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Flying Crane
Sr. Grandmaster
maybe go outside to the city park?
If the room is really cramped, you can still do one-on-one applications and technique practice, or take up a compact style like Wing-Chun sans Wooden dummy (that will take some space to set up).
If the room is really cramped, you can still do one-on-one applications and technique practice, or take up a compact style like Wing-Chun sans Wooden dummy (that will take some space to set up).
Miles
Senior Master
Mantis,
You can wear a coaches' hogu (or simply 2 hogu at the same time) or you can get this sort of shield that your brother/training partner can wear:
http://www.xplosivetkd.com/detail.asp?product_id=10460
The advantage of this is that the shield moves like a human would move and you can go full-power without fear of injury.
Good Luck in your training!
Miles
You can wear a coaches' hogu (or simply 2 hogu at the same time) or you can get this sort of shield that your brother/training partner can wear:
http://www.xplosivetkd.com/detail.asp?product_id=10460
The advantage of this is that the shield moves like a human would move and you can go full-power without fear of injury.
Good Luck in your training!
Miles
mantis said:
If there is a basement or laundry room thats big enough to allow movement, you might consider that as an option. Working out outside is good also. Can you go to your brothers house to workout?
As far as the focus pads go...don't hold them in front of your face.
Mike
I do some work in my living room. Mostly, there, I work on stance, blocks and strikes. I also do a space-limited variation of my kata, a kata-in-place, if you will. Then, too, I do light weight work while the boy does homework or my wife talks. There's a lot that can be done in a small space.
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Navarre
Master Black Belt
I certainly agree that moving outside is best. But, no matter where you are, train in everything you're doing.
My instructor had a job in high school at a fast food place. Part of his job was to scrape the flat grill for cleaning. He'd hold the scrapper double-handed and work on a two-handed punching action to clean the grill, switching grips occasionally.
He lived near a railroad track and would work on spinning along one track or doing spin kicks down the rail. (Don't try this training method if you are deaf, blind, and have poor sense of vibration!)
I never had a speed bag. I had a basketball. I stood a few feet away from a solid wall and popped the basketball into the wall with a "three-inch" punch, then repeated the action with the opposite hand as the basketball recoiled to me. I would see how many repeat hits I could get in a row. Good for timing, force control, and knuckle conditioning.
I have mentioned elsewhere about lighting a candle and throwing reverse punches or backfists at it. The goal is to suck the flame out *toward* you instead of pushing it away. The same drill can be done with a styrofoam cup sitting upside down near the edge of a table. This works on speed of recoil and economy of motion.
You can work on any technique where you have room. I learned the difference as a yellow belt when I started swinging some nunchakus in a room with a low ceiling. I was standing right under a light bulb which I shattered.
It doesn't take fancy equipment, just hard work and creativity. By applying imagination and variety to your workout, whether it's a question of available space or not, you will find your training to be much more enjoyable and effective.
My instructor had a job in high school at a fast food place. Part of his job was to scrape the flat grill for cleaning. He'd hold the scrapper double-handed and work on a two-handed punching action to clean the grill, switching grips occasionally.
He lived near a railroad track and would work on spinning along one track or doing spin kicks down the rail. (Don't try this training method if you are deaf, blind, and have poor sense of vibration!)
I never had a speed bag. I had a basketball. I stood a few feet away from a solid wall and popped the basketball into the wall with a "three-inch" punch, then repeated the action with the opposite hand as the basketball recoiled to me. I would see how many repeat hits I could get in a row. Good for timing, force control, and knuckle conditioning.
I have mentioned elsewhere about lighting a candle and throwing reverse punches or backfists at it. The goal is to suck the flame out *toward* you instead of pushing it away. The same drill can be done with a styrofoam cup sitting upside down near the edge of a table. This works on speed of recoil and economy of motion.
You can work on any technique where you have room. I learned the difference as a yellow belt when I started swinging some nunchakus in a room with a low ceiling. I was standing right under a light bulb which I shattered.
It doesn't take fancy equipment, just hard work and creativity. By applying imagination and variety to your workout, whether it's a question of available space or not, you will find your training to be much more enjoyable and effective.
Flying Crane
Sr. Grandmaster
Depends on where you live. Here is San Francisco, it is rare to find a park without someone training in it. Golden Gate Park is where many groups train on Saturday and Sunday morning, all over the park. Many are Tai Chi groups, but there are some external kung fu people as well.terryl965 said:
Flying Crane
Sr. Grandmaster
This is good. Figure out how to make the art fit you and your circumstances. Sometimes we get bogged down in thinking we need certain facilities to do our stuff, but we really need to figure out how to make our stuff fit our reality. This is owning your art, making yours for real.OnlyAnEgg said:
FearlessFreep
Senior Master
I rarely have room in my house to do my forms full out so I'll do a number of things. One thing I do is 'arms only'; basically stand in place and go through the arm/hand/head motions without the feet. Sometimes I just go through a few motiones, stop and reset myself, go through a few more, etc...
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mantis
Master Black Belt
i live and work with my brotherMJS said:
unfortunately I cant fix any thing to hang from the roof.. i can have some space, but definitely not a "punching bob"..
and yes i hold them away, but he gets excited after a while and he starts hitting everywhere...
fair enough, i use his shoulder when im at work too!
FearlessFreep
Senior Master
Don't underestimate the mental side. Believe it or not, just closing your eyes and going through your form(s) in your mind in regular real time nad envisioning all of your body motions done properly can really help
Marginal
Senior Master
I got a Cobra Reflex bag from ringside.com a while back, and I'm still liking it. Handy since it doens't take up a whole lotta room, and doesn't need a big water filled base to secure it. (Uses two "rocks" filled with sand, but it's not the kinda thing that skips around the floor like a Wavemaster would)
AdrenalineJunky
Black Belt
If I may respectfully chime in, if you are expecting to spend that kind of money, may I suggest buying from Fairtex? Almost all my gear is Fairtex and, with the exception of twins, I have found the quality to be unrivaled and worth the little-bit more you'll pay.Miles said:
http://www.fairtexgear.com/html_documents/gear/gear_item.asp?p_id=70
Bows humbly.
AdrenalineJunky
Black Belt
I agree, this is what I do currently. Over the summer I have acheived quite a gathering; one large enough, actually, to attract the attention of a local MA gym owner, who is allowing us to meet and train at his gym--on the days he's closed--during the winter. No doubt a promotional tactic, but it beats training in a garage.terryl965 said:
