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The Benefits of Martial Arts Training
Majority of people have started to learn different ways of self defense and today, Martial arts is considered as one of the best forms of self-defense technique. If you have mastered this art, you can easily defend yourself from any sort of physical attack. It is not only beneficial for men, in fact it is mainly beneficial for women who are usually out of their homes for their jobs and may come across some unknown people who might try to cause you physical harm or try to steal away your belongings. There are various situations where you need to defend yourself quite confidently in order to protect yourself. Due to the increasing crimes in any city, it is become a compulsion to learn tactics to protect yourself and your loved ones. The best way to do so, is to learn Martial arts. To master Martial arts, you need a perfect Martial arts training by some experienced professional in this field. Apart from the most important benefit of self defense, Martial arts training is beneficial in maintaining your health too. Yes, Martial arts training have several health benefits. Martial arts like kung fu, tae kwon do, karate etc. helps you to improve your cardiovascular health and also helps you to tone up your muscles. It is considered as the best form of exercise as it improves your stamina due to calisthenics which is a part of training program. Your energy levels will increase significantly as the basic concept of Martial arts training is to use your strength and energy effectively. As it is a form of exercise, you experience an improved flexibility in your body. This is due to high kicks that are used while training for Tae kwon do, some sessions of karate and Thai kickboxing etc. Your body movements are organized with its regular practice. Martial arts have some positive effects on ones mental health as well as improve spirituality as Martial arts training involve great concentration along with self control. Thus, it positively affects your emotions and you have control on your aggression and fear. You will experience internal peace and sense of high confidence level. And this helps you to control your stress level which makes you feel refreshed and energized. You have a feeling of completeness as it improves your confidence. Martial Arts Training has shown considerable improvement in children who have low self confidence and bad attitude. But after they have attained proper Martial arts training, they perform well in their studies and respect elders as your instructor pay great importance to the respect that they get from their students. They go a step further to teach them how to respect elders, so your kid’s behavioral pattern changes from bad to good. Due to such enormous benefits with regards to your mental, emotional and physical health, no wonder Martial arts training is gaining immense importance today. It has become a most popular form of art that shows positive results in your overall health for both adults and children. Though it may help you to become an excellent fighter, but you can not ignore the huge health benefits that one enjoys by proper Martial arts training program.
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Martial Arts Flexibility – Doing the Splits is Easy With Pnf Stretching
Are flexibility exercises a real pain for you? Until I discovered something called PNF Stretching, they used to be for me, too!
It means, “Proprioceptive Neuromuscular Facilitation.” Fancy words that, in essence, mean you make dramatic gains in how limber you are when you combine relaxed, passive stretches with isometrics.
Yes, dramatic gains. Believe me–I know from experience!
My martial arts students think I’m pretty flexible, but the truth is, I was never a naturally flexible athlete. If anyone has ever struggled with flexibility, it’s me! In fact, when I started practicing Martial Arts in my early twenties I was so out-of-shape I didn’t know my hamstrings from a ham sandwich!
And let me tell you, I had a tough time learning how to get loose enough just to lob a regular round kick to my own head height.
Maybe this has been you’re experience, too: I would arrive an hour before my scheduled class time, sit on the floor off to one side of the room, doing stretch after stretch after stretch until I could finally do the high kicking my belt rank required.
And the next time I came back to class, I had to do it all over again…
And again…and again…
Why Passive Static Stretching Doesn’t Work
And a curious thing-after all that stretching, instead of feeling ready to get out there and do a good workout, I always felt a bit sleepy.
The reason is obvious to me now. What I didn’t know was that all that passive exercise stretching was helping me to slow down, not warm up!
Why? Because in passive exercise stretching, lengthening of the muscles is accomplished by relaxing them, with a little bit of help from applying your body’s weight to the point where you feel the “burn.”
All that relaxation along with deep breathing during the stretch is great for winding down after a workout-or for that matter, as a cure for insomnia.
Believe me, I know how frustrating it can be to try to achieve Martial Arts flexibility that carries over into your “off hours.” And when it comes to Personal Safety, that’s where you really need it the most.
