blood talon Posted October 13, 2002 Share Posted October 13, 2002 hiya, i jus wanted to know if there are any ways i can practise my blocks and parries alone, annd other things sych as balance Patrick gubek Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ckdstudent Posted October 13, 2002 Share Posted October 13, 2002 Practice them in the air at various speeds. To work on balance try doing multiple kicks off one leg, without putting your leg down in between the kicks. Then swap and do the other side. ---------Pil SungJimmy B Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Red J Posted October 13, 2002 Share Posted October 13, 2002 For balance, try working some front, back, and side kicks from a flamingo position. Make up kicking combinations and do as many as you can without touching down. Also try it with your eyes closed. Good luck! I had to lose my mind to come to my senses. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
G95champ Posted October 13, 2002 Share Posted October 13, 2002 Yeah its called Kata (General George S. Patton Jr.) "It's the unconquerable soul of man, and not the nature of the weapon he uses, that ensures victory." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BlackI Posted October 14, 2002 Share Posted October 14, 2002 I practice my blocks in a doorway, say the door way into my bathroom. I stand in the middle and move thru them like actual combat. The frame helps to give a good sense of where you zone should actually be, and the frame also gives the ablity to appoximate how much force I should put in to the block Hope this helps In search of the Temple of Light Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ZeRo Posted October 14, 2002 Share Posted October 14, 2002 yeh i recomend doing kicks off one leg without touching down. try front kick, round kick, then side kick. then try front kick, side kick, back kick but make the side kick out to the side and the back kick to the back. as for blocks maybe you could ask a member of your family to do different strikes at you? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Molson style Posted October 27, 2002 Share Posted October 27, 2002 parries/blocking: shadow boxing works for me. if u could get access to a wing chun fighting dummy that would also be awesome one legged squats are excellent for balance and leg strength/conditioning workouts. try to stretch ur leg out real far and bend down as far as u could and get up. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
psychospaz Posted October 28, 2002 Share Posted October 28, 2002 heavy bag for power and precision the others listed above are good too Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Molson style Posted October 28, 2002 Share Posted October 28, 2002 donno if heavy bag does much for blocking which he mentioned but it certainly helps for developping striking power Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
G95champ Posted October 29, 2002 Share Posted October 29, 2002 We will swing a bag and work pushing or sweeping type blocks while moving and dodging it. Its not as good as sparring but if you alone you do the best with what you have. (General George S. Patton Jr.) "It's the unconquerable soul of man, and not the nature of the weapon he uses, that ensures victory." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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