Episode 162 - Martial Arts Forms Drills

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25 Drills to Improve Your Martial Arts Forms - Kata, Poomsae, Tul, Patterns, Routines... etc

Martial Arts Forms Drills - Episode 162

On today's episode, we tackle 25 different ways you can improve your martial arts forms. See the list below, but listen to the episode for explanations, notes, and a few tangents.

25 Drills to Improve Your Martial Arts Forms - Kata, Poomsae, Tul, Patterns, Routines... etc Martial Arts Forms Drills - Episode 162 On today's episode, we tackle 25 different ways you can improve your martial arts forms. See the list below, but listen to the episode for explanations, notes, and a few tangents.

Practice performing your martial arts forms...

  1. With your eyes closed

  2. Facing different directions

  3. Backwards

  4. Mirrored (Left becomes right)

  5. Both mirrored & backward

  6. With a partner or group, each person does one move and the sequence continues in order

  7. Using just hand techniques

  8. Using just foot techniques

  9. With only the stances

  10. As slow as possible

  11. As fast as possible

  12. As powerful as possible

  13. As relaxed as possible

  14. With the best stances possible

  15. With exaggerated motion

  16. With tension - san chin

  17. In a confined space

  18. On uneven ground

  19. In water

  20. While holding your breath

  21. With others playing the role of attackers - bunkai

  22. With a specific start/stop point on the floor

  23. With key movements to focus on

  24. Sigma - Perform the first move, then first & second, then first, second and third...

  25. Backwards Sigma

Martial Arts Forms Drills

Martial Arts Forms Drills

On today's episode, we referenced Episode 158 - Resistance Training for Martial Arts. You may also want to check out Episode 113 - Different Training Environments.

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