striking for numbers

[AngelAriz]

I have a practice of punching/striking about 2000-2500 +300 kicks

Strikes per repetition days and striking less on skill set days, ie: dummy forms or two man drills etc.

Do any of you split a skills day apart from a striking day?

I find the having the knowledge of a set of skills fails compared to executing a handful of techniques for many strict repetitions.

Plus the added conditioning helps my hands get used to the impact force and the neuro pathways also must get programed to work in a crisis with all of those reps.

Consider the idea of shooting a cowboy gun. As a kid i used to watch Clint Eastwood and copy his quick draw so much that instinctively when i see a revolver i do the motions as if i were Clint blasting fools from the hip.

I dont have the skill but my body just does it automatically without thought.

So now a Chung Choi or a 123 combo is second nature. Even under attack or retreat im still putting out blasts.

Now i need to cut the wasted movement and ill be golden....lol

[Wastelander]

When you talk about doing separate days for "skills" and for "striking," I assume you are talking about partner drills and solo basics? If so, I don't separate them at all--I typically practice my solo basics before and after class, and I try to include solo practice of techniques from my partner drills. That way, I get the best of both worlds. It is definitely good to have your muscle memory "programmed" to automatically do what you need to do, and impact training is vital.

[AngelAriz]

Well solo basics...not really. More like pushing to do a certain strike many many many times with very strict form trying to hit faster or with better mechanics. I talked with some people in the JKD community and all of the teachers i respect have some form of conditioning that includes training a strike thousands of times in an hour. Stamina and faster reaction times result.

[FunPhatom]

keep that up and you'll be awesome - that's quite a regiment!

[Wastelander]

Well solo basics...not really. More like pushing to do a certain strike many many many times with very strict form trying to hit faster or with better mechanics. I talked with some people in the JKD community and all of the teachers i respect have some form of conditioning that includes training a strike thousands of times in an hour. Stamina and faster reaction times result.

Ah, so just a massive number of repetitions of a technique, then! When I started training, we would do that in class, but over time it got phased out of class-time in favor of partner drills and kata, and I started doing that on my own time.

[AngelAriz]

I train with my students most of the time.

I generally only teach privates and small groups.

Since i dont have a big group we all get to work on mechanics or speed, rhythm, timing..etc.

JKD tends to draw only a few people at a time.

The work load is more than most people want to endure.

[bushido_man96]

I'd rather work a skill than that many reps. Rep training is good, but if you don't put equal amounts to skill into it, then it won't translate other than being able to throw an immense amount of techniques.

Conditioning is a good thing, and so is developing muscle memory, but I think developing the skills is a little bit more important.

[AngelAriz]

Each to his own i suppose.

[AngelAriz]

I see a lot of young people wanting to do what i can do however arent willing to put in the time and repetition.

But i have opened my yard to people to give them a good training day and most quit right in the middle of training.

I used to try to motivate people but now i just do my thing, if you do it too cool, if not cool.

Sijo Lee was a numbers fanatic, Guro Dan is, Sifu Tim Tackett does 1000 punches in a pool (in his 70 s no less)

And The crazy skilled Tommy Carruthers is a numbers guy. Therefore, im in good company.

[sensei8]

I'd rather work a skill than that many reps. Rep training is good, but if you don't put equal amounts to skill into it, then it won't translate other than being able to throw an immense amount of techniques.

Conditioning is a good thing, and so is developing muscle memory, but I think developing the skills is a little bit more important.

I hear what you're saying Brian.

I do think that if one's properly conditioning and creating that muscle memory, ones skill set would not be risked, imho, because proper execution is paramount to any MAist, and the key word, imho, is PROPER!!