Conditioning your body

[bushido_man96]

I'm going to have to find a partner willing to do leg kicks to spar with.

[sensei8]

I'm going to have to find a partner willing to do leg kicks to spar with.

Play into their senses of improvement/training and the like. This is more for the unwilling partner than for an unavailable partner.

[obiKarate]

Through the practice of Kata other drills such as gohon kumite and sparring isn't one already doing body conditioning .. just a thought

[lowereastside]

There are many ways to condition your body - Kata - Weights - Exercise. - Having someone throw blows at your body - Medicine Ball............At my age I don't think its a good idea for me to stand there and let someone take shots @ my Body. I don't know what damage it can cause internally in the long run. But again different strokes for different folks. In my day - I've taken some pretty good body and head shots - while training - fighting - sparring...... But getting older makes me rethink a lot of things.

[yamesu]

There are many ways to condition your body - Kata - Weights - Exercise. - Having someone throw blows at your body - Medicine Ball

This is a very good point, often overlooked.

A lot of people seem to think conditioning is solely building tolerance by getting hit.

Not true (though being hit is a part of it).

Conditioning is also largely built by doing isometric strengthening excercise and Static holds.

Kiba-dachi is a good example, as are handstands.