condtioning shins

[elbows_and_knees]

I stand corrected... I was told to wrap a rope around a pole and go at it. Probably a good thing I didn't start. As for the other exercise, we used to do it with two sticks. Started with the right hand and both of us struck at the head, so the two sticks intercepted... then swung at the torso... then switched to the other hand to do the same thing again. Hm... makes me wonder what else I've been told that's wrong. But that's what this forum is for, to get an opinion from a wide group of individuals.

Now THAT sounds like a variation of a sinnawali drill.

[elbows_and_knees]

We do exactly the way you do, hitting a wraped wooden post(kind of makiwara), shin to shin drill and forarm drill, i started it two years ago with my new sensei at that time , I was on the floor after 5-6 shin to shin kicks, now a days i can easily stand 30-40 of his kicks,IMO the important thing is to wait and heal bruises before resumming the hardening drills otherwise it may become a stress fracture.

bruises are bad. when doing body conditioning, you should not get to this point. you will actually slow your training some.

[lordtariel]

Now THAT sounds like a variation of a sinnawali drill.

but rather than using the sticks, you're using you're forearms. Sorry, I'm not that great at describing things.

[danbong]

As elbows and knees mentioned, it's a drill used in many kung fu styles. It's also used by kajukenbo, probably due to the kung fu influence.

[danbong]

So would conditioning the instep be similar in terms of kicking the lower portion of a heavy bag that's gotten packed down over time?

[bushido_man96]

So would conditioning the instep be similar in terms of kicking the lower portion of a heavy bag that's gotten packed down over time?

I would guess so. I haven't done much conditioning lately, but I can break boards with the top of my foot. It bruises up real good right after the break, but then it goes away by the next day usually.

[P.A.L]

We do exactly the way you do, hitting a wraped wooden post(kind of makiwara), shin to shin drill and forarm drill, i started it two years ago with my new sensei at that time , I was on the floor after 5-6 shin to shin kicks, now a days i can easily stand 30-40 of his kicks,IMO the important thing is to wait and heal bruises before resumming the hardening drills otherwise it may become a stress fracture.

bruises are bad. when doing body conditioning, you should not get to this point. you will actually slow your training some.

You are right about bruises but what do you think the mechanism of hardening the bones is? I just think without creating micro fractures in bone it would not create calluses, which make the structure of a bone denser.

[Chris05]

if you were to lift weight which increses bone density, will it streghtn your bones, to aborb impact better when striking or geting stricked?

[Rick_72]

Wanna strengthen your bones? Drink milk!

[bushido_man96]

I remember watching on that Fight Science show, them talking about those professional breakers, and how they got their bone density up to withstand the breaking. I don't remember exactly how they did it, but it is a place to look.