Specifity of balance training?
Specifity of balance training?
Does balance training carryover from one discipline to another? For example, if I do balance training with slacklines, will my ability to maintain balance improve in, say, grappling, or would it be necessary to do balance training that resembles grappling?
Not sure what slacklines are but i imagine balance has to be sport specific.
For example,a grapplers balance(i assume you are refering to avoiding takedowns) can be improved by maintaining a low centre of gravity.This wouldn't help a kicker to maintain balance whilst executing a spinning kick though.
Dragon.
For example,a grapplers balance(i assume you are refering to avoiding takedowns) can be improved by maintaining a low centre of gravity.This wouldn't help a kicker to maintain balance whilst executing a spinning kick though.
Dragon.
I don't have any natural balance (meningitis destroyed my balance and hearing) but I compensate with sight and feel. Even so, static balance is extremely difficult for me.
Balance while moving (dynamic balance), as in spinning kicks etc is completely different and I have no trouble with this.
Holding a kick out while standing on the supporting leg is a nightmare for me, I hop and wobble all over the place, despite having trained for 12 years.
I bought an inflatable balance ball a few weeks ago, I'm getting some good results with it - I try and stand on it at least once a day while watching TV. Its a great exercise as wobbling about on it works a lot of inner muscles! I've moved onto trying to stand on it with one leg. Seems to be making a difference.
Cheers,
Mat
Balance while moving (dynamic balance), as in spinning kicks etc is completely different and I have no trouble with this.
Holding a kick out while standing on the supporting leg is a nightmare for me, I hop and wobble all over the place, despite having trained for 12 years.
I bought an inflatable balance ball a few weeks ago, I'm getting some good results with it - I try and stand on it at least once a day while watching TV. Its a great exercise as wobbling about on it works a lot of inner muscles! I've moved onto trying to stand on it with one leg. Seems to be making a difference.
Cheers,
Mat