Will doing my martial arts techniques and forms with weight straps help me in any way? I.e with power or speed

Question

I see these weight straps that runners and aerobic people use. If I use them during my bag sparring and technique/form practice or hold a set of dumbells while executing punches or something will I reap any benefits? If so what?

Answer 1

No. You need to "feel" each technique as you do it over and over thousands of times.

In a "real world" situation, you won't have weights on your arms and legs.

I'd do resistance exercises (weight training) for strength, but leave your martial arts techniques alone.

Answer 2

Yes, it can build both speed and power, however, unlike with runners accuracy is a vital part of what you are doing. The problem that you will have will be a loss of accuracy when you take the weights off. The best analogy is a baseball player using bat weights to warm up and such .. while it is useful make sure, like the baseball player, that you get in plenty of reps without the weights so you still have the correct "feel" without the weights.

Answer 3

Out of the Martial Arts you mentioned their are still masters of the old ways. you just don't hear about them as often. for example Muay Thai comes from Muay Boran but so does Lerdrit (Thai special force hand to hand style) and that's basically muay boran for the modern soldier. but at the same time their is still Muay Boran masters. and for Taekwondo, some kicks maybe banned from tournaments but I'm assuming most people get trained in them anyway.I know some history behind it and TKD is a modern style that was adapted from Taekkyeon and a couple other styles.And as people still train in Taekkyeon I'd say not much has changed In the end,Martial Arts very rarely die out and some people may have a more sport mentality as you mentioned but there's still people training in the old ways.

Answer 4

ive taking martal arts for years and the way i gained speed is start at 6 inches away from the bag and thrust with your chest and arm do that for a week and the same for kicking . each week back up 2feet then 1 ft . i use a stop watch and a friend the longer u work at it the faster u will get and u wont realize it till u are in compatition

Answer 5

practice some with the weights but not all the time and you will get more speed and power but when you actually get into a fight then there are no weights so practice without them too

Answer 6

use dumbells for punches is OKAY if they are light...
never use ankle weights...
they cause the knee to seperate from itself when it moves fast.
You kick fast and when you extend... boom... the knee expands and the femur and shin bone are farther apart.... total destruction...

Dumbells work great for punches...

as long as they arnt too heavy and make you cheat on your technique... 5 lbs is usually enough or too much...
depends on the type of punch...
if the weight is too hard to stop... you might have a problem

Answer 7

it will improve your strength, speed and stamina. do not try to build up too much muscle though as this will reduce your speed and flexibility. if your art is an external style, power is good, but if you practice an internal art, you need speed and accuracy.
try also marking area's of your bag, making small targets, so you can improve accuracy.
movement should be flowing, not rigid and power based.

Answer 8

Bag sparring yes. If you did your pattern/form with hand/foot weights, your balance will be off without them. I would lift weights if you want to be more powerfull with techniques or forms.

Answer 9

yes you will.. we often have our fighters use ankle/wrist weights when they desire to gain speed and power in their strikes.. dumbells i wouldn't recommend..

using weights during your workout is a great way to gain speed in your punches and kicks.. just remember to use them cautiously, don't go too heavy so that you won't injure yourself..

use them during the 1st half of your workout session, than do the second half without the weights.. you'll notice a big difference in speed when you do this..

the weights give you added resistance when striking..

hope this helps!

good luck!

Answer 10

I suggest you avoid these things, if you remember your teenage years those growth spurts made you loose co-ordination until you got used to the stretch. Same with these weights, take them off and you will not know where you are - in space/ distance, just my opinion mind