If you’re like me, then you want powerful kicks that can knock a donkey on its tail. Sure, high Taekwondo kicks are good, but I want to lift that attacker’s body up and send it sailing. Period.
I’ve looked at a ton of training devices over the years, and some work well, some don’t, some are expensive, but none of them has worked as well as the good old basic training device you can pick up for a couple of dollars down at the orchard supply store. The training device is fairly small, and can be replaced quickly and easily should you break it. The training aid I am speaking of is the 8 x 8 x 16 cinder block.
First exercise is to simply raise the leg and kick over the block. The reason you do this is to train yourself to raise your knee high, which will allow you to put a straighter line into your opponent’s belly. You can easily stack the cinder blocks for different heights, and you can place them so you have to go over them to smack a kicking bag.
Second exercise is to stand on the cinderblock and do your kicks. This is going to build balance, and strength in the balancing leg. It is fun to practice kicking in the four directions, and trains you to pivot quickly and easily.
Third exercise, you can place four blocks in a square and start doing your forms atop them. You can go around and around the blocks, change your direction, jump on and off, and your legs are going to get stronger and stronger and fantastically stronger. Obviously, you’re not going to have just powerful kicks, your stances and other movements are going gain much more strength, too.
Here are a couple of things you should know about training on cinder blocks. Make sure you learn how to lift your legs up and search for a landing place, should the block fall over. Also, start with them on side, practice a while, then stand them on end.
A block of cinder weighs approximately twenty-nine pounds. That means you can utlize them for a little weight lifting. You can also, should you feel the urge, test your brute force by smashing them with a kick or punch.
In closing, cinder blocks are the cheapest training aid, and they can be replaced and used in various ways. Also, there are a bunch of different things you can do, which things are all basic and relate directly to strength and agility. Guaranteed, use these cheapies for a while and you will have mucho powerful kicks!
Head to Monster Martial Arts to pick up more articles on training aids, different martial arts, books and courses, and a lot more. Make sure you pick up the free ebook.
I’ve looked at a ton of training devices over the years, and some work well, some don’t, some are expensive, but none of them has worked as well as the good old basic training device you can pick up for a couple of dollars down at the orchard supply store. The training device is fairly small, and can be replaced quickly and easily should you break it. The training aid I am speaking of is the 8 x 8 x 16 cinder block.
First exercise is to simply raise the leg and kick over the block. The reason you do this is to train yourself to raise your knee high, which will allow you to put a straighter line into your opponent’s belly. You can easily stack the cinder blocks for different heights, and you can place them so you have to go over them to smack a kicking bag.
Second exercise is to stand on the cinderblock and do your kicks. This is going to build balance, and strength in the balancing leg. It is fun to practice kicking in the four directions, and trains you to pivot quickly and easily.
Third exercise, you can place four blocks in a square and start doing your forms atop them. You can go around and around the blocks, change your direction, jump on and off, and your legs are going to get stronger and stronger and fantastically stronger. Obviously, you’re not going to have just powerful kicks, your stances and other movements are going gain much more strength, too.
Here are a couple of things you should know about training on cinder blocks. Make sure you learn how to lift your legs up and search for a landing place, should the block fall over. Also, start with them on side, practice a while, then stand them on end.
A block of cinder weighs approximately twenty-nine pounds. That means you can utlize them for a little weight lifting. You can also, should you feel the urge, test your brute force by smashing them with a kick or punch.
In closing, cinder blocks are the cheapest training aid, and they can be replaced and used in various ways. Also, there are a bunch of different things you can do, which things are all basic and relate directly to strength and agility. Guaranteed, use these cheapies for a while and you will have mucho powerful kicks!
Head to Monster Martial Arts to pick up more articles on training aids, different martial arts, books and courses, and a lot more. Make sure you pick up the free ebook.
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