I truly believe in self-powered martial arts training and what you do at home can drastically effect your future outcome.
01 Get Started in Martial Arts Training A course of a thousand martial art moves begins with the first kick.
If you are prone to forgetting to practice, study, test or even think about your training – then consider adding a few memory boosters into your daily life as a way to interrupt your thinking and remind you of your goals.
03 Get a Martial Arts Training Schedule In the above photo, I am taking a sleep stretch at a friends apartment in Delft – Holland in between training programs.
You need to set aside TIME to focus on your training.
If you have time to watch TV, then you have time to train.
One of my favorite training strategies involves working out during commercials or stretching during a film.
04 Add a killer physical workout I change my schedule quite often, but when I kick it into gear, I usually follow something similar to the following: Monday – Upper body focused training and development: This would include punching, bag drills, strikes, climbing, and upper body muscle development.
Wednesday – Lower body focused training and development: This would include kicking, bag drills, abs, stretching, and lower body muscle development.
PLAY on the weekends! 05 Get Motivated for the Martial Arts You need some fuel that will keep you excited and in training for the duration of your focus.
Eventually, you might run out of fuel – so what is it that will fill that tank back up and get you going again? Consider reading Winjitsu books MAK and NRG which are focused purely on training your mind to get you moving and staying in motion.
Ask yourself motivating pain and pleasure questions like: What will happen if I do not train or achieve this goal? How does that make me feel? What will happen if I do achieve this goal? How does that make me feel? * Also, be sure to ask yourself positive moving forward questions like: How can I improve my martial arts training at home? Give it some time; your brain will come up with answers.
Avoid self-limiting questions like: Why am I always forgetting to train? Your brain will answer negative questions too, but they will only hinder your progress.
06 Get Martial Arts Friends One of the best ways to get active and stay on a training program is to find a person that shares the same goal.
10 Get a Martial Arts Training Area For many, it would seem like this is the first area of focus you should work on – a training location.
Once you are training and have that ball in motion – it will certainly help you to get a set area to train in.
Having a set location or CONTEXT will not only constantly remind you to train, it will also help you to prepare quickly and get into the right state of mind each time you begin training.
If you cannot train anywhere at home, then seek out a public park or gym.
Consider browsing the paper or web sites like Craigslist.com for someone looking for a training partner or place an ad yourself.
You might not have space, but if you do your research, I am sure you can find someone that shares your passion and together you can find a good location to train.
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