shin conditioning

[marksmarkou]

Hi,

A shin conditioning techniques which i use and i feel is second to none for hardening shins is described here--> Marks Chat: Shin toughening. Please let me know what you think

[Zaraki Kenpachi]

Seems like a decent way to do it.

On another note, how do you condition your legs to receive said shin kicks?

[souldrum71]

My sensei in Japan used to suggest moderate 'tapping' of the shins with a glass bottle while you are sitting and watching TV. In class, we spent at least ten minutes taking turns with a partner delivering and receiving shin kicks to the legs. Our black belt test included a breaking portion where the testee had to break a baseball bat with a shin kick, so our conditioning was pretty effective.

[marksmarkou]

Taking the shin kicks to the legs is beneficial in that it lets you know what it feels like. For the first time it hurts like hell and although continues to hurt you get used to the pain. Its a must for every serious martial artist. By the way, my blog is new but growing but keep checking it as im putting new posts on it almost daily. Thanks guys.

[souldrum71]

There must have been something to all that conditioning in Japan because it's been nearly fifteen years since I studied over there, and my shins are still as tough as leather. One of my current instructors told me that all those strikes to the legs probably destroyed or permanently damaged the nerve endings near my shins.

[daveren]

Hm... well you could do the old fashioned rub a round pole on your shin, and then tap it
or you could do what my sifu did when he was in taiwan,
have a partner
and just kick simultaneously at each others shins over and over and over,
He said he'd do it forever(forget how long) and by the time he got home, he'd have the nasty huge bruises everywher eon his shins

One thing to remember though, don't ove rdo it, You can't get more nerves, once they're gone, they're gone,
sure you might not feel anything, but of course when your older, you probably can't walk.

Be sure to use medicine after conditioning.
my sifu brew's his own medicine, which works really well, had a bruises on my arms that would take normally 2 weeks to heal, healed inabout 3! =D

go chinese medicine, woot!

[Drknmnky]

Originally Posted by daveren

Hm... well you could do the old fashioned rub a round pole on your shin, and then tap it
or you could do what my sifu did when he was in taiwan,
have a partner
and just kick simultaneously at each others shins over and over and over,
He said he'd do it forever(forget how long) and by the time he got home, he'd have the nasty huge bruises everywher eon his shins

One thing to remember though, don't ove rdo it, You can't get more nerves, once they're gone, they're gone,
sure you might not feel anything, but of course when your older, you probably can't walk.

Be sure to use medicine after conditioning.
my sifu brew's his own medicine, which works really well, had a bruises on my arms that would take normally 2 weeks to heal, healed inabout 3! =D

go chinese medicine, woot!

yeah thats what i do. but dont go head hunter on you leg its not going to help its only goniong to hurt you in the long run(i will have to call you gimpy)

[47MartialMan]

This issue has been discussed;

To condition or not to.....

Hand/Shin/Conditioning

[Little Dragon 117]

I learned to roll a glass bottle (Sobe bottle is best) up and down your shins to kill nerves, and also the light banging for a few mintues.
I do that 4 days a week (recomended) and it works.

[Ben]

I understand this topic has been discussed but I would like to add.

conditioning can be dangerous in long term, etc Im sure all these things have been posted on the subject mentioned above,

all I would say is little amounts, you want strong shins, but you dont want to find they are constantly too bruised that when a fight does occur all that conditioning has gone to waste.

500 times per leg is too many in my opinion

[Little Dragon 117]

Originally Posted by Ben

I understand this topic has been discussed but I would like to add.

conditioning can be dangerous in long term, etc Im sure all these things have been posted on the subject mentioned above,

all I would say is little amounts, you want strong shins, but you dont want to find they are constantly too bruised that when a fight does occur all that conditioning has gone to waste.

500 times per leg is too many in my opinion

true true, and also, nerves can be killed, and they don't come back. once they are gone, they are gone, so when you are old you might have hard times walking since you can't feel your legs

[Americanjiujitsu]

Originally Posted by marksmarkou

Hi,

A shin conditioning techniques which i use and i feel is second to none for hardening shins is described here--> Marks Chat: Shin toughening. Please let me know what you think

Those seem hard and painful... sometimes "conditioning" a body part can actually break it beyond repair.

[marksmarkou]

The idea is that if you hit your shins with anything harder than your shin, then you may cuase long term damage, but if you hit your shins with something softer than your shins, they will eventually harden without causing long term damage. A tennis ball, wet cloth, sock filled with sand, heavy bag, etc

[Bahuyuddha]

Originally Posted by marksmarkou

The idea is that if you hit your shins with anything harder than your shin, then you may cuase long term damage, but if you hit your shins with something softer than your shins, they will eventually harden without causing long term damage. A tennis ball, wet cloth, sock filled with sand, heavy bag, etc

Kicking the heavy bag has the added advantage of practicing your kicks at the same time as conditioning your shins. Speaking of that, I should really be kicking the heavy bag more on my own, after class.

[47MartialMan]

Originally Posted by Little Dragon 117

true true, and also, nerves can be killed, and they don't come back. once they are gone, they are gone, so when you are old you might have hard times walking since you can't feel your legs

The nerves arent the only thing that you should also be concerend with.........