Tuesday, July 7, 2009

Martial Art equipment

Martial artists employ Martial art equipments in their training regimen for primarily two reasons: correct method of training and avoiding negative consequences while reaping the same result.
In terms of correct method of training for instance, say if a martial practitioner wishes to train in the Iron Palm skill. Online and within certain books, there are erroneous conditioning methods that states one should cover layers of bricks with a simple cloth and keep on hitting it for a period of 90 days or six months and voila, there you have it, iron palm within such a limited time span. Such training is without a doubt, wrong. If one were to follow through with such a conditioning, the practitioner will simply be killing the nerves and joints in their hands during the course of their foolhardy training. Conventionally, a practitioner of Iron Palm first starts off hitting bags that are filled with green bean for a period of over six months before moving on to bags filled with gravel. Then after a practitioner is used to hitting the gravel bag, they will move on to bags filled with steel shots. As one will see, martial artists often turn to martial art equipments such as the mentioned green bean, gravel and steel shot bags to ensure that their body is conditioned and trained properly during the course of their marital career. In doing so, they are eliminating any potential risks and unnecessary injuries towards their body.


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Also, instead of performing traditional conditionings, martial artists can utilize martial equipments to reap the same result without bringing harm to their bodies. For instance, if one wishes to enhance their finger strength, there is a traditional method in which an individual assumes a push-up position while letting their fingers support the majority of their body weight. As they age, their fingers will undergo severe damage as a result. However, in utilizing a martial equipment such as a gyro ball for instance, one can obtain the same benefits offered by the traditional conditioning without bringing harm to their fingers.

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