I AM IRONMAN Posted August 8, 2020 Report Share Posted August 8, 2020 Thoughts on the ancient Chinese art of Kung Fu and its benefits to football such as foot work discipline etc.? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HawgGoneIt Posted August 8, 2020 Report Share Posted August 8, 2020 I think there are benefits with karate and other martial arts, from discipline and physical fitness. Self control, awareness and hand eye coordination as a few potential benefits. I don't know how practical the application would be though. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rufus69 Posted August 8, 2020 Report Share Posted August 8, 2020 2 minutes ago, HawgGoneIt said: I think there are benefits with karate and other martial arts, from discipline and physical fitness. Self control, awareness and hand eye coordination as a few potential benefita. I don't know how practical the application would be though. I know a good understanding of the martial arts are important when you play Lee County. Especially for the coaches..... Rufus>> 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RedZone Posted August 8, 2020 Report Share Posted August 8, 2020 Just when you thought it couldn't possibly get any dumber here... ...always liked this song though. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RedZone Posted August 8, 2020 Report Share Posted August 8, 2020 1 hour ago, HawgGoneIt said: I think there are benefits with karate and other martial arts, from discipline and physical fitness. Self control, awareness and hand eye coordination as a few potential benefita. I don't know how practical the application would be though. Throwing watermelons on a pickup truck all day is more beneficial than kung fu. lol 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HawgGoneIt Posted August 8, 2020 Report Share Posted August 8, 2020 1 minute ago, RedZone said: Throwing watermelons on a pickup truck all day is more beneficial than kung fu. lol Hay bales, watermelons, etc. A big issue with karate is it alone takes a good amount of time to learn successfully. With the amount of time investment and physical exertion already going into football, idk how you get time to invest into having both. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
imaGoodBoyNow Posted August 8, 2020 Report Share Posted August 8, 2020 2 minutes ago, HawgGoneIt said: Hay bales, watermelons, etc. A big issue with karate is it alone takes a good amount of time to learn successfully. With the amount of time investment and physical exertion already going into football, idk how you get time to invest into having both. I’ve seen a lot of HS athletes picking up MMA, judo, boxing lessons, it helps tremendously with footwork and reaction time Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HawgGoneIt Posted August 8, 2020 Report Share Posted August 8, 2020 I do know there has been being some yoga installed in various programs to help with overall flexability, stretching flexibility, healing. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RedZone Posted August 8, 2020 Report Share Posted August 8, 2020 6 minutes ago, HawgGoneIt said: Hay bales, watermelons, etc. A big issue with karate is it alone takes a good amount of time to learn successfully. With the amount of time investment and physical exertion already going into football, idk how you get time to invest into having both. Bruce Lee wouldn't last 10 minutes in the SEC. Lol 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HawgGoneIt Posted August 8, 2020 Report Share Posted August 8, 2020 1 minute ago, RedZone said: Bruce Lee wouldn't last 10 minutes in the SEC. Lol Probably not, but, I do bet that his hand eye coordination would be highly sought after in receivers and coverage guys with the correct frame. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RedZone Posted August 8, 2020 Report Share Posted August 8, 2020 22 minutes ago, HawgGoneIt said: Probably not, but, I do bet that his hand eye coordination would be highly sought after in receivers and coverage guys with the correct frame. LSU does yoga some in the off season..... they tried karate about 15 years ago as a stretching work out only......I don't think they do it any longer. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
imaGoodBoyNow Posted August 8, 2020 Report Share Posted August 8, 2020 41 minutes ago, RedZone said: Just when you thought it couldn't possibly get any dumber here... ...always liked this song though. @RedZone why don’t u just leave this thread , you came in being. A piece of shit then someone replied to you now you wanna talk about ya bout yoga and karate lol 😂 Red 🚩 ur something else 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RedZone Posted August 8, 2020 Report Share Posted August 8, 2020 9 minutes ago, imaGoodBoyNow said: @RedZone why don’t u just leave this thread , you came in being. A piece of shit then someone replied to you now you wanna talk about ya bout yoga and karate lol 😂 Red 🚩 ur something else The point of the exercise for the mental midgets here (mainly you) is that there is NO angle that hasn't already been tried to improve the performance of a football player. Some legit, some very silly. People buy into what they want to believe or can try to sell to others. Swimming, especially swimming underwater..... is great for football players....etc. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
imaGoodBoyNow Posted August 8, 2020 Report Share Posted August 8, 2020 3 minutes ago, RedZone said: The point of the exercise for the mental midgets here (mainly you) is that there is NO angle that hasn't already been tried to improve the performance of a football player. Some legit, some very silly. People buy into what they want to believe or can try to sell to others. Swimming, especially swimming underwater..... is great for football players....etc. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HooverOutlaw Posted August 8, 2020 Report Share Posted August 8, 2020 31 minutes ago, imaGoodBoyNow said: A lot of elite boxers have used water training for years. 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
