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Better Your Martial Arts Training Through Jishu Geiko
Build your own solo training routines through traditional training methods of Junan Taiso, Hojo Undo, Meiso and more.
Created byAdam Mitchell
Last updated 1/2016
English
What you'll learn
- Create their own training circuit based off the lessons provided in the course.
- Have a well rounded understanding of fitness and strength training routines for the traditional martial artist.
- Gain a deeper perspective of proper training methodology for solo practice.
- Move faster, train longer and remain safe in their training with a new level of fitness and stamina.
- Develop a new sense of priority toward fitness training as a martial artist.
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Course content
7 sections • 102 lectures • 5h 29m total length
- Welcome message from the Instructor5:18
Learn to transform dojo training into daily self-training that emphasizes perfect practice, personal growth, and lifelong commitment to becoming a better person through budo.
- How to use this course3:15
- Safety2:09
Nothing is more important than your own safety and the safety of those you train with. Please watch this video and understand how to progress through these videos to make the most out of them safely.
- Training Environment3:42The environment that you train in should not be built for comfort, rather it should be as close to the natural climate you are in as reasonably possible. In this video, I explain my opinion of temperate in relationship to skill development and your own personal progress as a martial artist.
- Junan Taisō Introduction3:02
Introduces a daily five-minute morning stretching routine for martial arts, focusing on range of motion, dexterity, and recovery to keep you limber and healthy.
- Stretch: Bicep to Wrist1:23A basic exercise to lightly stretch the bicep muscle and elbow. This stretch is to be done slowly and regularly.
- Stretch: Wrist Rotation0:46This lesson is a basic wrist rotation. Done correctly, you want to engage the elbows and shoulders in this movement to maximize range potential and quality of stretch.
- Junan Taisō Part 115:17
Explore Junan taisō part 1 to relieve shoulder and neck tension with guided shoulder rotations, chest stretching, and slow torso movements coordinated with breathing.
- Junan Taisō Part 211:04
Junan taisō part 2 guides you through hand and foot alignment, hip and belly button positioning, and flowing, stretching techniques to improve form and wrist structure.
- Stretch: Wrist, four directions3:36This is an extremely important lesson, especially for disciplines that use wrist locks excessively. This must become part of yoour regular routine. This lesson will take you through a sequence of four cardinal directions of wrist locking without losing contact of the hands.
- Stretch: Fingers, grip1:08In this lesson, I present two exercises for finger health. The first is basic gripping and extending the fingers as far outward as they will go. It's best practice to do this exercise with breath and abdominal tension alignement in the movement. The second exercise is gently rotating the thumb back.
- Basic Shoulder Lift Rotations2:01
- Stretch: Shoulder Cross Body1:13This is a basic cross body shoulder stretch where I add two variables for those with more range of motion. First, engage the stretching arm by bending the elbow and bringing the hand to the back. Second is to place the opposite hand behind the head.
- Stretch: Shoulder & Elbow, Warrior Catch1:37
The warrior catch is a shoulder and elbow stretch essential for all martial arts, especially grappling, to protect joints, and should be included in your routine with slow, controlled motion.
- Class Warmup 1, Complete Basic Progression4:00
Guide a complete basic progression warmup to raise the heart rate and reinforce essential movements, emphasizing slower, focused execution of basic exercises to establish form for every class.
- Class Warmup 1, Advanced Progression 11:26
Engage larger martial arts classes with class warmup 1, using advanced progression and diverse actions, including throws, ball control, and 10 push-ups to reset and resume where you left off.
- Class Warmup 1, Advanced Progression 22:00
Explore warmup iterations and advanced progression 2 techniques, including weapon handling and overhead positions, while learning how to separate larger classes to accommodate advanced students and increase exercise stress.
- Class Warmup 1, Advanced Progression 32:37
Engage in a class warmup and arm-focused progression to build strength and endurance, using rotating sequences and challenging sets as part of advanced training.
- Class Warmup 2, Complete Basic Progression14:23
Begin with a slow, fundamentals-focused warmup, guiding a complete basic progression of martial arts movements, then a five-minute drill of 20 strokes at 20 seconds to build power and flexibility.
- Class Warmup 2, Advanced Progression 11:36
- Class Warmup 2, Advanced Progression 21:09
- Class Warmup 2, Advanced Progression 32:38
Engage in class warmups and advanced progression drills, moving from beginner fundamentals to advanced levels through structured sequences like one two three four.
