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[SGTBlitz]

Hey peeps, its me again!, ive been trying to reply to personal messages but my points are too low, but i will reply when i get those 15 points!,

Anyways, MAKIWARA TRAINING!, who incorporates it into their training regime and how long does it take to start seeing results for you?, can a tree be used instead of the makiwara board (thats all i have at the moment) and does it have the potential to give bone problems (eg. arthritis) when you get older? and generally what do you guys think of makiwara training?

[Olrac]

We do makiwara training at our dojo frequently.
We use phonebooks for this.
Maybe it's also an alternative for you to use instead of a tree
Don't start punching like a madman but do it easy.
When your body gets used to it, you can hit the books harder.
Hope you can work with this post.

[nino_emcee]

on one summer campus some years agofor harden your shank Midori said'' you have to kick until your it skins, then your hairs disappear. then it must go from red throug blue and purple and then you're ready to kick and break. of course not your leg

[chen3141]

Makiwara, I use it as part of a nice cooldown to each training session. When you do it, continually adjust yourself so your form is correct. This way it not only develops power, but the muscle memory helps you to use your entire body at once correctly.

My sensei actually uses a tree instead of a board, he duct tapes a 2 inch padding of some sort and then starts hitting.

[seienchin]

I started makiwara training when I wanted to start doing tameshiwari. I needed to be able to hold the configuration of my fist, shuto or shotei as it impacted, and I needed to lose the fear of hitting something hard and relatively unforgiving.

I was taught a fairly neat trick - which was don't start on the makiwara straight up with seiken. Spend several months just working shuto. This process strengthens your hand muscles so much, that when you finally start to makiwara with seiken, your fist is much stronger than it would ever have been before.

I took this advice, and I believe it worked very effectively. Would be interested to hear if anyone else was given makiwara induction advice like this.

[Paedde]

What do you think about those Makiwara's?
They cost about 20$ and maybe I will buy one.

[Satori]

They look really nice Paedde, but I don't think the pretty pictures and writing will stay for very long. They will likely get rubbed off, scratched, small chunks of wood will gradually fall off from the impact and you might also get some blood on them. They perhaps are superior products, but I wouldn't pick them just for the pictures.

[Paedde]

Originally Posted by Satori

They look really nice Paedde, but I don't think the pretty pictures and writing will stay for very long. They will likely get rubbed off, scratched, small chunks of wood will gradually fall off from the impact and you might also get some blood on them. They perhaps are superior products, but I wouldn't pick them just for the pictures.

I don't care how they look like, I just need them for training

As long as they work like an original Makiwara, it's ok for me

[vietchau]

Paedde: I have seen those in the shops. I did not buy them cos they are a bit soft. You probably want to get something harder to toughen your knuckles.

[jungsun86]

They're not only a bit soft, but the padding is worn down very quickly with good makiwara training. If you can take a post that is something like 8-9 feet long and bury 4 feet. Make sure there is a little give and wrap the end with twine. Start yourself lightly, let your hands get used to the impact, and hit harder as you are able.

[Shokei Marcsui]

Makiwara - How to build and use

[Martin H]

a more kyokushin adapted version of makiwara.
http://www.kyokushin4life.com/forums...blueprint.html

[chen3141]

Is there a way to make this kind of makiwara

Thats stand alone. i.e. not having to dig up ground and just putting it up.