I'm going for my black belt in 3 weeks! HELP!!?

Question

How can I improve my fitness for sparring and how can I practise flying side-kicks?

Just to clarify the situation, I have already talked to my instructor.I am just looking for tips on improving my fitness for sparring.

Answer 1

Improving your fitness for sparring can be done several ways. One of course is to start running or doing aerobics to increase your cardio performance . Another way is to fight fresh opponents when you spire. By that I mean you fight one person and then fight another fresh person or two with out resting in between. You also may want to look at your mental approach to all this and not let your body and endurance tell your mind that it is tired. Too often that is the case and a person believes it and has a harder time reaching their full potential or going the extra distance. Rather than that adopt the idea that your mind tells your body what to do and even if your body is tired your mind is not. All good experienced fighters know this and rely on it when they are feeling tired or worn down from any punishment that they are receiving in a long, hard fight.

Along with running or aerobics I would do some leg curls, leg extensions and leg presses if you have access to a health club or gym. This will give your legs more strength and more height in your vertical jump so that you can have more time to get your side kick extended and retracted back in underneath you. If you don't have access to a gym then practice some of the explosive type exercises for jumping and increasing your leg strength that are on the web. Good luck.

Answer 2

Well like everyone else said, running, sparring several people, and practicing the flying side-kicks a lot helps. But something to add to that would be to use the heavy bag, someone to hold small pads for you, or improvise with something close to that. Time yourself for how long you can go by throwing kicks and punches nonstop. If you're working with someone, have them place the pads in random spots, gradually getting faster. Each day, try to go longer and faster than the previous one. Also it helps that when you spar, throw fast techniques rather than powerful. The more aggressive you get, the more energy you lose. A mistake most people make is that they really get into it and try to beat the pulp out of their opponent but getting a swift kick in a target area will win you more matches than making your opponent go home limping.

For your flying side-kicks, break up the kick into separate parts that lead up to the whole thing. Try to master each little bit and then add to the technique a little at a time. For tucking the back leg, just aim for kicking your own butt. I know personally getting that leg tucked is my downfall for getting those kicks right lol.

Good luck on the test!

Answer 3

Well practising Flying side kicks you do just that you kick into the air or into a heavy bag. And for the Fitness i would Sparr lots of rounds like 5 / 3minute rounds, go for runs, speed drills on the heavy bag, climbing big hills. Oh and good luck :)

Answer 4

"The temperature is 34*c, and at sixty three% humidity." Are you telling me they are gonna make you run in ninety six measure climate stipulations. "This will move on from three:30 to 7:30" Four hour sparring, come on now. one hundred meter oval???? Black belt exams are hours, no longer every week. That isn't martial arts, that's absurd, I knew anything was once flawed right here, and I cant consider I wasted the time writing all that crap.

Answer 5

The very simple answer is.....
Practice
Practice
Practice

Ask a fellow student to help you and invest in a curved kick sheild and practice outside (garden, beach, dojo etc)

Good luck

Answer 6

start running and do a flying side kick at every light pole when you can't run any more ( 10 miles?)
turn around and do the same thing on your way home

Answer 7

for sparring fitness,get to the dojo as much as possable and train, also go running,to get your endourence up. to continous,hard workouts that will get your body used to the pounding it will takt. and for your side-kicks,practice,duh. get your instructor to be with you and coach you on them if you cant figure that out.

Answer 8

Your teacher should have a dummy to practise on.

How can you go for black belt without a teacher to teach the tricks, so ask the teacher.

Answer 9

skipping rope, and hill sprints.

hill sprints are evil but give you explosive power and quick recovery times. they will take a few months to give you the full benefit, but starting now will allow your body to start being able to act under excess oxygen demands.

Answer 10

Ummm... Going for a black belt and have questions like this? I'd say you need to either speak to your sensei or just write him/her the check as usual and you'll pass.