- Class Warmup 2, Advanced Progression 42:11
- Class Warmup 2, Advanced Progression 51:57
Improve your martial arts warmups and advanced progression by focusing on posture, slow transitions between exercises, and adjusting move speed while developing hand control and fingertip pressure for smoother kicks.
- Class Warmup 2, Advanced Progression 62:05
- Class Warmup 2, Advanced Progression 72:13
Advance your martial arts striking technique with class warmup 2 and advanced progression 7, emphasizing standing posture, timed holds of about five seconds, and building strength through focused mind-body alignment.
- Class Warmup 2, Advanced Progression 81:07
- Class Warmup 2, Advanced Progression 90:58
Investigate a variation for couples within a class warmup. This advanced progression challenges you to push hard and then go straight from using your toe ball.
- Class Warmup 2, Advanced Progression 101:55
Engage in a class warmup and advanced progression that builds hip strength, promotes healthy knees, and masters controlled leg lifts with the shin, grounding, and post-exertion stretching.
- Class Warmup 2, Review1:59
- Kickups1:44
Perform kickups from a push-up position by alternately extending a straight leg to the side and then overhead, coordinating arm lift with torso rotation to build upper-leg and core strength.
- Superman to Swimmer Progression2:10
- Isolated Swimmer1:01This is an advanced version of the basic 'Swimmer' where I am adding an eight pound leverage to my arms to put more load into the core. This is geared more toward people who are comfortable with long reps of core training exercises such as the swimmer, and should be avoided by students new to this type of training.
- Plank to Two Point Plank Progression2:13
Master basic to two point plank progression with 10-second reps and side planks. Keep a neutral head and straight back to build core stability and prevent injuries in martial arts.
- Box to Isolated Box Progession3:12
- Mountain Climber to Speed Climber Progression1:12
Master speed climber progression by transforming mountain climbers into side-to-side transfers with heel passed hand, improving leg range of motion, toes off ground, and adding pushups between reps.
- Squat Thrust1:22
- Modified Squat Thrust to Burpee Progression1:58
- Introdcution11:12
Discover how to balance external effort with internal grounding in martial arts through mindful movement, energy awareness, and balanced recovery to prevent burnout.
- Lifting the sky, Progression 16:48
This lecture introduces lifting the sky as part of a three-exercise progression, practiced twice daily for a week, emphasizing breath control, energy flow, and slow grounding movements.
- Lifting the sky, Progression 28:59
Soften shoulders and relax facial muscles to release tension, center energy, and improve breathing and oxygenation in the blood through progression 2 of the exercises.
- Lifting the sky (moon), Progression 39:00
Move through liberty, a progression of wearing loose clothing, open-air martial arts exercises that emphasize relaxed breathing, circular arm motions, energy flowing from the heart, and shoulder mobility.
- Woman combs hair, Progression 1 & 22:09
- Introduction9:07
Discover the core tools and routines used to boost martial arts performance, including medicine balls, weights, and pushups. Tailor workouts to your goals without compromising technique.
- Makiwara0:16
- Makiwara: Introduction3:54
Explore Makiwara basics to develop your striking substrate with improvised tools like fence posts, adapt them to your martial art, and build straight-line power through progressive training.
- Makiwara: Design4:41
Design a makiwara setup using simple materials like two by fours, a shelf, and fence posts; assemble, score joints, and calibrate for consistent training with drills.
- Makiwara: Standing, Progression 13:26In this progression, you are isolating only your arms and hands when striking the makiwara. Limit the amount of body movement and keep you hips low when doing these repetitions.
- Makiwara: Shifting, Progression 22:40In this progression the inportant point is keeping the knees over the feet with the movement. Keep you hips low, shifting side to side with each strike and do not let the knees twist.
- Makiwara: Stepping, Progression 31:58In the third progression, the important point is to now use correct footwork. Depending on the discipline of study, focus on incorporating proper full body movement with your strikes.
- Makiwara: Leaping, Progression 42:34In the final progression, the goal is to build your leaping skill - creating and gaining distance quickly while building strength and power in your legs.
- Makiwara: Zenpo Geri, Progression 15:55In this lesson, I present how to use the makiwara with developing basic front kicking. The important points in the first progression are to develop your grounded core and core groups, while training yourself to not rebound off the target from the kick.
- Makiwara: Zenpo Keri, Progression 1 Advanced2:11Continuing with the first progression, this version demands that you hold your kicking leg in place for several seconds versus quickly dropping it back down to regain balance.
- Makiwara: Zenpo Keri, Progression 21:51
This progression of the front kick involves training from a bladed stance while training to minimize excessive movement with the upper body.
