Everything a martial artist should do?

Pals,

Let's list some things every serious martial artist should have in their training schedule

My take:

Conditioning
- Cardiovascular training, endurance & power, weightlifting, explosive training - For legs SPRINTS and JUMPING & upper body plyometrics.
- Hardening forearms, shins, fists & fingers + everything else, breaking things

Stretching
- Reaching the maximum level of flexibility, splits and other stuff

Technique
- Punches, kicks, locks, throws, ground fighting, ability to control your and your opponent's BALANCE, BODYCONTROL involving acrobatics, gymnastics, the perfect control of your body

Reaction & mindset
- Sparring

I have been lately trying to focus more on all aspects of MA training but still lacking many things. I haven't find the right mindset to condition my bodyparts yet, I do like fingertip push-ups everyday but the current progress is still in kid's shoes. I also cannot spar anywhere, in capoeira we like spar but it is not similar as sparring in kickboxing. In Bujinkan taijutsu we do henka which is thinking dozens of different variations from one technique example, still pretty far from sparring. Also my groundfighting suck because haven't done it really, that's why I try to focus not ever ending up there. Lately I started doing more plyometrics, especially jumping and I should also start doing sprints... I think these are one of the most important parts of leg strength because they build explosiveness which are everything in strong kicks. You also cannot jump kick well if your jump strength is sucky.

What do you think should be in MA training for a complete martial artist? What are your best aspects, and what are the worst ?

yup, but some of us dont have such a social life lol. Like im not very social, well i am but i dont go out every night, i dont go out at all lol. Maybe because none of my closest friends go out either. So instead i train.

I agree with everything there.

but i feel that with enough technique and sparring most of it is covered as you learn it through trial and error in sparring. But yeah, stamina, technique and sparring imo are the most important. Im probably wrong though lol.

Know your art/sport.

Train your mind and body accordingly.

Enjoy and pass it on to others.


No need to overcomplicate it, in my opinion .

take care
Oliver

Be like water

If you don't have gear than just hit lightly or do no contact sparring or if you have the testicular fortitude fight to the death.

Although Magnus already gave a hint at this and i would like to believe that everyone here already agrees on it i think it has to be made very clear (redundant as it may be): Learn to be a nice person, learn to be patient, control your anger and your fear.  Do this (at least start the process of learning) before you learn how to punch/kick someone to death. A bully is annoying - a bully with superior fighting skill (or a weapon) is a threat to his social sphere. I have seen so many kids who had fighting skills far superior to any other recognizable part of their personality over the years. I saw them when i was a kid - those other kids who spin-kicked you in the groin for a cigarette. I guess everyone living in a big city knows what i'm talking about. And now i see them in court - sad stories mostly.

So if ones education lacks on the social side he's better off not to learn how to cripple his opponent using ancient asian techniques.

master himself or herself.