Kung Fu Beginner

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BIg hello ofirst of all as i'm new here. I've just started doing 6 hours of KUng Fu a week 3 hours on a Thu and 3 hours on a Sat.

Now i'm compleatly out of shape and really find it challanging at the minute. The problem i'm having is when having to do KArtwhees and rolls it's pmaking me feel really sick and dizzy, is there anything i can do to stop this?

I used to do Ju jit Su when i was much younger, and unfortunatly my body remebers what to do its just a bit more stubborn now, how long will it take before i start seeing and dramatic changes in my fitness.

Sorry i know it's a pretty vague question, my main concern is the sick and dizzy feeling at the moment :confused4:
 
You should compliment this training with a cardio and weights session during the week.
3 hours is an awfully long time to be training.

As for the dizzyness, umm maybe a sea sickness tablet?
 
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I have trained in Wushu/Kung Fu for about 3 years now, so I know what you are going through.

First off, be careful so you don't injure yourself. When the dizziness starts, you should stop until it passes. Your body will likely adapt over time and you should see this effect lessen if not dissappear.

Three hours of training can lead to overtraining if you're not careful. Make sure your diet is good and you are drinking plenty of water.
 
Would suggest you to start you day by doing some yoga... It will fresh up your mind and fill positive energy in you throughout the day... and after that start practicing KUng Fu, but until your mind gets ready of doing KUng Fu you can't master it... you can get lot of information on Internet on how to start yoga... try it am sure you'll himself soon realize the change in you...
 
I practiced wushu for over a decade (most of my life), but intermittently, so I know what it's like to start semi-fresh. Most of what you can do as far as dizziness goes has already been mentioned... tons of cardio, particularly jumps where you bring your knees to your chest. When you roll, your lungs are compressed and it's very easy to lose your oxygen. The disorientation will fade with practice though. I'd be shocked if the sea sickness tablet helped. In my experience, most of the nausea comes from oxygen deprivation. Because it's not like typical cardio, the lungs have trouble noticing how little they're getting. The effect of rolls, because you naturally breathe out on the way down, is something like holding off on your inhale for 10 seconds on each breath. Breathe in, out all the way, and hold for 10 seconds, then repeat. You'll get a similar kind of nausea to the rolls, huh?

As far as the rest of the training goes, I'd recommend not working physical preparation for more than an hour and a half straight (that's stretching, muscle conditioning, cardio, resistance, etc). After that, switch to building technique and learning your forms. After an hour of that you can do half an hour of light muscular exercise and light cardio, followed by 15 minutes or so of stretching and 15 minutes of breathing exercises... your body will thank you!

One technique that may help you with your forms is something that I actually borrowed from another style, something my uechiryu karate instructor taught. Whenever you're doing a form, or even martial applications or qinna, practice it in four ways. First, slowly with full tension in every muscle. That means move at a snail's pace with every muscle in the entire body clenched as much as possible through the routine. Follow that with slow and loose, without speed or impact, like a taichi form. Third is quick without tension... focus on making each blow fast but with no attention to the power- don't lose your form while you do it, though. Finally, practice with tension and speed, each blow with as much speed and impact as you can put into it, the way the attacks and blocks would be used in a fight. Then the meditation section... close your eyes and stand or lie still. Follow the whole form in your mind, breathing as you would in the form, without moving. You'll be shocked how fast you learn the longer routines!
 
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