Starting a new activity like martial arts can feel awesome. It’s exciting to try new movements, learn new skills, and meet new people. And you might find yourself on your way to achieving, possibly exceeding, your goals. But then, you wake up one morning and find that you’re not feeling all that motivated to train. [...]
Regular physical activity leads to a variety of physical and mental health benefits. And when you’re on the path to improving your fitness, you create all kinds of positive changes in your body. For example, one of the body’s responses to regular exercise is how you’re able to deal with stress. Improving your physical fitness [...]
Training partners play a big role in your martial arts training. And not only do you want to get matched up with a good partner, but you also want to make sure that you’re a great partner for others. Here are a few ways to be a great martial arts training partner: 1. Personal Hygiene [...]
When it comes to workout habits, you might have the best intentions but lack the tools to create a successful habit. Here are three strategies to support you in your efforts to build a sustainable workout habit: Aim for Consistency To create a workout habit that sticks, pick consistent days and times for your [...]
Your lifestyle habits have the power to impact your martial arts training. By improving your daily habits, you can get more out of your training and improve your performance. Here are five healthy habits for your martial arts training: 1. Eat nutritious foods. What fuels your martial arts training? Healthy, nutritious foods are excellent sources [...]
When you participate in a sport like martial arts, your training does come with some risk of getting injured. Students who compete and spar might be at a greater risk for injury, but even if you’re not participating in full-contact martial arts, there is still a chance that you experience even a mild injury [...]
No matter if you’ve been training martial arts for five days or five years, your attitude and approach toward training affect your experience. Here are some of the factors that go into an effective training attitude for martial arts: 1. Humbleness One factor that goes into an effective training attitude is staying humble. No matter [...]
When you train for something long-term, like martial arts, you’ll experience ups and downs. Some days you’ll feel strong and on top of your training. Other days you wake up, and the last thing you want to do is work out. So what do you do on the days that you’re not motivated to train? [...]
When it comes to building endurance for martial arts, it can be helpful to look at different types of endurance, such as: General Endurance Specific Endurance and Mental Endurance Let’s break down these three types of endurance in terms of your martial arts training: 1. General Endurance Generally speaking, endurance is a physical skill [...]
Most martial arts instructors appreciate questions. Getting a question shows that their students and athletes are engaged and are willing to learn. But as a student, asking questions isn’t always easy. In fact, sometimes, it’s intimidating. Rather than avoiding questions, remember that your instructors are there to help you learn and to guide you [...]
