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lupus yonderboy
Yellow Belt
Joined: 21 Feb 2008
Posts: 69
Location: St. Louis MO
Styles: MMA - Boxing, Judo, Jits, Greco, Folk Wrestling
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 Posted: Sun Feb 24, 2008 11:55 am Post subject: Focus Mitts - do you use them? |
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I used focus mitts in various martial arts classes for years. One a Straight Blast Gym DVD, Matt Thornton suggest people get rid of them after the very beginning stages of training.
Sounded like too radical of a concept to me at first.
But we tried it recently. We catchj the punches in the palms of our gloves, just like focus mitts - but when we fire back at the man we are training (say if he drops his guard while punching) it is with proper mechanics.
When we would fire the focus mitt at the guy's head, before, it was always a somewhat sloppy swing. The boxing glove changes that.
But it also gives us the chance to fire back and forth at each other as a progressive step to full sparring.
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bushido_man96
KF Sensei
Joined: 31 Mar 2006
Posts: 11994
Location: Hays, KS
Styles: Taekwondo,Hapkido, SCA Combat, and I research Medieval Combat
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I have seen some focus mitts that are kind of a cross between the glove/mitt. They might suit the purpose you discuss.
I think they can be a good training tool. However, it is hard for the partner to strike with them, like you mention.
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ying&yang
Purple Belt
Joined: 29 Jan 2008
Posts: 513
Location: melbourne
Styles: JKD , and 15 others
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Yes i do use them when i am training my stundents , i think they are very useful for hand eye coridination.
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tallgeese
Blue Belt
Joined: 04 May 2008
Posts: 265
Location: McHenry County, IL
Styles: 2 forms of kempo, MMA, grappling, boxing, kickboxing
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| Posted: Sun May 18, 2008 4:58 pm Post subject: |
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We do something similar with the catching of the punches. It lets you set up some great drills.
That being said, we've never gone away from mitts completely. They're just too useful for developing power in combinations and full speed precision.
That being said, the Straight Blast guys I've know are pretty top notch. There's probibly good theroy behind what they're saying.
Still, I don't think I'll do away with mine entirely just yet. |
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DWx
KF Sensei
Joined: 17 Jan 2007
Posts: 1035
Location: UK
Styles: Tae Kwon Do & Yang family Tai Chi
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We do a bit of both. But I do like the focus pads we use at squad training. The other person always fires back kicks or strikes if you stay to close or leave yourself vulnerable and the pads themselves force you to be accurate with your shots.
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on the post.
