Hi All,
If any of you have ever been in a fight, you know you can get pretty tired very quickly. So if your going to practice self defense you need to get into at least decent shape. You don't need to run 5 miles a day and a 1000 push ups. You can do a few exercises a day and get into good enough shape to hold your own in a fight. Here is what I do to stay fighting fit.
Jump rope for 3 to 5 minutes.
On the 80 lb. heavy bag, Imagine it's some one your own height.
Do 20 high, medium, low punch combination, say you start with the right side, so you straight right punch first at face level on the bag. Then you left cross punch at solar plexus height (middle of the bag), then a right round house punch at rib height. Do this twenty times 1,2,3, 1,2,3, get the idea ? on both sides.
Then 20 front kicks both sides, 20 side kicks both sides, 20 round house kicks both sides
Using the heavy bag helps you learn to generate power into your punches and kicks. Next You can do some forms if you know some. I have 3 forms I do 3 times each. Finish up with stretches and 20 push ups. This little workout takes about 30 minutes.
I do it every other day and isometric exercises on the days in between, so you don't have to do a lot just have to be consistent. If your interested in Isometric exercise you can get to some books on my other post on Isometric exercise.
Give this a try , Have fun
Peace ! Jerry
