The Martial Artists' Training Log

[tallgeese]

Today-

mitt combinations-10 min

mitt combos to takedown and defenses- 10 min

free roll-25

free sparring- 20

[tallgeese]

2 mile run

shoulder press 21 reps

push press by 21

press jerk by 21

95 lbs all

[tallgeese]

today-

1.5 mile run

legs (ouch)

[tallgeese]

1 mile run

50 pullups

100 push ups

150 sit ups

1 mile run

[tallgeese]

Ended up with a two-a-day today. I taught my daughters class and had some free time at the end.

Worked 2 min rounds of stick work

1-basic strikes, single

2-combinations, single

3-combinations to simulated takedown, single

4-basic strieks, double

5-patters, ddouble

6-simulated drills, double

[tallgeese]

3 rounds of mitt work, punches and kicks

1 round of mitts to takedown

1 round of angle drills with mitts

escape training 10 min

arm bar/triangle work 15 min

4, 3 min rounds of free rolling

3, 2 min rounds of free sparring

chest/tris to finish off morning

[bushido_man96]

8-25-08

Chest/triceps

Bench press: 185x10, 205x5, 5

Abs

Decline crunches: 3x12

Legs

Lex extension: 70x15, 15, 15

Leg curls: 130x15, 15, 15

Hip abduction: 100x10, 10, 10

Hip adducition: 100x10, 10, 10

Hip extension: 100x10, 10, 10

Hip flexion: 160x10, 10, 10

Shoulders

Shoulder press: 89x10, 95x8, 100x6

Combat Hapkido: 10:20 - 11:05. I focused on my red belt material today, and it is starting to come together nicely. Just need to keep refining it all.

[Chikara]

August 27th:

20 pushups, 20 squats, 20 knees, and Naihanchi kata. I was really lazy today.

Every page of homework I do, I do 10 pushups, situps, knees, squats, and 1 kata.

[bushido_man96]

8-28-08

Today at the park, I decided to take one (of my many) books on TKD and work on the techniques in the "basics" or "warm-up" sections. Today, I worked from Tae Kwon Do, The Ultimate Reference Guide to the World's Most Popular Martial Art:

High block: front stance, advancing. 10 each side.

Low block: front stance, advancing. 10 each side.

High X-block: front stance, advancing. 10.

Low X-block: front stance, advancing. 10.

Inward forearm block: front stance, advancing. 10 each side.

Middle block: back stance, advancing. 10 each side.

Outer forearm block: front stance, advancing. 10 each side.

Outer knife hand block: front stance, advancing. 10 each side.

Downward knife hand block: front stance, advancing. 10 each side.

Double knife hand block: back stance, advancing. 10 each side.

Double knife hand down block: back stance, advancing. 10 each side.

Inward palm block: back stance, retreating. 10 each side.

I kind of like this idea, and I have enough books to change things up a bit, I think. I didn't get all the way through the section, but maybe later on this week I can finish it out. Along with that, it gets me picking through some of these books that I may not have read in a few years.

Combat Hapkido: 7:00 - 8:15. Really got some good pointers on the red belt stuff tonight from our 4th dan. Got some ideas to really help me out, and I am feeling more and more confident about the material. I am figuring out things that my body does better than other things, and it is helping me to understand my training better.

[Chikara]

Good luck on your test!