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Equipment
The wide variety of training methods offer in the
syllabus do require some specialist
equipment, but this is bought over years.
Our curriculum is incremental.
Students are not required to pay out for loads of equipment at the onset of
training.
Weapons night
From CIMAC:
Rubber knife
Foam-covered plastic jo stick, sawn to navel-height
Foam-covered plastic escrima stick
Weapons case
Many beginners think that they do not need to warm-up. Skipping a warm-up
will automatically result in pain later on, and that will restrict your
fighting abilities. A good pre-workout warm-up protects against future aches
and pains. Furthermore, it is also an immediate factor in improving
performance.
(Frederic Delavier)
Wall bag
Dried peas to fill wall bag
Further weapons training
Rattan staff (navel height)
Walking stick with handle (Playwell)
Wooden sabre
Wooden jian
Optional extras
Pedometer (for 10,000 steps a day)
Incremental timer (e.g. Salubrion Enso Pearl or a free app for your phone)
Baoding balls (approx 435g combined)
The philosophy of between-reps breaks consists of doing everything you
can to avoid fatigue instead of seeking it out as you would in body
building. Striving for failure is more appropriate for those working on
muscle mass than for those wanting to increase strength or power.
(Frederic Delavier)
Page created
18 April 1995
Last updated
6 February 2012
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