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bushido_man96
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 Posted: Sat Sep 09, 2006 2:34 am Post subject: How long does it take to toughen up the legs? |
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I was wondering, in relation to Muay Thai, how long does it take to toughen up your legs to take all those kicks to the thighs? I know in Thailand they start young, they have to be tough. But how long would it take an adult like me, and how would I go about doing it?
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Zorbasan
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Styles: Shotokan and ICHF Hapkido plus any other style i can get into a seminar on
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| Posted: Sat Sep 09, 2006 2:53 am Post subject: |
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i would say that its a personal thing. a lot to with body type, bone structure general health etc.
you couldnt put a set time on it.
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elbows_and_knees
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| Posted: Mon Sep 11, 2006 11:57 am Post subject: |
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| nah, you can't set a time limit on it. |
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bushido_man96
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| Posted: Mon Sep 11, 2006 12:13 pm Post subject: |
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So, what do you do to toughen them? Just take some leg kicks, or do you have someone pound on you a little?
What do you do for the shins as well? I have done some shin conditioning in the past, just kicking hard objects, but nothing in a long while.
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elbows_and_knees
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| Posted: Mon Sep 11, 2006 3:36 pm Post subject: |
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| I don't do anything special for my legs other than absorb kicks. drilling, sparring, etc. same with my shins. All I do is spar and kick bags and pads. |
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bushido_man96
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| Posted: Mon Sep 11, 2006 8:38 pm Post subject: |
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| elbows_and_knees wrote: |
| I don't do anything special for my legs other than absorb kicks. drilling, sparring, etc. same with my shins. All I do is spar and kick bags and pads. |
So, the conditioning just comes through the training process? I wondered if it was that, or if there were conditioning drills. So when you first started, did you get your legs really frogged up, making it tough to walk?
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elbows_and_knees
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| yup. I've even fractured my shin. And fought with the same fractured shin. Ideally, you don't want that to happen, obviously. the ideal way is to not get bruised up at all, because when you do, you now have to go lighter until you heal, setting yourself back. |
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Wood Dragon
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Styles: Shotokan
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| What function do "Thai Bags" (tall, thin hanging bags) serve, in contrast to "regular" heavy bags? |
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elbows_and_knees
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| Posted: Thu Sep 14, 2006 3:46 pm Post subject: |
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| they are taller. you can simulate leg kicks to them. Smaller bags are higher off the ground, usually waist height or slightly lower, unless you have them hanging low, and then you can't do head strikes. |
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Sohan
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Joined: 08 Apr 2006
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Location: Atlanta
Styles: Shorin Ryu Karate-Do, Muay Thai, Shudokan Karate-Do, Boxing, BJJ, Hung Gar Gung Fu
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| elbows_and_knees wrote: |
| yup. I've even fractured my shin. And fought with the same fractured shin. Ideally, you don't want that to happen, obviously. the ideal way is to not get bruised up at all, because when you do, you now have to go lighter until you heal, setting yourself back. |
Not to mention, injured areas have a tendency to get reinjured frequently. Just ask my shins.
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Sohan
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