The Martial Artists' Training Log

[bushido_man96]

I wish you and your fighter luck, James! Keep us posted!

What does the training consist of?

[baronbvp]

Huge day. Lots of heavy lifting. I found a leg machine I like at the gym. Squats today to 400, as high as it goes.

[bushido_man96]

5-7-07

Chest/triceps:

Bench press: 195x8, 205x6, 215x4

Triceps push-down: 90x10, 105x6, 105x6

Overhead triceps push-out: 50x10, 70x10, 80x10

Dumbbell triceps press: 30x6, 25x10, 25x8

Abs:

Roman chair sit-ups: 2x20

Side raises: 3x25x25 lbs.

Conditioning:

Back leg round kicks: 10 each leg

Front leg side kicks: 10 each leg

Jump rope: 3x1 min. On the first set, I didn't mess up once!

Stairs: 3x45 sec, 1 min. rest.

One-leg hop up stairs: 3x10 hops with each leg.

Combat Hapkido from 3:40 - 5:00; did some focus mitt work, and also did some random sceanrio type training, at around 1/2 speed, with resistance. Taught Orientation from 5:30 - 6:00. Traditional Class from 6:00 - 7:00. Class felt good. The knees hurt to start out, but I was able to get the kicks up again. During sparring, we worked on jamming the opponent. I focused on keeping my guard up, and punching. I also had a good stretch out during the class. I worked the splits, middle, left and right, and then worked them seated. About 30 seconds on each stretch x2.

[bushido_man96]

5-8-07

Back/Biceps/Shoulders:

Assisted pull-ups: plate 14x10, plate 13x10, plate 13x10

Back Hyperextensions: 20, 20, 10

Dumbbell power clean and jerk: 40x10, 50x6...these wear me out!

Abs:

Roman chair sit-ups: 20, 20, 10

Trunk twists: holding 45 lb. plate: 3x20

Conditioning:

I did a forms routine to condition a little, and to review for my (hopefully) upcoming test. I did a low rank form, followed by an advanced form, and then followed by the one-steps for the low rank form in that set. Then, I would rest a little. I did this a total of 6 times, doing 12 forms total, and the one steps. Then, I stretched out, doing splits, left and right, then seated, forward, left and right. Stretched both legs forward, grabbing feet. I also stretched my arms, across the body and behind the head. Each stretch was done for 20 - 30 seconds each, twice each.

[bushido_man96]

5-9-07

Taught Orientation from 5:30 - 6:00, focusing on round kicks, especially the chamber and the base foot rotation. I did my little forms routine again today as well, doing a low rank form, and then 2 advanced forms, followed by the low rank one-steps. I did it 3 times, for a total of 9 forms, and then the one-steps.

[bushido_man96]

5-14-07

Chest/triceps:

Bench press: I went up in weight here today, woohoo!! 205x7, 215x5, 225x3. I would have pushed for at least one more rep on each set, but I didn't have a spotter, so I erred on the side of caution.

Triceps push-down: 90x10, 105x6, 105x8

Overhead triceps extension: 80x10, 90x8, 105x6

Bench dips: 3x10

Abs:

Roman chair sit-ups: 2x15 with 22 lb. medicine ball.

Side raises: 3x25x25 lbs.

Trunk twists: 3x20 with 45 lb. weight.

Worked on Combat Hapkido from 3:30 - 4:30. It was more along the lines of CCQ stuff, doing gun-draw and knife defenses. I learned a lot, and it was fun. We worked with rubber band guns, which was very interesting and revealing. I also did 10 minutes of heavy bag work, fairly continuously. I focused on punching, and getting close and doing elbows and hooks. Taught Orientation from 5:30 - 6:00. Traditional Class from 6:00 - 7:00. We did some extra basics today, which wore me out, but was fun in the process. We also got to change up our one-steps a little bit, making them more like a flow drill, by adding attacks to the begining of the steps.

[bushido_man96]

5-15-07

Today was a really fun day! I got to go meet with my dad at nearby gun range, where he does training. We worked on scenarios, where we would approach a car, checking to make sure it was secure, and then moving into a building afterwards. We addressed negotiating hard corners, and we worked on "slicing the pie." I learned a lot, including the fact that I still have a lot to learn. Overall, I feel like it was a very productive activity, and I plan to do more of it.

[bushido_man96]

5-16-07

At 5:00, I did some more bag work, for about 15 minutes, continuously. I really focused on a jab/cross/hook combination, making sure to get my hips into each of the strikes that I did. It really started to wear on my arms, too, which felt really good.

Taught Orientation from 5:30 - 6:00. One of the kids was having a little trouble with the idea of actually going into the regular class. So, I talked it over with him, and convinced him that it will all be ok. I think that once he gets in there, he will be ok with it.

We had Kicking Class from 6:00 - 7:00, although it really wasn't kicking class today. I warmed up by reviewing some high rank forms, including 2 brown belt forms and 2 black belt forms. Then, we worked on our one-step based flow drills. It was a lot of fun, and it really made everyone think.

[bushido_man96]

5-21-07

Chest/triceps:

Bench press: 205x6, 215x4, 225x3

Incline bench: 135x8, 145x6, 155x3

Triceps push down: 105x8, 105x6, 105x6

Overhead triceps ext: 90x10, 90x8, 90x8

Abs:

Roman chair: 2x15

Side raises: 3x25x25 lbs.

Trunk twists w/45 lbs: 3x20

My body is sore today!!

Prior to Hapkido, I did some bag work: 3 sets of 20 switching round kicks, and 3 sets of 20 alternating jump spin back kicks.

Combat Hapkido from 3:45 - 4:45. I should probably come up for a different name for this section of my workouts, because we really do all kinds of different things, some related to tactics I would use at work. Anyway, we practiced some rear-leg takedowns, doing 3 different variations: the real leg sweep, the inner leg hook reap, and the good ol' hip throw. We also worked on manipulating passive/resistive subjects into arresting techniques, and worked on the block/pass/pin drill as well.

Edited May 24, 2007 by bushido_man96

[ps1]

This seems like the appropriate thread for this.

Today may have been one of my worst days of training ever:) It's been too long since I practiced any of my boxing skills (over a year). I decided it was time to get back into the MMA class (just for fun) and proceded to fight like a wimp! I even caught myself closing my eyes as a cross was coming my way. Oh well, guess I just train harder and get to that class more often now. The best part of the training session was that I found a HUGE weakness in my skills. I won't let it last long.