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Training Techniques

Fast Martial Arts Training Improvements

by Bruce Pahl November 30, 2009 Combat-Fitness & Conditioning

If you’re looking for some fast results in your martial arts training try the following quick tips.

Work on your explosive power by adding low to mid rep strength training.

5-10 reps of 3 sets of the basic strength exercises, such as Dead lift, Bench, Dips, Standing overhead press, Squat, Pull-Ups, Barbell or Dumbbell rows.
Rest 1-3 minutes between [...]

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Stone Warrior Hand & Arm Conditioning

by Bruce Pahl November 9, 2009 Combat-Fitness & Conditioning

Stone Warrior hand and arm conditioning is a necessary foundation for all martial arts training and conditioning programs. We’ve all heard the story, or seen the Kung Fu movie of the Iron Palm Master who with one palm strike could inflict internal damage or even death on their unsuspecting victims.
While this may be true or just legend, [...]

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Battling Ropes® Video Vault

by Bruce Pahl October 1, 2009 Battling Ropes

If you’re sceptical about how a piece of rope can give you the best workout of your life, check out these videos and see the Battling Ropes in action!

John Brookfield & Coach Bruce Pahl

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Battling Ropes® Tsunami

by John Brookfield October 1, 2009 Battling Ropes

The Battling Ropes® Tsunami is quickly becoming the wave of the future when it comes to a standard way to test an athlete’s ability to maintain and sustain velocity and power.
“This has been a great eye opener to a missing link in training, which is the ability to maintain and sustain velocity and power over [...]

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Official Battling Ropes® Q&A

by John Brookfield September 20, 2009 Battling Ropes

The Battling Ropes System® allows the world-class athlete or competitor to push their limits to the point of failure in a safe manner. But, the Battling Ropes System® is also user-friendly enough for the average person wishing to lose a few pounds and get in better shape.
This training will give anyone great results whether your [...]

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Battling Ropes® Testimonials

by Bruce Pahl September 20, 2009 Battling Ropes

Ingrid Marcum, CSCS, USA Weightlifting National Champion, USA Bobsled World Team member, IngridMarcum.com – “As an athlete who has trained at an elite level for almost 30 years, it takes a lot for a new training system to impress me. But within just a few sessions, John Brookfield’s Battling Ropes training system had clearly improved [...]

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