There’s Got To Be A Better Way
It was also frustrating to see other, more flexible people toss their kicks around like their legs and hips were made of rubber. I started thinking, There’s got to be a better way to get flexible!
And there is. After researching many articles and books, and videos, I discovered that Stretching isn’t just Stretching. In fact, there are several kinds of flexibility techniques:
- Passive
- Active
- Static
- Dynamic
- Ballistic
- Resistance PNF
Passive stretching is okay after a workout, but doesn’t do much to prepare you for high kicks. In fact, what I eventually learned was that most of the improvements to my kicking range came through sparring and heavy bag work.
That’s right-although you can help prevent injuries and cramps by passive stretching before a workout, it does very little to improve your high kicking ability.
So why did sparring and bag workouts work instead?
Because when you’re kicking-that is elongating the muscles involved-then suddenly contracting them with isometric resistance (by your opponent’s block, or your contact with the bag) the resistance during the stretch is what really causes the muscle to elongate!
PNF: The Key To Incredible Kicking Range
Maybe like you, I searched books, videos, and web sites until I finally learned this lesson about isometric resistance in flexibility. And if you haven’t done a ton of research yet, let me save you some time!
The answer I found was in Proprioceptive Neuromuscular Facilitation. This type of flexibility exercise is done by alternating passive with isometric stretching.
How PNF Works
Isometric flexibility is when you passively extend the muscle to the point where you start to feel the “burn,” and then contract the muscle. Introducing tension to a passively lengthened muscle sort of “tricks” the muscle into thinking it can maintain this longer length. After the isometric, the muscle will relax further into the passive stretch. Regular, continued practice of PNF stretching produces the fastest and most dynamic results for the flexibility you need to practice Martial Arts.
Try These Two Easy Stretching Exercises
These two, easy PNF exercises will get you started on a path to amazing Martial Arts flexibility.
Side Splits
Start in a traditional horse stance. Keep your toes pointing straight ahead. Tilt your pelvis forward and keep your back upright. Try to keep your thighs parallel to the ground as much as possible during this stretch!
Work your way down until you start to feel pain, and no further. Now tense your leg muscles for 3 to 5 seconds, then relax. If you are able, go down a little bit more. Tense and relax the muscles again. Do this four times. On the fourth time, try to tense and hold for 30 seconds.
Repeat this whole sequence 3 to 5 times. You should not do this before you are warmed up. The best time for the Isometric Side Splits is during or near the end of your regular workout, then do passive stretching at the very end.
Front Splits
As great as it is to be able to do the Side Splits, Front Splits is probably even better for Martial Arts. If you consider the position of your body when doing a round or front kick to the head, the Front Splits more closely resembles that position than Side Splits.
Start by extending one leg straight out in front of you. Position your rear leg so that it lines up with the front.
It helps if you support your weight with a chair off to one side. Be very careful how far you stretch the hamstring of the front leg. The ability to perform this splits isn’t only in having a limber hamstring, but also flexibility of the front thigh muscles (quadriceps).
For the isometric part of this exercise, tense both the hamstring of the front leg and the thigh muscles of the rear leg at the same time, as if you’re trying to pinch the floor with your front heel and back knee. Hold for 3 to 5 seconds.
Relax…go a little further if you can. Tense and hold again. On the fourth time, try to tense and hold for 30 seconds.
As with the Side Split exercise, repeat this sequence 3 to 5 times.
Developing great flexibility doesn’t have to be a pain–in fact, when you learn how, it’s really a lot of fun and very rewarding! These exercises will get you started on a journey toward amazing flexibility for Martial Arts practice. In no time, you will be able to kick targets at your own head level with remarkable ease.
Here’s another interesting article on sports flexibility: Stretching–Why Should I?
About the Author
Marshall Buchholz is a Martial Arts instructor and school owner. He teaches the Wu Ying Tao style of Martial Arts in Salem, Oregon. Visit his web sites at: www.northwest-martial-arts.com.
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