
When I was doing full-contact, boxing smokers, and kickboxing, I'd run, spar, and occasionally sprint. I later used the best training equipment for a martial artist yet invented, IMHO, the VersaClimber, for rounds of three minutes, followed by 90, 60, or 30-second rest periods. I also would do burnout bursts of speed in the last thirty seconds of every round.
I agree with Stephan because more endurance means you can train longer, with better technique, thereby making more improvement that if you are exhausted and sloppy. If you have energy to burn at the end of a round, you can finish with a flourish to win the round, or, in a fight, fight all-out without letting up to rest (if your technique is good enough).
See Stephan's post for some ideas, plus check out his article, Cardio for the Martial Arts.
2 comments:
How true it is, without endurance you're only as good as your G-mother. You may look good for 15 seconds, but if you can't hang for another minute or 2, ouch!! Great info!
Hey, actually my grandmother's probably better than me! Thanks!
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