The Martial Artists' Training Log

[baronbvp]

They are both contact sports!

Now if I was speaking German while doing Muay Thai, my head would explode. I actually may do that next year when I move to Germany. There's a place called MMA Berlin I am interested in: http://www.mma-berlin.de/

More pain!!

[bushido_man96]

My sensei taught me a dirty, ugly word yesterday... Polymetrics We did 20 minutes of sprint drills, an entire hour of polymetric training(15-30 seconds between), then an additional 15 minutes of continuous sparring. I haven't worked that hard in a long time, although sparring when exhausted is an interesting experience. Never know when you'd need to turn and fight after running some distance.

Ah, plyometrics are WONDERFUL! Aren't they? I know how much they can hurt!

2-28-07

Technique work: 5:00 - 5:30

Cable machine Reverse punches in front stance: 10x40 lbs, 10x50 lbs, 10x60 lbs.

Form work: I was going through my form, Gae-Baek, and taking notes on it for written documentation purposes. You can really learn quite a lot about a form this way.

Combat Hapkido from 5:30 - 6:00.

Kicking Class from 6:00 - 7:00. We started out with about 15 minutes of footwork drills. Then, we moved on to doing paddle/reaction time drills. We also did some work on the kicking shields, doing fast kicks, returning the foot to the ground, and firing off with the other leg. We finished the paddle drills with the some axe kicks. Then, before ending class, I did some jump scissor kick practice, and also worked on a jumping kick between to kicking shields, jumping off the right, and kicking with the right leg into the bag on the left (round kick), and then firing the same leg back into the bag on the right (side kick) before setting down. I wasn't very high in the air, but both kicks were in the air!

[baronbvp]

Good job, Bushido Man! That kind of kicking talent is not common, my friend. That's why I'm a puncher.

[baronbvp]

Just returned from my first night of JKD. I really like the school, the head instructor, the people who train there, and the environment. These are all requirements for a good training match.

We talked some philosophy while we warmed up. Tonight we focused on blocking kicks with the knee, or stopping the kick with the foot, and avoiding kicks altogether. Avoiding contact is always better than blocking. Lots of drilling and then sparring with only kicks and defenses against them.

It is a very mellow yet serious training environment, aggressive but with humor. I was very comfortable. I think I have found a new home.

PS - My Thai round kick is improving.

[bushido_man96]

Good job, Bushido Man! That kind of kicking talent is not common, my friend. That's why I'm a puncher.

Thanks, Baron. However, I need lots of work on my scissor kicks, yet. I am intrigued by it though, and want to get to where I can do board breaks with it.

I am glad to see you found a JKD school that you like. I think it would be fun to do as well. I would love to see how these schools structure things.

[bushido_man96]

3-2-07

Legs today.

Power clean: 135x6, 145x6, 155x4

Squats: 275x8, 295x8, 315x6

Lunges: 20x45 lbs bar on shoulders, alternating; 12x55 lbs. dumbells, alternating.

[baronbvp]

Fri 3/2, 4 mi walk through forest at Lake Accotink Park. The plants think it's now Spring and are emerging. Kooky.

Sat 3/3: My legs need a break after three days of using them hard. Warmup on my elliptical was only 3 min at level 13/15. Workout lasted 1+10, an upper body day.

Dumbbell (DB) bench: 35x10, 40x9, 45x8, 50x5, 30x12

Lat pulldown: 70x10, 90x8, 110x6; 130x4 immediately into a slow reverse grip 130x4; 100x6

Leg press: 100x10 (couldn't resist)

Calf press: 100x20 (same)

Clean and jerk: 70x10, 70x8, 70x6

Standing military press: 70x8

Seated row: 100x12, 120x10, 140x8, 160x6, 80x10

Close grip bench press: 100x12, 120x6

Shoulder shrugs: 50x10 ea way

Triceps pushdown (reverse pyramid): 60x10, 50x8, 40x6, 30x4

Sitting cable curl: 60x6, 40x6

Standing cable curl: 40x8

Leg/glute kickbacks: 30x20 ea side

Tarzan DB curls: 30x10

Straight standing curls: 25x6

Decline situps: 50

Now the wife and I are fasting for the weekend. Oh boy.

[bushido_man96]

Fasting, uch, I wouldn't want to be you! I only fast for about 20 minutes at a time!

3-5-07

Chest and triceps

Chest

Bench: 160x10, 205x6, 215x3

Incline bench: 95x10, 115x8, 125x6

Decline bench: 135x10, 155x8, 175x8

Triceps

Triceps push downs: 90x5, 105x6, 105x6

Skullcrackers: 70x10, 80x6, 85x4

Bench dips: 3x10

Abs

Decline abs: 3x15

Hanging knee raises: 3x12

Side raises: 3x20x25 lbs.

Conditioning

Jump rope: 3x1 min

Stairs: 3x45 sec, 1 min rest

Steppers: 3x30 sec, 1 min rest

Squat jumps: 1x10

Sledgehammers: 3x1:30, 1 min rest

Me and a partner worked on Combat Hapkido for an hour and a half, from 3:30 - 5:00. Then, I taught an Orientation from 5:30 - 6:00. I got a little work out from that, but not much. A lot of technique work with the 3 kids I was working with.

Edited March 7, 2007 by bushido_man96

[bushido_man96]

3-6-07

Back, shoulders, and biceps

Back:

Assisted pull-ups: 5, 5, 5

Back Hyperextensions: 3x12

One-arm dumbell row: 45x8, 50x6, 55x4

Shoulders:

Shoulder press: 106x8, 111x6, 117x4

Alternating dumbell raises: 30x8, 35x6, 35x4

Biceps:

Overhead cable curls: 50x8, 60x6, 70x4

Seated incline dumbell curls: 25x5, 25x6, 30x4

Cross body hammer curls: 30x8, 35x6, 35x4

Abs:

Decline abs: 3x15

Side raises: 3x20x25 lbs.

Hanging knee raises: 3x12

[NightOwl]

Did light lifting without killing myself this time around...hoping to go back in tomorrow...