NFL Players Practicing Martial Arts to Improve Game
- Thread starter Bill Mattocks
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So are they trying to improve their HOCKEY, or win more of the fights on the ice?
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It's more common than what other people think it would be. Some martial arts schools use it as a selling point that doing martial arts will help the child improve in other sports as well. Depending on what type of martial arts you take, there is a lot of coordination between the brain and body. Balanced is greatly improve with martial arts and sensing comes in handy for defensive linemen in football. Its a good example of martial arts being a way of life.
Danny T
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Nothing new, from 1983-1988 Guro Dan Inosanto and Ajarn Chai Sirisute were employed by the Dallas Cowboys to instruct the martial arts as a part of the Cowboys' off season training program.
A friend of mine played in the NFL for many years. NFL Hall of Famer now, which is kind of a big deal. But, he's been a Karate student since he was a little kid.
He always said that Martial Arts training helped him kick some serious *** in the NFL.
He always said that Martial Arts training helped him kick some serious *** in the NFL.
GiYu - Todd
Green Belt
I've even heard of NFL players taking ballet to improve their balance and coordination as well. Of course, they tend not to highlight that as much.
I in outraged my best fiend to take Kung fu with me when she was asking time off of climbing so her ligament tear could heal. When she went back to climbing her core strength, leg reach
and coordination moving her arms with her legs had improved.
and coordination moving her arms with her legs had improved.
frank raud
Master of Arts
Goes back farther than that. I have a WWII era manual that shows Chicago Bears football players doing martial arts. Also discusses other sports and their benefits to developing fighting spirit and crossover training potential.
Danny T
Senior Master
Like I said nothing new.
