In an attempt to take my kumite to the next level, I've approached a good friend of mine for tips on improving hand speed. On top of being a world ranked shobu ippon fighter,he is also a fantastic boxer, so I figured he of all people will be able to give me tips. The drills he gave me were simple and tremendously effective.
His theory for making your hands faster, and it makes perfect sense, is to make your hands move at top speed through a full range of motion, the drill for doing so is as follows:
Assuming a regular jiyu-kamae, perform 200 kizami-zuki non-stop; do not concern yourself with completion of the technique, worry completely about fully extension and full retraction at full speed, next perform 200 uraken-uchi with the same type of technique, but keep your elbow up and pointing forward. Lastly, perform 200 gyaku-zuki, but for these perform with full kime and lock at the end, but still retraction and extension are at maximum speed. Naturally perform these drills for both hands. I tried to do this for the first time yesterday...I was able to get through the kizami-zuki, and only 50 gyaku-zuki...after that I had trouble lifting my arms. I'm going to be working on get to the full counts through this next week.
For agility I will be using various cone drills, and agility ladder exercises; the goal is constantly limit your contact time with the ground. Eventually combine the quick feet and the quick hands with an explosive movement, and there you have a powerfully coordinated attack!
So there you have my current training plan, let's see how this treats for the next few weeks!
Wish me luck!
His theory for making your hands faster, and it makes perfect sense, is to make your hands move at top speed through a full range of motion, the drill for doing so is as follows:
Assuming a regular jiyu-kamae, perform 200 kizami-zuki non-stop; do not concern yourself with completion of the technique, worry completely about fully extension and full retraction at full speed, next perform 200 uraken-uchi with the same type of technique, but keep your elbow up and pointing forward. Lastly, perform 200 gyaku-zuki, but for these perform with full kime and lock at the end, but still retraction and extension are at maximum speed. Naturally perform these drills for both hands. I tried to do this for the first time yesterday...I was able to get through the kizami-zuki, and only 50 gyaku-zuki...after that I had trouble lifting my arms. I'm going to be working on get to the full counts through this next week.
For agility I will be using various cone drills, and agility ladder exercises; the goal is constantly limit your contact time with the ground. Eventually combine the quick feet and the quick hands with an explosive movement, and there you have a powerfully coordinated attack!
So there you have my current training plan, let's see how this treats for the next few weeks!
Wish me luck!
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