I came across an insightful article in the MMA Zone website regarding simple core pieces of equipment in martial arts training.
Now this struck me as unusual – the last “critical” piece of martial arts equipment is the martial arts shoes.
These shoes should have non-slip soles which increases balance.
(We all know how important balance is!)
If you notice the traction of the shoe has a circular look towards the ball of the foot to allow for the foot to spin on the mats. This is very important to lessen the likely hood of a knee injury from the torque place on the knee when doing round or side kicks.
In addition, building your leg muscles along with Stretching is very important in martial arts training, and one way to quickly help with high kicks is a split leg machine. These split machines have seats that are padded, with spreader arms that you legs sit on. When the lever is cranked the spreader arms move apart. This is the main stretch that will get you those high kicks. The split leg machine should be done daily to increase flexibility.
Another core piece to your martial arts training is the punching bags also going by the name heavy bag. Either the bags can be hung from a wall/ceiling or the base can be filled with sand/water to give it weight so it won’t fall over after being kicked or punched. Bags that hang should have strong, heavy chains and a weighted, stable stand.
Kicking bags are another important martial arts equipment that should be used in training.
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