As a Fighter, Martial artist I've become great fan of my own body weight workouts of different type.
Press ups, squats, sit ups, pull ups and so on... In different variations along with running and shadowboxing would be my daily routine.
There is few very simple but at this same time very complex tools that I personally use a lot in my training and would recommend to everyone to equip yourself with those too.
They are simple, not taking much space and do not weight much either, so you can fit them in your hand luggage when you travel or even for use at your work lunch break. They are fun and depends on the way you use them they can really help you to get amazing full body workout with other benefits like; balance, coordination, flexibility and much more.
They are simple, not taking much space and do not weight much either, so you can fit them in your hand luggage when you travel or even for use at your work lunch break. They are fun and depends on the way you use them they can really help you to get amazing full body workout with other benefits like; balance, coordination, flexibility and much more.
Apart of running shoes which are complementary tool that also goes along with the rest.
Skipping rope, resistance band ( simple yoga rubber band is great ), suspension ropes with adjusted length ( TRX ) are some of my favorite toys, that will always find the room in my car or hand luggage.
To use those great tools we do not need much space and they trigger our brains to creative thinking.
First tool I have mentioned is the skipping rope. Use of which along with running I do practice almost every day.
Skipping rope is one of greatest cardio workouts where while varying with methods and speed we use it, we can really push our whole bodies to the limit while having fun and improving our coordination skills and footwork.
The "Magic of jumping rope" in use of Martial arts/fighting training is that we should remember to keep our fighting stands and tempos as real as possible. What do i mean by that?
The way we skip is the way we fight and the way we fight is the way we skip.
Our chin should be resting on our chest, tucked right in between shoulders which are rolling steadily and along with rotation of the wrists making the rope spin the way we want to. Just like in the fighting stands.
This basic rules are the foundation of skipping, off course when increasing speed and changing styles, creating all fancy moves like double jumps, arm crossing etc, we will be forced to use power of the muscles and composure will change slightly. But it is important to recheck and get back to basics as soon as often as we can.
When skipping we do improve our footwork and foot-hand coordination which are very important in fighting. We need to remember on changing the tempo too as fight is never one steady pace. We should add up some sprints and double jumps. When sprinting I would suggest to bring knees up to your chest as high as possible. When doing double jumps instead of bending your legs back and bringing your feet under your bum, like some people do. I would suggest to bounce of your toes keeping your feet together and bringing both legs up straight forward, bending your body in half and using some of your stomach muscles.
To spice up your workout you can try single leg, double leg and squat jumps. As well as you can put some weights on your wrists, ankles or even weighted vest to make it more intense.
You can put some press ups, sit ups and squats in between as I do.
Or you could simply get heavy duty rope.
It all depends on your imagination and determination.
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Krystian Ozog
Fighter/Instructor, GMMA Academy       |
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