Roc Posted April 20, 2002 Posted April 20, 2002 Hey, I was wondering does anybody here have a good way to toughen up shins/top of feet?. Whenever I start to kick my boxing bag I can only do between 5-10 before I have to change legs because they start to hurt (abit like when you kick a football without any shoes on). Kicking a kickpad (or whatever they're called) is ok it is only when I kick something reasonably solid, like a boxing bag, that they start to hurt a little. So is there a way to toughen them up or do I have to just keep on kickin and they will toughen eventually?. Cheers in advance.
Jack Posted April 20, 2002 Posted April 20, 2002 Keep with the heavy bag. The old addage 'No pain no gain' applies here. Just don't go kicking banana trees now! Thats really dumb. JackCurrently 'off' from formal MA trainingKarateForums.com
van_damme Posted April 20, 2002 Posted April 20, 2002 Yeah just keep kicking the hard bags..and they will toughen up without you realising.. When you put water into a cup,it becomes the cup.When you put water in a T-Pot,it becomes the T-Pot..be water my friend!!
YODA Posted April 20, 2002 Posted April 20, 2002 Check this out....... http://www.karateforums.com/forums/viewtopic.php?topic=2539&forum=14&11 YODA2nd Degree Black Belt : Doce Pares Eskrima https://www.docepares.co.ukQualified Instructor : JKD Concepts https://www.jkdc.co.ukQualified Fitness Instructor (Weights, CV, Circuit, Kinesiology)
Ai Hate Posted April 21, 2002 Posted April 21, 2002 On 2002-04-20 09:47, Jack wrote: Just don't go kicking banana trees now! Thats really dumb. but that's the truly traditional and original!
MonkeyNinja Posted April 21, 2002 Posted April 21, 2002 Yeah kicking bamboo trees, is the traditional way. But people will look at really wierd!!! When you first start kicking heavy bags use shin pads first. Sounds silly but it does help for beginners. Next use a muay thai ointment/liniment on your shins. It helps out with the pain sooo much. I do slug and kick the heavy bag a lot, at the local gym. I have learned if I kick higher where it is a little softer, and more giving it doesnt hurt as much as the lower area of the bag. MonkeyNinja
MonkeyNinja Posted April 21, 2002 Posted April 21, 2002 I forgot one more thing. I know this sounds kinda crazy, but it has worked for me. Take two dowel rods about 1/2in. thick and play the drums on your shins! It fun to do while watching t.v. MonkeyNinja
Athorn4941 Posted April 22, 2002 Posted April 22, 2002 Yeah but think if you broke the tree in front of them what they would say. yeah it takes sometime to toughen up your body to take abuse like that so just keep with it and know your limits. Jalt ProductionsWeb Page TemplatesArt Of The Ninja , Learn Guitar , Learn Japanese
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