🧵 Training Solo in Martial Art Uniforms
Anonymous at Sat, 11 Feb 2023 20:16:34 UTC No. 135598
Is there any purpose in training solo in uniform? Or could it depend on the style? I'm currently studying Vo Lam Kung Fu. The only reasons I can think of for wearing a uniform while training solo are
>To have clothes to sweat in
>Clothes to get dirty when doing stretches on the floor
>Clothes that won't tear
>Clothes that won't restrict movement
>Hear sleeve movement when shadow boxing
>Hear similar moment on pants when shadow kicking
I can't think of any reason to wear the belt while training solo since my uniform uses buttons to hold the top together. Could there a purpose of wearing a belt while training if the uniform uses buttons to keep the shirt together?
Anonymous at Sat, 11 Feb 2023 23:48:36 UTC No. 135609
Some people find it easier to focus on something if they're dressed for it. It's not something I need, but there's an argument for it if you're having trouble with day dreaming or distraction by other things in your life.
Anonymous at Tue, 21 Feb 2023 08:34:08 UTC No. 136621
>>135598
clothes for certain training styles usually have a reason, like muay thai shorts are incredibly loose and go way above the knee for better kick mobility, etc etc
Anonymous at Tue, 21 Feb 2023 13:49:04 UTC No. 136633
>>135598
Tradition/culture/uniformity/identi
Anonymous at Fri, 24 Mar 2023 21:25:59 UTC No. 140085
>>135598
You can drill technique solo. Best return on investment for doing this in uniform for getting use to how it feels being
>rolls (forward, side, backward)
>breakfalls (forward,side, backward)
>shrimping (forward,side, backward)
Pretty much anything that you can work 100% alone but you want practiced based on how it will feel in uniform
Anonymous at Sat, 25 Mar 2023 18:04:07 UTC No. 140172
>>135598
>>Hear sleeve movement when shadow boxing
>>Hear similar moment on pants when shadow kicking
This for Taolu. Hear whoosh whoosh *clothes crack* feel good motivated to keep going
Anonymous at Sat, 25 Mar 2023 20:29:12 UTC No. 140184
>>135598
>Look cool.
>Feel cool.
Whatever helps motivate you to get off the couch, right? I moved pretty far from my home dojo, so I usually throw on my uniform two or three times a week and do a workout like I would if I were in a class (stretches, calisthenics, combos, kihon, counting in Japanese/Korean, kata, etc.) and intersperse those days with gym days.