Comments on: Fitness Requirements for Bujinkan Martial Arts Training http://warriorfitness.org/2010/03/15/fitness-requirements-for-bujinkan-martial-arts-training/ Awaken Your Inner Warrior! Thu, 17 May 2012 12:45:55 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.2 By: hazchem http://warriorfitness.org/2010/03/15/fitness-requirements-for-bujinkan-martial-arts-training/comment-page-1/#comment-367 hazchem Thu, 15 Jul 2010 14:09:03 +0000 http://warriorfitness.org/?p=803#comment-367 only just found this site after seeing a post about the book on Kutaki No Mura. I'm only very new to the Bujinkan and haven't practised any other martial art. Having a good fitness base due to daily gym attendance and regular yoga practice I have to admit to being a little surprised at the condition of a few people who train at the dojo. Anyway, that said, I had begun a search for strength and conditioning program to support my Bujinkan training, seems I've found what I'm looking for! only just found this site after seeing a post about the book on Kutaki No Mura. I’m only very new to the Bujinkan and haven’t practised any other martial art. Having a good fitness base due to daily gym attendance and regular yoga practice I have to admit to being a little surprised at the condition of a few people who train at the dojo. Anyway, that said, I had begun a search for strength and conditioning program to support my Bujinkan training, seems I’ve found what I’m looking for!

]]> By: Tony N http://warriorfitness.org/2010/03/15/fitness-requirements-for-bujinkan-martial-arts-training/comment-page-1/#comment-85 Tony N Fri, 19 Mar 2010 20:27:15 +0000 http://warriorfitness.org/?p=803#comment-85 I remember when I did Karate we used to do techniques up and down the hall. In Thai Boxing there was a lot of punishing pad work. In Kung Fu there was hard to maintain stances. Even fencing was fast and furious. I guess there was more acceptance of a harsh training environment, besides most students were 18-35 years old. Even my early Bujinkan training had grappling and sparring sessions, it was very tiring and got the adrenalin pumping. Looking at it now though I realize that I was young, eager and for the most part healthy. Several people turned up to observe and must have just given up at seeing the pace of training. Sometimes however the classes were much less demanding and for several good reasons. Should a martial art exclude someone who is unable to keep the pace due to age? What level should the pace be if the class has a range of abilities? Do the students really need to do in class what they could do in their own time? What if there is so much more to the art to teach? Doesn't something have to be cut from class if time is limited? It's very positive that martial art classes can focus on learning new things to take away and have participation and interest from a diverse range of people. So maybe aside from the commercial aspect there is also a highly practical one too. However, just like Jon said above, fitness is easily neglected. Maybe that makes training even harder, because you have to be reliant on yourself to work on that aspect. Luckily Jon is here to help! I remember when I did Karate we used to do techniques up and down the hall. In Thai Boxing there was a lot of punishing pad work. In Kung Fu there was hard to maintain stances. Even fencing was fast and furious. I guess there was more acceptance of a harsh training environment, besides most students were 18-35 years old. Even my early Bujinkan training had grappling and sparring sessions, it was very tiring and got the adrenalin pumping. Looking at it now though I realize that I was young, eager and for the most part healthy. Several people turned up to observe and must have just given up at seeing the pace of training. Sometimes however the classes were much less demanding and for several good reasons. Should a martial art exclude someone who is unable to keep the pace due to age? What level should the pace be if the class has a range of abilities? Do the students really need to do in class what they could do in their own time? What if there is so much more to the art to teach? Doesn’t something have to be cut from class if time is limited? It’s very positive that martial art classes can focus on learning new things to take away and have participation and interest from a diverse range of people. So maybe aside from the commercial aspect there is also a highly practical one too. However, just like Jon said above, fitness is easily neglected. Maybe that makes training even harder, because you have to be reliant on yourself to work on that aspect. Luckily Jon is here to help!

]]> By: Jon http://warriorfitness.org/2010/03/15/fitness-requirements-for-bujinkan-martial-arts-training/comment-page-1/#comment-73 Jon Wed, 17 Mar 2010 19:15:09 +0000 http://warriorfitness.org/?p=803#comment-73 Nice to see you here, Max! I think one of the main reasons behind many traditional martial arts classes not spending class time on fitness is that they expect the students will be doing it on their own outside of class. Unfortunately, this expectation seldom gets communicated, or if it does, the students are not acting on it. Nice to see you here, Max! I think one of the main reasons behind many traditional martial arts classes not spending class time on fitness is that they expect the students will be doing it on their own outside of class. Unfortunately, this expectation seldom gets communicated, or if it does, the students are not acting on it.

]]> By: Maxim http://warriorfitness.org/2010/03/15/fitness-requirements-for-bujinkan-martial-arts-training/comment-page-1/#comment-70 Maxim Tue, 16 Mar 2010 17:13:19 +0000 http://warriorfitness.org/?p=803#comment-70 When I move to USA I was really surprised to see pure technical Martial Art classes. In Belarus typical class was 1:30 h and at least half of this time for for fitness..... I think one of the reason can be in commercialization of Martial Arts. When people come to MA class they paying for technic, and then they come to GYM they pay for fitness.... When I move to USA I was really surprised to see pure technical Martial Art classes. In Belarus typical class was 1:30 h and at least half of this time for for fitness…..

I think one of the reason can be in commercialization of Martial Arts. When people come to MA class they paying for technic, and then they come to GYM they pay for fitness….

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