imaGoodBoyNow Posted August 8, 2020 Report Share Posted August 8, 2020 Just now, HooverOutlaw said: A lot of elite boxers have used water training for years. Don’t tell @RedZonethat he thinks it’s a scam Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GrecoRoman Posted August 8, 2020 Report Share Posted August 8, 2020 4 hours ago, I AM IRONMAN said: Thoughts on the ancient Chinese art of Kung Fu and its benefits to football such as foot work discipline etc.? Gymnastics combined with agility drills will do a lot more for football and overall athleticism. (also a high level strecthing program) Boxing and wrestling will do a lot more in general - kung fu/karate is a waste compared to those but of course not a waste in general. Anything someone does to better themsleves and gain discipline is respectable but kung fu/karate are typically sold at an asburdly high price to the unsuspecting public and will typically get you hurt in a fight because the fighting style is not at all practical in an actual fight Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GrecoRoman Posted August 8, 2020 Report Share Posted August 8, 2020 2 hours ago, imaGoodBoyNow said: I’ve seen a lot of HS athletes picking up MMA, judo, boxing lessons, it helps tremendously with footwork and reaction time Agreed - judo and boxing are great in general. Wrestling can be interchangeable with judo as they are very similar as is Russian Sambo - however wrestling is free for a kid in HS so can't beat that. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GrecoRoman Posted August 8, 2020 Report Share Posted August 8, 2020 2 hours ago, HawgGoneIt said: I do know there has been being some yoga installed in various programs to help with overall flexability, stretching flexibility, healing. A huge amount of NFL players do yoga in the off season. It's very good for balance, core etc 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GrecoRoman Posted August 8, 2020 Report Share Posted August 8, 2020 1 hour ago, RedZone said: The point of the exercise for the mental midgets here (mainly you) is that there is NO angle that hasn't already been tried to improve the performance of a football player. Some legit, some very silly. People buy into what they want to believe or can try to sell to others. Swimming, especially swimming underwater..... is great for football players....etc. Yea this exactly - I agree. These other things have potential merit but as you say it's already known/been tried within the football community. It's long been known that the combo of wrestling and/or track and a good strength training/strecthing/agility program are good auxilary training for football. Of course all of these things are free in HS which is great - most of the shit does nothing for any aspect is sold to the public at a ripoff price smh 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GrecoRoman Posted August 8, 2020 Report Share Posted August 8, 2020 3 hours ago, HawgGoneIt said: Hay bales, watermelons, etc. A big issue with karate is it alone takes a good amount of time to learn successfully. With the amount of time investment and physical exertion already going into football, idk how you get time to invest into having both. Not to mention - how do you know when you've learned it successfully when none of the supposed gurus of it ever got in a no holds barred ring vs other arts to prove it's effectiveness. They just fight each other satying within their own art and then say shit like "Well, our master could destroy everyone in the UFC but he can't go in it because he's "too dangerous" and then they proceed to pay him $250mper month 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HawgGoneIt Posted August 8, 2020 Report Share Posted August 8, 2020 10 minutes ago, GrecoRoman said: Not to mention - how do you know when you've learned it successfully when none of the supposed gurus of it ever got in a no holds barred ring vs other arts to prove it's effectiveness. They just fight each other satying within their own art and then say shit like "Well, our master could destroy everyone in the UFC but he can't go in it because he's "too dangerous" and then they proceed to pay him $250mper month Training in some of the styles beginning at a very young age sometimes produces men with what seems like superhuman capabilities. Shaolin kung fu has different styles inside. Things such as "King Kong Kicks" where practitioners break things like trees and lumber with their legs. They display these feats of strength as advertisement of the value of the style. It does however take a lifetime of training to achieve the levels they are displaying. Not very practical on the application to football in other words. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Slotback Right Posted August 8, 2020 Report Share Posted August 8, 2020 7 hours ago, HawgGoneIt said: I do know there has been being some yoga installed in various programs to help with overall flexability, stretching flexibility, healing. Aerobics... like the Taft Rockets (at 1:10 in the video). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wosinc Posted August 9, 2020 Report Share Posted August 9, 2020 Quite a few pro footballers practice ballet for flexibility and balance. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Frosty4024 Posted August 9, 2020 Report Share Posted August 9, 2020 On 8/8/2020 at 6:29 AM, I AM IRONMAN said: Thoughts on the ancient Chinese art of Kung Fu and its benefits to football such as foot work discipline etc.? Ask LSU. They've done something similar recently. Not sure if they still do. Or was it Judo? Something like that. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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