Posts Tagged ‘martial arts’
At the end of my post High Kicks with Tactically Sound Setups, I asked readers who know drills for different but still tactically sound setups of kicks, to post descriptions of those drills in comments to the post. Some did, and you may read their comments at High Kicks with Tactically Sound Setups.
Filed under: Sports Technique, Teaching Movement Skills for Sports and Martial Arts | Leave a Comment
Tags: high kicks, high roundhouse kick, karate, martial arts, mawashi-geri-jodan, tactical setup, Thomas Kurz
After immigrating to the U.S.A. in the early 1980s as a political refugee, I was looking for a way to make a living from my sports-science know-how. So I was looking at publications on various aspects of sports training and p.e., among them martial arts’ magazines. Especially in those martial arts’ magazines, I noticed a […]
Filed under: Flexibility and Stretching, Sports Psychology/Mental Toughness | Leave a Comment
Tags: Flexibility, front-back splits, high kicks, martial arts, monkey mind, sports science, sports training, straddle splits, Thomas Kurz
See a video showing an easy, mechanically sound way of achieving the side split. It is at https://www.stadion.com/an-easy-way-to-a-side-split/
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Tags: Box Split, Chinese Split, exercise, Flexibility, hip joint, martial arts, side splits, sports, sports training, straddle splits, stretching, Thomas Kurz
Running Technique
Running is the most commonly used form of movement for developing general aerobic endurance. It is a simple, natural movement, yet people can do it wrong. For a description of the correct running technique plus info on the influence of footwear on gait and posture, which affects athletic performance in every sport and martial art, […]
Filed under: Endurance Training for Sports and Martial Arts, Health Maintenance, Sports Injuries, Sports Technique | Leave a Comment
Tags: endurance training, exercise, gait, martial arts, posture, running technique, sports training, Thomas Kurz
Apart from the internal focus in this demo, I also don’t like the short grip–which is great for twirling but not for power with accuracy at a long distance.
Filed under: Sports Psychology/Mental Toughness, Sports Technique, Teaching Movement Skills for Sports and Martial Arts | 1 Comment
Tags: combat sports, external focus, fighting, internal focus, martial arts, mental training, nunchaku, sports psychology, Sports Technique, Thomas Kurz, Tom Kurz
Age, Gender, and Stretching
Two new articles on stretching and flexibility are posted on stadion.com. The first is titled “Age and Stretching” and the second, “Gender and Stretching.” In those articles I answer questions from athletes and martial artists on relation of age and gender to flexibility. Some older martial artists ask whether it is possible to improve flexibility […]
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Tags: age and stretching, gender and stretching, martial arts, stretching and flexibility, Thomas Kurz
Does your flexibility improve when you stop training? If yes, then you have the same problem as the martial artist who wrote this: > As a martial artist I stretch a lot but nothing happens. In fact when > I don’t train I become a little bit more flexible than when I train. > It […]
Filed under: Exercises and Workouts, Flexibility and Stretching | 2 Comments
Tags: exercises, Flexibility, martial arts, sports training, stretching, Thomas Kurz
New article titled “Sequence of Conditioning Exercises for Fighters and Martial Artists in Long-Term Training and in a Single Workout” is posted on stadion.com. In this article you will learn about the sequence of strength and endurance exercises in long-term training and in a single workout. A rationally designed strength training program begins with developing […]
Filed under: Endurance Training for Sports and Martial Arts, Exercises and Workouts, Strength Training for Sports and Martial Arts | Leave a Comment
Tags: aerobic fitness, conditioning exercises, endurance exercises, long-term training, martial arts, sports, stabilizing muscles, strength exercises, strength training, Thomas Kurz, workout
The new year is the time for resolutions, for starting over, for trying something new. So here are a couple of resolutions for starting over and for trying something new: “Absorb what is useful, discard what is not, add what is uniquely your own” (Bruce Lee), and the Zen saying I had already repeated a […]
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Tags: combat sports, Flexibility, martial arts, strength, Thomas Kurz, track-and-field
