bruce lee kicks?

Question

hey guys im just wondering what did bruce lee do to improve him kicks? i just satrted taking martial arts and I dont know why but i want to have a really strong kick

so.. you saying if i dont train 16 hours a day i wont improve at all?

Answer 1

He pretty much over trained. No one really needs to do 2000 reps of a SINGLE move in a day (2k punches, then 2k each of different kicks), but he did because he had the inner drive to be that good of a martial artist.

If you want to be a good kicker obviuosly simply taking classes over time will make you better. But if you have the money I suggest you get a hanging and standing punching bag. You need both because they serve two different purposes.

Standing bags are more realistic (unless your fighting someone who can levitate or is hanging already O.o) and have a sway to them after you hit them. This is good for getting feedback on perhaps what your doing wrong and how much you've improved. They are a great way to see how much power you pack in a strike.

Hanging bags are more to get you used to hitting something hard and fast (since there's hardly any sway, you can keep whaling on the thing). They provide you with a challenge tougher then hitting a regular persons body (especially if you get upwards of the 135 lbs sandbags) since the bags are much denser.


No you don't need to train 16 hours a day. No one has time for that and plus we're only awake for 16 hours a day. It wouldn't even be called for as I don't think Bruce Lee ever spent a day training for 16 hours straight. Perhaps 20 minutes total 5 times a week and that will already make you a GREAT striker.

Answer 2

My style (kenpo) does do kicking, but not as much as some other styles. But honestly, practice is what it's all about. I would say Tae Kwon Do are some of the best kickers, and probably Tang Soo Do (probably spelled that wrong) as well. Maybe a book or some classes from those styles could help. I sometimes saw Tae Kwon Do people standing on one foot, and then doing several round house kicks while twisting on that one foot, eventually going in a circle while staying in one spot. That must improve balance. I would also ask whoever is teaching you the martial arts this question. They should be able to help.

Know what you're doing before you start kicking objects, even a heavy bag or pad. If you don't know what you're doing, you could hurt some toes or other body parts. Start out slow so you don't get hurt. It won't happen over night anyway. Bruce Lee practiced endlessly.

Answer 3

Like everything else you want to excel in, you need to practice that particular skill. You want to be a better swimmer, you need to swim, better runner, you need to run, etc. Kick a heavy bag, practice kicking in the air. Flexibilty is really important. You need to be loose in order to lessen the tension between your muscles, joints, ligaments etc. Running not only improves your stamina (also important in being a good kicker) but also strengthens your legs. Also do explosive, polymetric type exercises, like squat jumps to not only make your legs stronger but to give it expolsive power. Hope this helps & good luck.

Answer 4

front kick, thrust kick (or foot jab for MT, it is different) side kick (different variations... karate, savate and tkd) and the muay thai round kick will cover at least 95% of the kicks you will ever need.. even in complex stand up fighting.. past that if you want to play with kick.. TKD is great to learn..

Answer 5

he trained when he wanted to train for kicking he would sometimes do a kick at a certain angle over 4,000 yes four thousand times.

Answer 6

Train 16 hours day. If not, forget it...

Answer 7

practice on a close family member alot