Hi
Just curious what other people's thoughts and experiences are around this. I have done a fair bit of taiji grappling, but often with a fairly loose rule-set (in comparison to formal taiji competitions).
In personal training have often dropped the zone and related scoring and my basic observation was that it lowered the intensity level, which is sometimes a good thing. You see a similar situation and rule in Sumo, but as far as I am aware these are the main two styles that use this. maybe there are some others I'm not aware of ?
But I've recently returned to this and need to raise up my game somewhat.
The tendency is the smaller the zone the higher the 'intensity' or I can describe it as the 'need' to hold and keep ground, control and move your opponent. technique is of course one side of it, but types of strength and conditioning play a large part also. The zone can have a number of implications and can certainly force you into more errors sometimes I found. When combined with takedowns/ throws/ trips etc. it has a different dynamic to it I think.
Anyway how do you think this zone thing changes things (whether you have much experience in it or not). And what is it with Sumo, I know they are fit for purpose but clearly size/weight must count for something here, and it seems fat is ok.. as long as your other attributes are there and sufficient.
So is Sumo weight training more or less the equivalent of eating more ? that doesn't seem right does it. Why isn't Sumo more conducive to the Western athletic ideals like wrestling formats (Greco/ freestyle); is that about sheer weight perhaps and how it relates to the zone ?
How do they train for their strength requirements I wonder, as I need to improve on my strength endurance at this time. I need to keep my strength going for longer basically. I have some basic ideas, but any suggestions would be cool. Having recently lost some kilos (10%) I'm not about to start over feeding myself lol.
thanks for listening to my ramblings :o
Just curious what other people's thoughts and experiences are around this. I have done a fair bit of taiji grappling, but often with a fairly loose rule-set (in comparison to formal taiji competitions).
In personal training have often dropped the zone and related scoring and my basic observation was that it lowered the intensity level, which is sometimes a good thing. You see a similar situation and rule in Sumo, but as far as I am aware these are the main two styles that use this. maybe there are some others I'm not aware of ?
But I've recently returned to this and need to raise up my game somewhat.
The tendency is the smaller the zone the higher the 'intensity' or I can describe it as the 'need' to hold and keep ground, control and move your opponent. technique is of course one side of it, but types of strength and conditioning play a large part also. The zone can have a number of implications and can certainly force you into more errors sometimes I found. When combined with takedowns/ throws/ trips etc. it has a different dynamic to it I think.
Anyway how do you think this zone thing changes things (whether you have much experience in it or not). And what is it with Sumo, I know they are fit for purpose but clearly size/weight must count for something here, and it seems fat is ok.. as long as your other attributes are there and sufficient.
So is Sumo weight training more or less the equivalent of eating more ? that doesn't seem right does it. Why isn't Sumo more conducive to the Western athletic ideals like wrestling formats (Greco/ freestyle); is that about sheer weight perhaps and how it relates to the zone ?
How do they train for their strength requirements I wonder, as I need to improve on my strength endurance at this time. I need to keep my strength going for longer basically. I have some basic ideas, but any suggestions would be cool. Having recently lost some kilos (10%) I'm not about to start over feeding myself lol.
thanks for listening to my ramblings :o
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