Overtrain, But In a Real Fight ...
Martial artists seeking to gain an edge with martial arts often wonder just how fit they have to be to be successful in a fight or self-defense situation.
What if you are out of shape?
Don't get too depressed if, like me, you are not an aerobic superstar ... yet. A real fight, with at least one of the fighters being trained in a practical style, the fight will be over almost before it starts. Real fights aren't like movie sequences. Once there is real, honest-to-goodness contact (you know what I am talking about), the fight is already practically over....
Think about it. If someone attacks me, there might be some lag time as he comes into range, but I intend to do damage on my first contact:
* If my first shot is an eye jab, then I doubt how much of a threat my opponent will be with his eyeball hanging off my middle finger.
* If my first strike is a kick, then I fully intend to shatter his knee cap at the point of 'first contact.'
* And it's a rare male who can continue fighting after a "light tap" to the groin (much better than a hard hit, wouldn't you say?)
Sure, there are reasons to have good endurance. All things being equal, and that means you are fighting 'almost a clone of yourself,' -- all things being the same, except for aerobic endurance, then the clone with the better lung capacity has a better chance. There are definite reasons beyond health, martial-arts needs, why it's better to be a martial artist who is in shape....
All we have to do is ask someone who witnessed the Chinatown fight where Bruce Lee had to chase his panicked opponent all over the place before he could catch up to him, and win in a few seconds.
After the fight, Bruce started training to have even more aerobic capacity.
One of the benefits of martial endurance training is that you can get in better shape while you are learning new tactics and techniques.
For example, in my ebooklet Elbow Strike Counters (Free to you), you will improve your martial endurance when you practice not only improving your elbow hits (for power, speed, and angles), but also when you practice the counter moves. The repetition of the practice will help your martial endurance.
Would you like to learn a new martial-arts skill? (One that works.)
Download my free ebook, mentioned above, on how to counter anyone who tries to elbow strike you. Getting the edge in martial artist is not only about having more endurance in a fight, it's about countering your opponent's attack with responses designed to end the fight.
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Keith Pascal has been a full-time martial-arts writer for eight years and a martial-arts teacher for 25 years.
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