- Zenpo Keri, Progression 34:20In this progression level of the front kick, we stack the previous lessons and now explore and develop our sense of distance through movement along with various striking combinations.
- Makiwara: Yoko Keri, Progression 12:09This is the basic side kicked trained in jissen kobudo. The principles of creating a stable core during kicks can be trained from any type of side kick, what's important is focussing on this point and not bouncing off the makiwara following your kick.
- Makiwara: Yoko Keri, Progression 33:11In this exercise, I stack the previous two progressions and now focus on developing strong use of distance along with combination strikes. For the demonstration, I use one combination strike, but you can use as many as you wish for your own routine.
- Makiwara: Koho Keri, Progression 11:43
Here I present the fundamental method of training a back kick against makiwara.
- Makiwara: Koho Keri, Progression 21:54
Here I present the fundamental method of training a back kick against makiwara.
- Makiwara: Koho Keri, Progression 31:58
Here I present the fundamental method of training a back kick against makiwara.
- Makiwara: Kakushi Keri, Progression 11:45
Explore makiwara work through Kakushi Keri progression 1, focusing on conjugating from natural stance, facing various angles, and sharpening accuracy and aggression in side kicks.
- Makiwara: Kakushi Keri, Progression 21:28This version of Kakushi Keri is done from a bladed stance with the back leg. Another version of this kick (not recorded) is kicking as in take ori.
- Makiwara: Kakushi Keri, Progression 32:09In this version of Kakushi Keri, we explore striking with combinations, leaping in and out and applying the kick. For the demonstration, I only use one strike, but your training can add as many as you wish.
- Chi Isshi0:15Chi Ishi (weighted levers) are concrete weights that are attached to a wooden pole. The practitioner strongly grips to the end of the wooden pole (opposite the concrete weight), and moves his or her wrist and arms in motions used in techniques normally used in kata or against opponents. This weighted training helps strengthens the fingers, hands, arms, and chest.
- Chi Ishi: Kata te, Progressions 1 & 23:28
This is the first of two single handed progressions with the Chi Ishi.
- Chi Ishi: Kata te, Progression 33:40
Move through Chi Ishi: kata te progression 3, engaging a different muscle set, lift straight up, stabilize, lower, stabilize, and return to the starting point—revisiting the first progression.
- Chi Ishi: Kata te, Progression 42:31
In Chi Ishi kata te progression 4, align the shoulder and back, keep straight, and carry weight toward the center while maintaining arm resistance without straining the shoulder.
- Chi Ishi: Kata te, Progression 51:57
Explore Chi Ishi: kata te progression 5, with a two-handed exercise using a single tool that stabilizes the tool, develops arm stability, and emphasizes controlled, slow body movements.
- Chi Ishi: Ryote, Progression 11:29
Improve your Chi Ishi: Ryote technique with progression 1 by practicing controlled Shishi exercises that open and close the arms, keep the wrist straight, and stabilize weight between reps.
- Chi Ishi: Ryote, Progression 21:07
Demonstrate Chi Ishi ryote progression 2, guiding the next exercise with adjusted tempo and a touch more emphasis on ryote to refine control.
- Maki Age0:13
- Maki Age: Introduction2:12
In this video, I introduce the basic elements to the maki age kigu.
- Maki Age: Progression 13:08Here I will present the basic progression of the maki age, rolling the wrists. With the basic rolling exercises, I use the 14 lb weight, but with exercises beyond the wrist, I move up to the 18 lb. as you will see.
- Maki Age: Progression 23:04The second progression for maki age is to lift the weight over the head transferring load to the shoulders while still being supported in the forearms and wrists. The most important this is to not let the weight wobble.
- Maki Age: Progression 31:46
Explore the third progression by completing a full lifting cycle, twisting wrists to control downturn and forward rotation, and maintaining arm stability through repeated, low squats.
- Maki Age: Basic Curl2:43
- Maki Age: Upright Row1:39
Demonstrates a single-arm upright row focused on shoulders and back, with a straight back and low hips, lifting weight with controlled form, aiming for five reps.
- Maki Age: Shoulder Roll1:31
Learn the Maki-age shoulder roll through controlled positioning, keeping the back straight, engaging the knees, and rotating the shoulders as you move away in the opposite direction.
- Suburi0:13
- Suburi: Introduction 1 & Warmup9:41
- Suburi: Introduction 23:03
Warm up thoroughly before heavy training, then craft and use handmade, customized training tools to optimize your grip and movement for growth through hands-on practice.
- Suburi: Men, Basic Progression5:41
Master the basics of suburi: men through a progressive repetition drill, warming up, keeping a straight back, hips up, and coordinated left-right hand movements across angles for conditioning.
