I know this is a really dumb question, but please be gentle.

[Nobski]

I started doing MT a couple weeks ago and I've read that the only way to improve hand/foot speed is through repetition. So I plan to throw: 100 knee blocks, 100 uppercuts, 100 hooks, 100 jab-crosses (each side), 50 front knees, and 50 front kicks in a mirror all before I go to bed and/or when I wake up depending if it's good for me or not. My goal is to emphasize technique.

I really want to be good at MT, so I want to take the initiative and work on things on my own outside of practice. What do you think of this idea? Good or bad?

Do you have any other ideas/drills for me to do because I REALLY want to be the best I can be.

Thanks in advance.

[fightstuff]

Hi Nobski,

Repetition and practice is the key to been good. However I would suggest before throwing any techniques to make sure your balance and footwork is good, as this will reflect in any technique you throw.

Thanks,


John

[Tom Yum]

I started doing MT a couple weeks ago and I've read that the only way to improve hand/foot speed is through repetition. So I plan to throw: 100 knee blocks, 100 uppercuts, 100 hooks, 100 jab-crosses (each side), 50 front knees, and 50 front kicks in a mirror all before I go to bed and/or when I wake up depending if it's good for me or not. My goal is to emphasize technique.

I really want to be good at MT, so I want to take the initiative and work on things on my own outside of practice. What do you think of this idea? Good or bad?

Do you have any other ideas/drills for me to do because I REALLY want to be the best I can be.

Thanks in advance.

Looks good. Just make sure that you're executing good technique when you practice and ask your instructor to look over your technique in class.

[okimura]

I wouldn't do any intense practice before bed. You'll get your hear rate up and you won't be able to sleep. That would be the case with me anyway.

I'd make sure you have decent form first before you start practicing on your own. You wouldn't want to do hundreds of repetitions of incorrectly executed punches/kicks etc. Ask your instructor if there are any drills he recommends for home. Mine had me do a very simple exercise for balance, where you just practice shifting your weight forward and backward and side to side.

[Tom Yum]

I wouldn't do any intense practice before bed. You'll get your hear rate up and you won't be able to sleep. That would be the case with me anyway.

No shame, man. Everyone does it.

[Ghost]

I started doing MT a couple weeks ago and I've read that the only way to improve hand/foot speed is through repetition. So I plan to throw: 100 knee blocks, 100 uppercuts, 100 hooks, 100 jab-crosses (each side), 50 front knees, and 50 front kicks in a mirror all before I go to bed and/or when I wake up depending if it's good for me or not. My goal is to emphasize technique.

I really want to be good at MT, so I want to take the initiative and work on things on my own outside of practice. What do you think of this idea? Good or bad?

Do you have any other ideas/drills for me to do because I REALLY want to be the best I can be.

Thanks in advance.

sounds ok, not before bed though, make sure once you are into the swing of things that the intensity is there.
but as you are new make sure you just get used to the moves before you start trying to go all out with it.

[aseepish]

Sounds good! Why not add a few rounds of skipping and shadow-boxing to the routine as a warm up?

Or if you're really ambitious - go for a run when you wake up, then skip, shadow-box, and drill individual techniques!

[Nobski]

Or if you're really ambitious - go for a run when you wake up, then skip, shadow-box, and drill individual techniques!

That sounds really good. I'm going to do that!

[Garland]

Hey...this is something I used to hear all the time... "slow is fast, fast is slow".

Speed's important, but what's more important is great technique, and since practice makes habit...those repititions are an excellent idea for ingraining good form into your muscle memory. I'd say do at least 50 reps of each of your sets s-l-o-w picking apart each little nuance of the technique, making sure everything is absolutely perfect, holding it in place. This way you can check everything in a mirror, and ensure that your form is top notch.

Do that until your form is excellent, then pick up the speed. Even practice shadow boxing like that sometimes...calmed down and with good breathing...this should help with your fluidity and make sure you don't look sloppy when you go full speed.

[Ghost]

Hey...this is something I used to hear all the time... "slow is fast, fast is slow".

Speed's important, but what's more important is great technique, and since practice makes habit...those repititions are an excellent idea for ingraining good form into your muscle memory. I'd say do at least 50 reps of each of your sets s-l-o-w picking apart each little nuance of the technique, making sure everything is absolutely perfect, holding it in place. This way you can check everything in a mirror, and ensure that your form is top notch.

Do that until your form is excellent, then pick up the speed. Even practice shadow boxing like that sometimes...calmed down and with good breathing...this should help with your fluidity and make sure you don't look sloppy when you go full speed.

more excellent advice. i think this kid has alot to go on now. wish i had this amount of help when i first started!