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Post #2,400 so I decided that this small milestone deserves something to commemorate it.
This is a little drill that combines practicing kicks, building up endurance for kicks and also gives you a good calorie burning cardiovascular workout. It is called the '800 Kicks' drill and was invented by Loren Christensen (I think he is 6th degree in Kenpo) who has a set of DVDs called 'Solo-workouts' where he basically shows you a whole bunch of exercises that you can do by yourself at home with little or no equipment.
Here is basically how the drill works:
Take 4 kicks, start with basic ones then as you get better go to more complex ones. My choices are 1) front kick; 2) turning kick; 3) side kick; 4) back kick/hook kick. Now you are going to do 8 2 minute rounds with 1 minute breaks in between. In each round you are going to attempt to do 100 kicks. The first two rounds will be with the first kick, the second two rounds will be with the second kick, etc.
Here is an example of what I do:
Round 1 - 2 minutes - 100 front kicks
Rest - 1 minute
Round 2 - 2 minutes - 100 front kicks
Rest - 1 minute
Round 3 - 2 minutes - 100 turning kicks
Rest - 1 minute
Round 4 - 2 minutes - 100 turning kicks
Rest - 1 minute
Round 5 - 2 minutes - 100 side kicks
Rest - 1 minute
Round 6 - 2 minutes - 100 side kicks
Rest - 1 minute
Round 7 - 2 minutes - 100 back kicks
Rest - 1 minute
Round 8 - 2 minutes - 100 back kicks
If you feel you need to make it harder you can always add a fifth kick and do 10 rounds or choose more complicated kicks. But trust me, by the time you get through all these you will have worked up quite a sweat and your heart will be beating at a very decent pace, especially the first few times you do it.
As you can see, 100 kicks in 2 minutes is not that hard. It is very easy to get to a pace that will accomplish 100 kicks in 2 minutes. Additionally you should keep in mind that the 100 kicks is the important part, the two minutes is just a general guideline. If you need to take 2:15 to do the kicks, then take it. If you need to take breaks of 1:30, take them. At the end of the day, its your solo drill.
I like this better than running because it lets you practice kicks and you are also training the specific muscles that you use during your regular martial arts training for endurance.
Wow, i'l cerainly try that and get back to you on how it went. On the kicks do you just kick, chamber, kick, chamber, kick ect or kick chamber step down chamber kick each time ?
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You could also get some serious tendonitis. Three days a week would be optimal. If one did that everyday, at that intensity, it would be very difficult to make any gains as the energy that would be used to make the body stronger is instead going into repairing it. Not to mention the poor ole nervous system... Poor guy. People always abuse him
Doing things like that is a great way to eventually becoming an old guy with old injuries. Moderation is key.
Wow, i'l cerainly try that and get back to you on how it went. On the kicks do you just kick, chamber, kick, chamber, kick ect or kick chamber step down chamber kick each time ?
Do the full kick. While you are doing it change the height of the kick and switch legs. It doesn't have to be blazing fast, just at a good continuous pace.
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Originally Posted by Spinach
Three days a week would be optimal. If one did that everyday, at that intensity, it would be very difficult to make any gains as the energy that would be used to make the body stronger is instead going into repairing it.
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Moderation is key.
Good note, I realized I forgot to say that. I might have just assumed that it didn't need to be said as once you do this drill the first time you aren't in any kind of rush to do it the next day, just like with lifting weights.
Like it. These type of kicking drills are far better than running for the respiratory.
We have our own for decades and it goes like this:
Starting with a inside cresent kick, hab=ving a chair in front of you, you kick over the chair, and kicking leg is returned to the stance-called reset.
Start of with one count-one kick, thus is shouted 1
You say "Reset" to be prepare for stance and quick milli-second rest
Then kick twice counting "1", than "2", thus you shout 2
You say "Reset" to be prepare for stance and quick milli-second rest
Then kick three times counting "1", "2", then "3", thus you shout 3
You say "Reset" to be prepare for stance and quick milli-second rest
Then kick four times counting "1", "2", 3, then "4", thus you shout 4
You say "Reset" to be prepare for stance and quick milli-second rest
etc....
The bold is the actual count.
This is per leg
Going this way, how many kicks would actually be done to the count (bold) of 20?
Then you start on another kick, side, front, roundhouse, etc.
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That post before mine, was that for post counting? How about the one after?
Hey, my post count has the same palaverment tone as anyone elses'
Martialman, that seems like a pretty crazy work out. Doing 210 kicks (count of bold 20) without any rest is more like sprinting and I can imagine it would get you tired fast.
Ben, I am just doing them in the air with medium speed and medium intensity focusing mostly on technique. I think that you might hurt yourself if you did it at full intensity against a bag for almost half an hour.
Love the post. I would give you reps if I could, but I can't.
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