I think that depends on what you train in martial arts. All martial arts can be trained for many different reasons with many different goals. I think that if you train martial arts for sports then you almost need to do weights and work on your endurance. In sports they put you in divisions with people with the same level of martial arts experience often from the same style or at least similar styles or they make rules to limit techniques to make them more the same, they put you in with others of the same age and the same weight. Now there is little left to give you an edge so you try to get more of an edge with weights and better endurance.
In self defense you are hoping that your attacker knows less about your fighting style than you do which is reasonable because if they didn't think they could beat you in the first place they probably would pick a better victim and you have techniques you can use which are not allowed in sports that can finish the fight in seconds. So in that case lifting weights and training lots of endurance (unless you plan on running away a ling distance) is probably not a priority.
If you do martial arts for health then I too would incorporate at least a little bit of wight lifting and I would run for endurance.
There is a happy medium in everything. I don't think it will help you in martial arts to do body building stuff because they also take supplements and a lot of nasty side effects result in big bulky muscles that they never tell you about because it is all about glizz and show and not really functionality. That's why body builders are not necessarily healthy even if the media tells us this is what healthy looks like. Don't believe it. The media has lied to us before. They are pros in manipulating the public.
No and no. If you are serious about fitness, then some form of strength training should be part of your program. Bodyweight exercises is no better or worse than using weights and equipments. There are some muscles that you cannot work or isolate properly using bodyweight exercises.
Lifting weights is usually not required. Martial arts teaches you to use proper body mechanics instead of brute strength. Though I think everyone should lift weights and do cardio for overall conditioning.
depends on the style, there are some who believe that weight lifting causes changes in the body that are detrimental to their arts. Some styles have completely different weight lifting that you cannot find in your local gym. Another thing to look at is that Martial artist traditionally live longer than bodybuilders.
Absolutely not. Martial arts are designed so that small people can defeat bigger stronger attackers. It has little to do with strength or endurance. Sport and misunderstanding of how martial arts are supposed to work have given people that incorrect idea that you must have endurance, strength, and flexibility. guess they should tell the 80 old masters in Asia. For some reason they did not get that from their instructors.
...
A little bit of strength training wouldn't hurt any one, but I wouldn't say go out of your way to be a body builder. Just be yourself and more importantly be modest.
Well for me i think yes , i was training kickboxing plus lifting weights , because i thought it will increase the power of punching and kicking
But you must be aware of lifting weights , because if your muscles are getting bigger , they will affect on the speed of your punch , so you must do some flexibility training after lifting weights
no but if u want to u can
It's no requirement by any means but it wouldn't hurt. But there is a difference between lifting weight and lifting weights. When most people think of lifting weight they think of bodybuilders. That sort of thing would only hurt you for martial arts. Those guys lift their max for a few repetitions. If you're doing something that requires endurance it's better to lower the weights but have more repetitions. So instead of doing 5x5 do 3x12 on a lower weight.
training methods are continually adapting to the
standards of every day modernisation
dont know if things are done better
but things are done faster and more econmically
incorporating a weight lifting (kettle balls and such)
is not a bad idea
If so, aren't bodyweight exercises better instead?
Required? Of course not. Thousands of martial artists through history have trained to high levels without weight training... Remember, equipment and techniques only became popular after the turn of the century... And weight training for athletes didn't become widely popular till the late 50s or so.
However, I read an interview with a prominent MMA trainer who said he would not accept a student who was not on a weight program.
So for serious competitors... I would say it's pretty much standard stuff.
agoopasga
NOOO!!!
