understand. simply throwing objects above ur head and catching it can build reflexes :S. its unheard of!...isnt that jus co-ordination of hand n eye>?It can increase reactions. You don’t necessarily have to toss it over your head, just up into the air. It is partly hand/eye coordination, but I think it also has to do with reaction. Start off just tossing it back and forth between your hands. After a while you can work up to tossing it in a different spot and catching it with your other hand. This helps you see the target and reach out to grab it.
Zaine Posted September 7, 2005 Posted September 7, 2005 blocking drills really can improve them, when i started karate i had to think through each block and movement i did, and now i dont think about it at all, it just happens, so try some blocking drills Martial arts training is 30% classroom training, 70% solo training.https://www.instagram.com/nordic_karate/
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