BAG WORK, PAD WORK, HIT SOMETHING by Albert Mady

One of our favourite instructors here at Canadianprofighter.com is world reknowned and Karate expert Albert Mady.  Out of Windsor, Ontario, Canada Mady is training some of the finest mixed martial artists coming into the Canadian ranks.  From Albert's son Chucky to many other fighters we have profiled on our site Mady's Martial Arts is a name you can expect to hear a lot of in the future...here are just some of  Hanshi Albert C. Mady's accomplishments:

9th Degree Black Belt Ku Dan Isshinryu Karate

4th Degree Black Belt Kyokushin Karate - Branch Chief, N.A.K.O.

1990, 1991, 1992, 1993 & 1994

North American Karate Championships

Breaking Champion

1997 AOKA Spirit of Isshinryu Award

2000 Master Don Nagle Memorial, Master Instructor of the Year

2001 AOKA Spirit of Isshinryu Award

2002 American Intern Light-Heavyweight Knock Down Champion

2003 AOKA Dojo of the year

2006 International Karate and Kickboxing Hall of Fame Inductee

2006 International Isshinryu Hall of Fame Inductee

2006 IKKAI Life time achievement Award

2007 Top school in Canada voted by The World Head of Family Sokeship Council

2007 Don Nagle legion of honor hall of fame inductee

2008 Don Bohan Award for Contributions to the Martial Arts

2009 Universal Martail Arts Hall of Fame, Living Legend copyright Mady's Karate.

So as you can see when this man speaks Martial Arts we listen, here is a training tip from the Master himself on BAG WORK, PAD WORK, HIT SOMETHING

The question of, what is the best type of bag work? Answer…. All types!!!

What are you trying to accomplish with your heavy bag training? I work on a variety of skills when me and my students work on the bag or pads. As martial artists, we start off by striking in the air, and then maybe in front of a mirror, this will develop some coordination and basic body mechanics, but then we have to hit something and put these theories into use, other wise all your techniques will be "all show and no go".

You will find out if you are striking properly when and only when you actually hit something, as a beginner should start off slow work your single basic techniques on the bag, line everything up and strike with the right part of your body, with a punch for example, step in punch, leave the punch on the bag and go through a check list, did you hit with the first two knuckles, was your wrist straight, did you have the right distancing, did you penetrate the target or did you push it, is the stance right, did you have balance, did you hit with just your limb or did you use your entire body. Then build from there, work on combinations of your basic skills, and slowly build up your power, speed and endurance.

Repetition of a technique will turn it into a reaction, but practice the techniques properly, bad habits are hard to break, and will hinder your progress.

ENDURANCE TRAINING ON THE HEAVY BAG

If you now have your basics down and you have developed good combinations, this drill will help your endurance, speed and power.

Three, thirty second rounds just hands, 30 second rest in between each round. Three thirty second rounds of just legs, {more high kicks, more endurance}, Then six 30 second rounds, everything goes, then one minute rest, and finish with three, three minute shadow boxing rounds, with one minute rest in between.

If you feel good after this finish off with three two minute rounds of sparring. Stretch again and take a shower. This a drill that me and my fighters do along with others that I will pass on to you in coming weeks. In order to keep sharp, and not get bored with training we are always changing, but the intensity always stays high. KEEP TRAINING, "PAIN IS WEAKNESS LEAVING YOUR BODY"


written by:
Hanshi Albert C. Mady

Ku Dan