Ratio of martial art and strength work?

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We do half an hour of conditioning for two classes. Fighters will do more.

Fighting is physical and there is no getting around that.
 

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Your opponent's body weight can be your free weight. If you use single leg to lift your opponent over your shoulder, you have just kills 2 birds with 1 stone.

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To me....it's like oxygen and food. I mean, really, it doesn't take all that long.
 

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Eh, I don't know if there's an ideal amount for everyone. It depends on your goals, your existing level of fitness, etc.

I go to the gym 2x a week and usually do 30 minutes cardio, 30 minutes on weight machines, and 5-10 minutes stretching. I've been thinking about trying a Body Pump (weights + aerobics) class, but I'm recovering from an injury and so right now there's some things I can't do or can't do intensely.

If I were trying to be a pro fighter, rather than just a generally healthy/fit person, I think I'd go more frequently and do more intense weights stuff.
 

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Hour of fitness, sometimes 90 minutes, and about the same for art...at separate times, not all in a row.
 

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Daily ratio of strength work and martial art work?

On the one hand, "martial art work" is "strength work," if done correctly.

On the other hand, I do martial arts every day.

I do calisthenics every day.

I run every other day.

I lift some weight every day.

I don't understand the question..........:lol:
 

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Depend on the system, some put more some limit it.
The system l am learning put emphasis in sensitivity so we are forbidden to train excessive strenght and conditioning since it will harden our muscle evrn in relaxed state.
But it doesn't mean we cannot do strenght and conditioning, just don't over do it...
So the question is I believe should be at what level we need to maintain the streght and conditioning rating?
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