Episode 162 - Martial Arts Forms Drills
25 Drills to Improve Your Martial Arts Forms - Kata, Poomsae, Tul, Patterns, Routines... etc
Martial Arts Forms Drills - Episode 162
On today's episode, we tackle 25 different ways you can improve your martial arts forms. See the list below, but listen to the episode for explanations, notes, and a few tangents.
Practice performing your martial arts forms...
With your eyes closed
Facing different directions
Backwards
Mirrored (Left becomes right)
Both mirrored & backward
With a partner or group, each person does one move and the sequence continues in order
Using just hand techniques
Using just foot techniques
With only the stances
As slow as possible
As fast as possible
As powerful as possible
As relaxed as possible
With the best stances possible
With exaggerated motion
With tension - san chin
In a confined space
On uneven ground
In water
While holding your breath
With others playing the role of attackers - bunkai
With a specific start/stop point on the floor
With key movements to focus on
Sigma - Perform the first move, then first & second, then first, second and third...
Backwards Sigma
Martial Arts Forms Drills
On today's episode, we referenced Episode 158 - Resistance Training for Martial Arts. You may also want to check out Episode 113 - Different Training Environments.