drunkenmonkey blackbelt Posted July 10, 2006 Share Posted July 10, 2006 Hey. I look at these martial arts movies like old Bruce Lee movies and think wow he's was fast. I've always wanted to move quike but be very powerful. I was wandering if any one could give me some suggestions. I want to be able to deliver very fast and powerful punches and kicks. I hope some one could help me out. Water is the softest thing in the world. But it's hard enough to cut through rock. It can take any shape or form. You put water in a cup it becomes the cup, you put water into a bottle it becomes the bottle, you put water in teapot it becomes the teapot.Now water, it can flow or it can crash. Be water my friend. -Bruce Lee Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cathal Posted July 10, 2006 Share Posted July 10, 2006 Something about movies is that the fighters have many chances, many takes to perfect the choreography. In that practice they get the chance to perfect their speed because they know where their opponents are at all times.That said the idea for speed would be to practice a great deal and push yourself. .The best victory is when the opponent surrendersof its own accord before there are any actualhostilities...It is best to win without fighting.- Sun-tzu Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
parkerlineage Posted July 10, 2006 Share Posted July 10, 2006 Commiting muscle motion to muscle memory, and then drilling it over and over and over and over until it's reflexive, then working on making it even faster reflexively.Or get a camera and use an editing program to speed yourself up (I'M NOT SAYING BRUCE LEE WAS SPED UP SO PLEASE DON'T YELL AT ME ) American Kenpo Karate- First Degree Black Belt"He who hesitates, meditates in a horizontal position."Ed Parker Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fairfax_Uechi Posted July 10, 2006 Share Posted July 10, 2006 Hey. I look at these martial arts movies like old Bruce Lee movies and think wow he's was fast. I've always wanted to move quike but be very powerful. I was wandering if any one could give me some suggestions. I want to be able to deliver very fast and powerful punches and kicks. I hope some one could help me out. You want to be really fast? Then GO SLOW! Practice your techniques AS SLOW AS YOU POSSIBLY CAN. Learn to do them PERFECT. The practice them slow until your mind hurt, then do a few sets a little faster, gradually going until it's as fast as you can humanly go. Then keep work your way down to slow motion again. You will accomplish several things by doing this. First you well develop good technique. Next, you will develop the muscle memory that the other posters talked about, finally YOU WILL develop speed. And you'd be suprised how quickly it works. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shotokan-kez Posted July 10, 2006 Share Posted July 10, 2006 Our sensei always says worry about technique first and concentrate on speed after. Walk away and your always a winner. https://www.shikata-shotokan.co.uk Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brandon Fisher Posted July 11, 2006 Share Posted July 11, 2006 also do hojo undo excercises such on teh nigiri game and Chishi. You can get a modern version of this at https://www.bushipower.com. Works very well. Brandon FisherSeijitsu Shin Do Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ps1 Posted July 11, 2006 Share Posted July 11, 2006 Hey. I look at these martial arts movies like old Bruce Lee movies and think wow he's was fast. I've always wanted to move quike but be very powerful. I was wandering if any one could give me some suggestions. I want to be able to deliver very fast and powerful punches and kicks. I hope some one could help me out. As a general rule...it's never a good thing to base your level of skill upon what you see being done in movies. If you have excellent technique, then begin to add speed. Technique + Speed = power! However, you must be honest with yourself. If you start moving more quickly and can feel your technique slipping...slow back down. You must keep this balance. Foresaking technique just to move fast is creates poopoo techniques that will be of no use to you. I realize I have basically reitterated what the others said. It can't be said enough. "It is impossible to make anything foolproof because fools are so ingenius." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ps1 Posted July 11, 2006 Share Posted July 11, 2006 Oh yeah...focus on one technique at a time. Then small combinations, then larger ones. Crawl...Walk...Jog...then Run. Know what I mean? "It is impossible to make anything foolproof because fools are so ingenius." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shui Tora Posted July 11, 2006 Share Posted July 11, 2006 There is no point in running before you can walk... Practice all techniques first, no matter what speed they are at... No good doing them at high speed when you do not know the techniques, ya? Tehcnique always comes first; then speed, then power... To know the road ahead; ask those coming back... ~ Chinese Proverb" The ultimate aim of Karate lies not in victory or defeat, but in the perfection of the character of its participants. " ~ Master Funakoshi Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bushido_man96 Posted July 11, 2006 Share Posted July 11, 2006 Everyone so far has some very good ideas here. Two things you can read to help you: Speed Training, by Loren W. Christensen, and the article Speed!, listed here in the articles forum, by USCMAAI. They both address some of the very important aspects of speed training. https://www.haysgym.comhttp://www.sunyis.com/https://www.aikidoofnorthwestkansas.com Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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