Conditioning

It is essential to maintain a healthy body to be able to practice and perform the techniques required for proficiency in any martial art, and Seikido is no different. This includes a healthy diet and avoiding smoking, drugs, or excessive use of alcohol.

Regular conditioning exercises will keep the practitioner trim and fit. In addition to developing physical stamina and muscle, repeated practice of the movements will eventually create a healthy state of mind.

1. CONDITIONING

It is essential to maintain a fit and healthy body and spirit for the practitioner to be physically and emotionally able to excel at any martial art. The nature of martial arts training frequently requires strenuous activity, sometimes involving physical exertion and forceful body contact. The body and spirit must be conditioned to withstand and prevail over physical adversity.

There is no substitute for persistent practice to produce tempered hands and feet, as well as a proper state of mind. Part of martial arts training requires practising repetitive movements in order to instil conditioned responses in the student' s body, until it becomes possible to react on a subliminal level to any type of attack even before aggression is consciously noticed.

Students are expected to do conditioning exercises outside of class time to maintain their stamina and muscle. Students have no choice but to be physically fit if they wish to participate successfully in competitions. Instruction recognizes the differences in personal abilities due to physiographic and natural aptitudes, and encourages each student to exceed to their own limits.

In order to help safeguard the health and safety of students, instructors must guard against slavish adherence to outmoded techniques that have been proven to be ineffective or have the potential to injure, particularly if better conditioning exercises are available. This is particularly important for workouts involving repetitive exercises. It is the Instructor's constant responsibility to avoid risking injury to every student as much as possible.

Warm-ups and Stretches

Conditioning for Striking Techniques

Warming up Exercises

Basic Stances and Movements