- Suburi: Dō, Progression 1 & 25:26
Advance Suburi progressions that isolate arm movements, prioritize fundamentals, and load with Dobyns principles; develop hip mobility, leg strength, and controlled side-to-side patterns.
- Suburi: Yoko Men, Progression 1 & 27:05
Master the yoko men suburi with slow, deliberate arm work to reinforce correct form and fundamentals, using 45-degree stances and progression through 1 and 2 with controlled rotation.
- Suburi: Kiri Age, Progression 1 & 26:11
practice suburi kiri age progression 1 and 2 to connect hips, center, and breath into a coordinated, full-body flow, with power from the lower body and mindful pacing.
- Suburi: Tsuki, Progression 1 & 24:13
The instructor explains the final two progressions of suburi tsuki, guiding practitioners through step-by-step weapon drills with opposition and extended thrusts.
- Bō0:51
- Bō: Introduction2:44In this introduction, I talk about the difference in weapon style versus training tool style I use in my own training. As well, the importance and difference that a polearm style training tool can serve in your own training. In the martial art I study, polearms play an important role in the overall syllabus so therefore it makes sense that it's part of my daily routine. If it's not in your, you should still not ignore this valuable type of training.
- Bō: Progression 17:53
Master the basics of Bō progression 1, with four sequences from crown to center, straight, side, abdomen, and ankle strikes, five reps per side in limited space.
- Bō: Progression 25:20
In this exercise, I introduce one of the most basic techniques in fundamental bōjutsu, Bōfuri. Done with a veavier weapon at a slow and consistent pace will give you an advantage to controlling the weapon at speed, as well as conditioning your fore-arms and wrists. This is an excellent exercise.
- Bō: Bōfuri3:05
Explore a beginner bo staff drill that combines side-to-side movement, low forearm and shoulder work, hip and leg engagement, and controlled rotations to warm up the body.
- Bō: Jodan Uke5:55
- Fukuro Suna0:04
In this category we will be looking at how to use medicine balls, bulgarian bags and sand bags.
- Small Medicine Ball, Introduction1:33This is one of my favorite training tools to help better my Budo training and overall body strength. The small medicine ball that I use in these lessons can be easily found at most sporting goods stores, is packed with fine sand with a rubber shell, ideal for gripping.
- Small Medicine Ball, Progression 11:02
- Small Medicine Ball, Progression 20:50
Advance your martial arts conditioning with the small medicine ball progression. Move the ball to various locations around you while staying surrounded at all times, then switch gears between circuits.
- Small Medicine Ball, Progression 31:59
Improve martial arts conditioning with the small medicine ball progression 3, work different muscle groups, perform side-to-side and overhead throws, catch and return with control.
- Small Medicine Ball, Progression 41:51
Use a small medicine ball in progression 4 to improve leg and hip coordination during repetitions, with controlled transitions and resting in the center to maintain rhythm.
- Small Medicine Ball, Progression 51:47
Utilize small medicine ball progression 5 through drills to strengthen core and refine body alignment in martial arts, while incorporating stretching, creativity, and audience-specific training detail.
- Meisō0:17
- Meisō: Introduction3:11
- Meisō: Sitting7:18
Enhance martial arts training through meisō sitting by achieving a comfortable, aligned posture with cushions, avoiding center pressure, and practicing slow diaphragmatic breathing to center the body.
Requirements
- Students must understand that physical fitness can be dangerous and hazardous to your health if not approached carefully. While this course is for anyone, students must understand their own personal training thresholds and abide by them as they become better, without taking risks that can compromise safety.
Description
Designed for martial artists from all backgrounds committed to perfecting the state of fitness, mindfulness and spiritual health through consistent solo practice. The goal of this course is to provide a holistic curriculum of foundational strength and fitness training techniques for the traditional martial arts student. By following this course, students will be able to develop their own training solo circuits to fit their unique goals as a martial artist.
- +100 videos fitness lessons for martial artists to get started.
- Drills to add to your own training routines and classes
- Fitness, stamina, weapons, meditation ... much more
- Professional guest trainers
- Community of fellow martial artists who are there to push you.
Who this course is for:
- Ideal for anyone who trains in traditional martial arts, especially Jujutsu, Ninpo, Aikido, Karate, Kungfu, etc.
- This course will provide martial art instructors with a massive catalog of fitness and meditation training that is designed to help the martial arts student reach their goals.
- Anyone looking to gain some unique perspectives on fitness training and meditation.