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I think mastering in more than one martial arts is essential.. For me I take Kenpo along with Krav Maga. I think that by taking more than one martial arts, a person will naturally utilize them both in an effective manner that a specific situation calls upon. And it is excellent for expanding ones knowledge and philosphies learned from the different disciplines. I know that doesn’t exactly answer your question on just Hapkido. I think you should give it a try and see if it’s what you may want.
Hey Johnny,
have you started on a new workout routine and if so how is it working for you so far…..too early for results but maybe not…anyways just curious if you are taking our suggestions or if you found something else…
I like it..it is the same set-up as our forum for my school…maybe something to add for effect is avatars….but that is not really a big deal…
I started training Krav due to the fact that it is a very ‘up in your face and don’t back off until the deal is done’ type of martial arts…and the fact that it utilizes a number of different disciplines that work best in any given situation….and I had just wanted something that made sense on the street…simple answer….
OK Johnny, here is a simple routine that you can do every other day until you get bored with it then you can change it or adjust it as needed per your choices….but do this for at least three months….
Push-ups…do as many as you can in a minute and just keep improving on it…If you want explosive power from push-ups do seal push-ups where you are in a push-up stance and you go down normal but as you come up shoot yourself up off the ground…clap your hands together and catch yourself before your chin hits the floor….that is excellent for explosive power working your tri-ceps and chest muscles….
Pull-ups do these as fast as you can for a minute and just improve on it…if you want use two bars.. one between 4 and 6 inches above the other bar…what you do is go down lock your arms and come back up again fast enough to throw your grip to the higher bar and then lower yourself back down to the bar below then keep doing that…that gives you power and strength in your back and shoulders…..
Towel pull-ups…or ropes can work too…anyways this gives you an iron grip…what you do is throw two towels around a bar and grab the towels and pull yourself up as fast as you can in a minute.
Squats as fast as you can in a minute with light to mid weights
Cleans…. same thing..
and sprint 400 and 800 meters alternating between them on different days…
and don’t forget sit-ups….do as many variations of the crunch as possible for your core strength…..Do those and go as hard as you can for 30 minutes…keep a log on what you got done and just improve on it….time your runs…and beat that each time you do it…
Everything is done fast because you want explosive power, speed, and flexibility as a fighter.
Everything here is all mostly body weight which is the best because you are not putting excessive strain on your joints like you would of you were using heavy weights in isolated exercises….train as many muscles at one time as possible…which you get when you Squat and do Cleans. And you don’t need a fancy gym to do these exercises neither….They will work….those are just a small sample of what I and many others do and trust me dude…they will work for you…
Crossfit is the way to go….I use to do isolate exercises to build strength and mass to be a better fighter but I was only using specific motion that was called for by that specific exercise….and also my stamina and endurance wasn’t great becuase I never integrated any kind of aerobic activity…well I have changed over to Crossfit because it simulates natural movements using EVERY muscle in your body without specifically isolating one group..it saves time and you will get stronger faster…also it integrates aerobic exercise as well which usually consists of 400 meter or 800 meter runs…some days you have to run a 10k but the program is already set up for a specific day and there is no such thing as doing the same thing over and over again each week…repetetiveness is the killer of all workouts….so Johnny seriously look into doing Crossfit…it won’t hurt to check it out
