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The 7 Keys To Martial Arts Speed
By J. Barnes, Thu Dec 8th
Regardless of your martial arts style or method...you cannotapply it unless you can react quickly and respond instantly.Speed is critical for success in competition and self-defense.Razor-sharp reflexes are often the sole difference betweenwinning and losing a physical confrontation. By accessing the seven keys to martial arts speed, you canmaximize the benefits of your training and improve your skillsfor competition and self-defense. The absolute best vehicle foraccessing the seven keys to martial arts speed is the SpeedLoop™ training system. The Speed Loop is comprised of the seven components of speed andtheir relationship to each other when applied in competition orself-defense. The Speed Loop training system is designed toisolate, transform, maximize, and integrate the seven attributesof martial arts speed, including:
1. Visual Reflexes: This component focuses on the trainingmethods that will increase your ability to spot openings andtrack movements. Exceptional visual reflexes allow you torecognize, track, distinguish, adapt to, and counter movementswith precision and confidence. In the martial arts, visualreflexes are primarily utilized during long range fighting. Inaddition, visual reflexes are critical to the success ofworld-class athletes in all competitive sports. 2. Tactile Reflexes: This component focuses on the trainingmethods that will develop your tactile (touch) reflexes. Withpractice, you can learn to instantly feel what the opponent isattempting to do by quickly interpreting the direction of hisbody force. You must anticipate the opponent's every move whenyou are in the grappling or trapping range. Ninety-five percentof all fights end up in close range. Be prepared! 3. Auditory Reflexes: You can improve your auditory reflexes byenhancing your listening skills. It is important to reactquickly to what you hear. In a situation where you must defendyourself against multiple attackers, you will more than likelyhear the attack before you see it. If you have ever experiencedblind sparring, or fighting in the dark, you know the importanceof this attribute. 4. Adaptation Speed: This component deals with your mind'sability to instantaneously select the perfect action in responseto an attack or opening. You should develop the ability toinstantly select the most effective movements to use at anypoint during a physical confrontation. Highly developedadaptation speed will allow your reflexes
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to carry out themovement selection process automatically. With training, youwill learn to respond quickly, accurately, and seemingly withoutthought. 5. Initiation Speed: You must focus on the development of yourexplosiveness, once you have chosen the correct action toinitiate. It's not how fast you move, but how soon you get therethat really counts. Your attack may be very fast in flight, buta slow takeoff will severely reduce your chances of effectivelylanding that attack on target. Train yourself to make yourmovements felt before they are seen by developing a flawlesspoker face and the ability to relax at will. 6. Movement Speed: Movement speed is the ability to quicklytransfer part or all of your body from one place to another. Itis the speed that is most recognized by the public at large. Inaddition to genetics and body weight, your ability to contractand relax your muscles efficiently will determine your movementspeed. Don’t be concerned with “demonstration” speed. Yourtraining should focus on developing the “applied” speed thatwill help you overwhelm and subdue an opponent in seconds. 7. Alteration Speed: During your training, be sure to engage indrills that will develop the safeguard known as alterationspeed. Alteration speed involves the ability to quickly changedirections in the midst of movement. Essentially, it involvescontrol of balance and inertia. Through mastery of bodymechanics, you can develop the ability to stop your movementinstantly…just in case you initiate a wrong move. In addition to the seven keys, you should incorporate speedhampering drills into your training for complete speeddevelopment. Speed Hampering is the ability to effectively slowdown the opponent’s reaction time to your attacks. Having goodspeed hampering skills will enhance your ability to confuse,immobilize, and defeat an opponent. By focusing on the maximum development of each individual speedcomponent, your training will be more efficient and effective.This will help you develop superior speed and reflexes in theshortest possible time. Use the innovative Speed Loop training system to improve theseven keys to martial arts speed and you will see a significantimprovement in your total speed and reflexes. About the author:J. Barnes has more than 20 years of experience in Mixed MartialArts. He is the author of “Speed Training for Martial Arts: Howto Maximize Speed for Competition and Self-Defense,” which ispublished by Fitness Lifestyle and is available throughAmazon.com, all major book retailers, and all major martial artssuppliers.
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