sensei8 Posted August 23, 2013 Posted August 23, 2013 Hawkmoon...I say what I'm about to say with much respect...You're the Grandmaster of DIY, imho!! SOLID!! Please keep them coming! Thank you!! **Proof is on the floor!!!
CredoTe Posted August 23, 2013 Posted August 23, 2013 Whoa... this is a great topic post... I've been searching the Web for the best ways to make makiwaras; your suggestions might be the best because they seem the most simple and effective.I have a question, though...Do you have a similar suggestion for an indoor version of your makiwara? My living space is not much, and our dojo is getting cramped (not such a bad thing because that means more people). I would love to have a "mobile" version of your makiwara... Perhaps a DIY attachment to our heavy bag base?Yup!(Think of a wooden bird table!)Take the post you made (4ft long post this time) attach it to a board (plywood) about 2 inches thick.Base board; say 2ft wide 5-6ft long.Screw one end of the post to said board 1 ft x 1 ft form one end.Now attach 3 4x4 post to the main post about two ft up and angle them at 45 degrees and attach these to he main board!(think upside down 'y') SAH-WEEEET! I am taking notes... I am going to build this. I will keep you posted when I get started and how it turns out... Remember the Tii!In Life and Death, there is no tap-out...
Hawkmoon Posted August 27, 2013 Author Posted August 27, 2013 (edited) Good luck, you may find it easier to get two boards 1 inch thick and in one board cut a hole (4x4) to pass over the post and help 'grip' the post.If anyone doe build something no matter what or from where post some pics, lets have a look!An alternative punch post. (mobile this time)1. 2 old car wheels (including the rims) 2. Fence post as before. 3. Wrap rope around the top. 4. Cement/fit the post into the wheel rims. 5. ....less complex and easier to store and move around! Edited October 25, 2013 by Hawkmoon “A human life gains luster and strength only when it is polished and tempered.”Sosai Masutatsu Oyama (1923 - 1994) Founder of Kyokushin Karate.
CredoTe Posted August 27, 2013 Posted August 27, 2013 Good luck, you may find it easier to get two boards 1 inch thick and in one board cut a hole (4x4) to pass over the post and help 'grip' the post.If anyone doe build something no matter what or from where post some pics, lets have a look!An alternative punch post. (mobile this time)1. 2 old car wheels (including the rims)2. Fence post as before.3. Wrap rope around the top.4. Cement/fit the post into the wheel rims.5. ....less complex and easier to store and move around! Whoa..! Keep 'em coming! I may try this one, too! Remember the Tii!In Life and Death, there is no tap-out...
Hawkmoon Posted August 28, 2013 Author Posted August 28, 2013 (edited) Hawkmoon...I say what I'm about to say with much respect...You're the Grandmaster of DIY, imho!! SOLID!! Please keep them coming! Thank you!! Thanks! (can't think were I've seen this one before!) 1. Get a board. 2. Mount it about 'chudan' height. 3. Put a candle on it. 4. Punch, DO NOT touch the candle. 5. Try to put the candle out!Your focus (ki) & speed will be so SO much better when you can do this on demand! Edited October 25, 2013 by Hawkmoon “A human life gains luster and strength only when it is polished and tempered.”Sosai Masutatsu Oyama (1923 - 1994) Founder of Kyokushin Karate.
sensei8 Posted August 29, 2013 Posted August 29, 2013 Hawkmoon...I say what I'm about to say with much respect...You're the Grandmaster of DIY, imho!! SOLID!! Please keep them coming! Thank you!! Thanks! (can't think were I've seen this one before!) 1. Get a board.2. Mount it about 'chudan' height.3. Put a candle on it.4. Punch, DO NOT touch the candle. 5. Try to put the candle out!Your focus (ki) & speed will be so SO much better when you can do this on demand!There's a picture of Oyama doing just that in his book, "This is Karate" **Proof is on the floor!!!
Hawkmoon Posted October 7, 2013 Author Posted October 7, 2013 (edited) Chin ups! / Pull ups! / Ankle hangs (....maybe)(I got lucky, I've a two and a half meter scaffold pole coming, its wide enough to fit across my garage.....)2x Fence posts 6ft total length 8ft.(4x4 inch.)1x scaffold pole4x nails or 2x brackets1. Place the two posts into the ground. 2. Brick or cement them into place. 3. Place and fix pole to the top of the posts.Nail each side of the pole, or a bracket over the pole.You may want to cut a 'v' into the top of the post to help hold the post in place.When placing the posts into the ground, keep in mind the need to do a pull up (a reverse chin up) so at least twice your shoulder width apart.The ankle hang, cant offer a safe alternative other than to buy them. Better safe than sorry! Edited October 25, 2013 by Hawkmoon “A human life gains luster and strength only when it is polished and tempered.”Sosai Masutatsu Oyama (1923 - 1994) Founder of Kyokushin Karate.
Hawkmoon Posted October 25, 2013 Author Posted October 25, 2013 hehe...as I posted in another thread an idea came to me....Inner thigh worker!One pulley, some rope or such like, a weight (5-10 kg or an old tyre).1. Fit pulley to a beam or post. 2. attach rope to weight and pass it through the pulley. 3. lie down on your side and attached the free end to your knee.get the 'distance' right, and have the weight behind you. Pull your thigh down to the floor, as in past you other knee.repeat for a while and swop.(In time maybe keep going until fail!)I think to do these you would need to work on at least two angles to work more muscle and/or groups.Work one set with your thigh at 90 degrees to the rest of you, and another at 45 degrees to you.A third option could be to lie in line with the rope and pull that way......beware the rope could slip... “A human life gains luster and strength only when it is polished and tempered.”Sosai Masutatsu Oyama (1923 - 1994) Founder of Kyokushin Karate.
sensei8 Posted October 25, 2013 Posted October 25, 2013 You could patent many of your DIY!! Something to think about. Bring some of them to a tournament to see what reactions you get. **Proof is on the floor!!!
Hawkmoon Posted October 26, 2013 Author Posted October 26, 2013 Hmmmmmmm! Maybe.Maybe!Maybe karateforums and Patrick could run with it give it try see how things fly as it were. “A human life gains luster and strength only when it is polished and tempered.”Sosai Masutatsu Oyama (1923 - 1994) Founder of Kyokushin Karate.
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