The Martial Artists' Training Log

[Menjo]

Hehe, if your spirit didn't run so far, then your body would not have to keep playing catch-up! j/k!

yeah good point haha

Today I was working on developing some more power based combinations.

4k run

jump rope 3 x 1minute

1 minute rest

Then I went through the Shotokan basics (punches, blocks, kicks, combinations)

Then it was:

10 pull ups (palms out)

20 push ups

50 crunches

10 second rest

10 pull ups(palms out)

25 Knuckle push ups

50 crunches

10 sec rest

20 pull ups(palms in)

25 push ups

50 crunchs

20 sec rest

jump rope 2 x 1mintue

Hill sprints (5)

Then it was heavy bag work, and trying out some combinations for explosiveness and timing.

[bushido_man96]

7-2-07

Chest/triceps

Cable crossovers: 50x10, 50x10, 50x10

Physio ball dumbbell bench: 30x10, 30x10, 30x10

Push-up and row: 30 lbs.x6, two sets

Legs

Swiss ball curl: 2x10

Front leg front kick chambers: 3x10, each leg

Front leg front kicks: 3x10, each leg

Abs

Roman Chair crunches: 3x15x22 lb.

Side raises: 2x20x30 lbs, 10x30 lbs.

Trunk twists: 3x20x45 lbs.

Forearms

Wrist curls: 10x20, 15x20, 20x20 lbs.

Finger curls: 2x10x25 lbs.

Worked out from 3:30 - 4:00. Worked on a two stick drill and some forms. Taught Orientation from 5:30 - 6:00, and got warmed up doing basics in the process. Traditional Class from 6:00 - 7:00. Class felt pretty good tonight. In sparring, I abandoned the punching to try to work on footwork, especially with moving to the side of straight-line front kick and side kick attacks. I still need more work on this. Then, we did a 3-for-all with a 4th dan and a 1st dan. I elected to go back to punching for this one. I was tired, and wore out, but it was fun!

On the following day, I noticed that my left thumb is a little sore, like I jammed it in the process of punching someone!

[Menjo]

I learned alot today, more like a little adventure haha,

Morning:

Did the standard 4k run.

Then I did plyometric drills and plenty of push ups, sit ups, pull ups...ect.

Then Kata for 1 hour.

Noon:

Went weight training, and gagged after drinking some sort of health shake my instructor made for me...

Hill sprints (10)

800 metre run X 3

Evening:

Went to a 5 animal kung fu dojo just for the experiance.

[bushido_man96]

Cool. Checking out dojos for the fun would be a good time, if I lived in a more populated area.

[bushido_man96]

7-9-07

Chest/Triceps

Bench press: 205x8, 225x4, 225x3

Alternating one-arm dumbbell press and hold: 40x8, 40x8, 40x8

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

Dips: 2x5

Forearms

Barbell plate pinch: 2 10 lb. plates, held together, 10 45 deg. swings x 3

Dumbbell Wrist curls: 3x20x20 lbs.

Legs

Swiss ball curls: 3x10

Front leg front kick chambers: 10 each leg x 4

Front leg front kicks: 10 each leg x 3

Abs

Roman chair sit-ups: 3x15x22 lbs.

Side raises: 2x20x30 lbs.

[Menjo]

Cool. Checking out dojos for the fun would be a good time, if I lived in a more populated area.

It really is, especially if theyre open for sparing.

Unfortunately I think I have the same popluation issue, thats the only one here but oh well.

You sure are lucky to have medieval combat though.

[bushido_man96]

It really is, especially if theyre open for sparing.

Unfortunately I think I have the same popluation issue, thats the only one here but oh well.

You sure are lucky to have medieval combat though.

I don't really have Medieval Combat around here. I wish I did. I have some friends that share the interest, but our schedules don't key up very well. So, most of my research comes from reading.

[Menjo]

Today I didn't have a plan at all...but no work so it was all day training.

4k run

Plyometrics for 1 hour

Hill sprints (10)

800 metre run

5min break

1k run

push ups, sit ups, pull ups

Jumping in the aire while bringing knees to the chest(20)

800 metre run

1min break

2k run

sprinting up some stairs

suicide sprints

1k run

push ups, sit ups, pull ups

800 metre run

1 hour rest

Then went weight training

1 hour rest

swimming

and then during the night I did a few hours at shotokan class and practicing before and after.

Edited July 11, 2007 by Menjo

[Menjo]

It really is, especially if theyre open for sparing.

Unfortunately I think I have the same popluation issue, thats the only one here but oh well.

You sure are lucky to have medieval combat though.

I don't really have Medieval Combat around here. I wish I did. I have some friends that share the interest, but our schedules don't key up very well. So, most of my research comes from reading.

Ah, that must be challenging, I can only imagine all the factors involved.

[bushido_man96]

Yeah, there are tons of factors involved. I do think about it a lot, though.