Plyometrics With Jumping

[MizuRyu]

Are plyometrics a good way to go with jump and kick training or is there something better? If you've got any good routines I'd love to hear them.

[Superfoot]

Plymomtrics are developed to help build explosive speed, power and thrust, as opposed to raw strength.

Here's a good place to start:

http://sportsmedicine.about.com/cs/conditioning/a/verticaljump.htm

I personally (in addition to the above) use ankle and wrist weights and run through the motions of jumping kicks. It's also a good idea to buy yourself a knee brace if your going to use ankle weights too. Skipping rope and using the weight machine designed specifically for calves is great too, to help develop strong flexion of the foot. This will not only help you in jumping, but will also aid the rapid bounding off of your foot, if you wish to make a speedy movement in a certain direction. When at the gym, also try to use the apparatus that will develop your hamstrings too. The hamstring is what helps the rear foot push off the floor into the next walking step or jump, so exercise this extensively, but be sure to rest too.

[bigwhitecancer]

pylometrics are awesome but i'd recommend checking out https://www.defrancostraining.com and checking out the articles, one is called the top 15 excercises for higher vertical jump, it will help amazingly, there is also another one called cheating vertical jump, its a good read to

[orion82698]

Nice link!

[Steve_K]

Could the concept of plyometrics be applied to hand techniques, ie. clapping pushups, similar to jumping with the legs?

[Why_Worry]

Plyometrics are good but i go by what my senseis taught me of picturing myself floating upwards like a leaf and using yoru chi to sne yodu upwards and to move form your center rather than push off the ground you kinda just float up i guess. It has alot to do with chi. If you ask you sensei they might know somethign about it. When i started high jumping my sensei showed me a bunch of stuff cause my senseis and me too now believe martial arts is the art of movement rather than fighting which also has to do with enlightenment and awareness and stuff liek that but yeah. Try asking your sensei about stuff for jumping. But plyometrics are good as well but its kinda the opposite of chi but either one works whichever you want.