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ShotokanKid
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Joined: 14 Nov 2004
Posts: 1855
Location: Southern California
Styles: BJJ, Shotokan Karate, Judo, FMA/Inosanto Kali
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 Posted: Fri Sep 02, 2005 8:42 pm Post subject: How to train reflexes |
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How to you get your reflexes quicker? I am pretty quick (For example, I'll catch something if it starts to fall) But how do you build your reflexes? I'm not sure if I'm phrasing this question right, but I think you guys get the idea. Thanks in advance 
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Lazyeyedhobo
White Belt
Joined: 18 Jul 2005
Posts: 15
Location: United States
Styles: Boxing and some moves I learned from my Dad
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| Posted: Fri Sep 02, 2005 9:49 pm Post subject: |
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| Jumping Rope and boxing is great for building quick reflexes. |
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scottnshelly
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Joined: 10 Sep 2004
Posts: 715
Location: Ardmore, Oklahoma
Styles: My Style
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| Posted: Fri Sep 02, 2005 9:56 pm Post subject: |
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I’m sure there are plenty of ways to train your overall reflexes; hopefully someone will post some on here. I’ll post more specifically. I’ve been working on my grabbing reflexes lately. I have an Iron Palm bag (12”x12” canvas bag with mung beans). In addition to striking it, I’ve also been tossing it up in the air and catching it with the other hand. At first I just tossed it back and forth, now I am tossing it and waiting before reaching out with the other hand.
You could try something similar to this. Toss something – hacky-sack, bag of frozen peas or anything else – and catch it. This will improve one aspect of your reflexes. I would recommend finding other reflex building exercises in this manner.
As far as overall reflexes, just try to be more aware. |
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ShotokanKid
Black Belt
Joined: 14 Nov 2004
Posts: 1855
Location: Southern California
Styles: BJJ, Shotokan Karate, Judo, FMA/Inosanto Kali
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| Posted: Fri Sep 02, 2005 10:29 pm Post subject: |
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yeah, my father says to always be aware. And I like that idea of tossing stuff up and catching it.
I found out someone at my high school does martial arts so just to test him, as he was walking down the hallway with his back to me, I called out his name and the second his head turned, I threw a small notebook at him. He's got amazing reflexes, it was a nice catch.
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Jay
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Joined: 20 May 2005
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| Posted: Sat Sep 03, 2005 8:03 am Post subject: |
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if you do shotokan try jyu kumite as well as a reaction puchbag (eg you hit when the light comes on)
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KarateKid7
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Joined: 18 Mar 2003
Posts: 161
Location: Surrey, England
Styles: 1st Kyu Shito-ryu Karate
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| Posted: Tue Sep 06, 2005 9:48 am Post subject: |
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i dont understand. simply throwing objects above ur head and catching it can build reflexes :S. its unheard of!
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Menjo
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Location: Canada
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| Posted: Tue Sep 06, 2005 10:48 am Post subject: |
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| i think it can actually, building your awareness and building your reaction time of the object moving at you. |
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KarateKid7
Orange Belt
Joined: 18 Mar 2003
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Location: Surrey, England
Styles: 1st Kyu Shito-ryu Karate
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isnt that jus co-ordination of hand n eye>?
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scottnshelly
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| KarateKid7 wrote: |
i dont understand. simply throwing objects above ur head and catching it can build reflexes :S. its unheard of!
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isnt that jus co-ordination of hand n eye>? |
It can increase reactions. You don’t necessarily have to toss it over your head, just up into the air. It is partly hand/eye coordination, but I think it also has to do with reaction. Start off just tossing it back and forth between your hands. After a while you can work up to tossing it in a different spot and catching it with your other hand. This helps you see the target and reach out to grab it. |
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Zaine
Black Belt
Joined: 31 Aug 2005
Posts: 2279
Location: Dallas, TX
Styles: Matsumura-Seito, Shobayashi-Ryu, Shudokan, Long Fist, American Street Karate, Southern Mantis, HEMA
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blocking drills really can improve them, when i started karate i had to think through each block and movement i did, and now i dont think about it at all, it just happens, so try some blocking drills
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on the post.
