| The makiwara is a Okinawan training board that was | | | | what it is. It may help if you close your eyes during |
| originally used to train the fists of karate practitioners. | | | | this exercise, just make sure that you don't miss the |
| If you practice any kind of martial arts, you too can | | | | makiwara. |
| benefit from makiwara training. Not only will it train | | | | You don't have to purchase a factory-made |
| your fists to make your opponent feel as if they got | | | | makiwara for over $300 in order to reap the |
| hit with a cinder block, but it can also be a great | | | | benefits. You can easily make your own board at |
| stress reliever. Read on to learn more about the | | | | home with just a few supplies from your local home |
| benefits of a makiwara board. | | | | supply store. You will be able to create your own |
| No matter what style of martial arts you practice, | | | | space for a private dojo to make sure that you get |
| including MMA, you can benefit from makiwara | | | | consistent training when you are away from your |
| training. No amount of bag training will help your bare | | | | main practice area. There are even people that have |
| knuckles become forged into a punching machine | | | | created portable makiwaras to take with them when |
| more than this tool. However, this is not just a | | | | they are on vacation. |
| training tool to learn brute force. There is a lot of | | | | This type of training tool will really give you the edge |
| philosophy behind it as well. | | | | against any opponent, whether in the ring or on the |
| If you incorporate the makiwara in your daily training | | | | street. You can't shadow box your way into |
| routine either in the morning or at night, you can also | | | | toughening up your fists the way the makiwara |
| use this rhythmic punching time to train you mind. | | | | board will. This has been a tool that has been used in |
| You can channel the pain in your fists away from | | | | Okinawa for many year. Every dojo on the island has |
| your knuckles and out from your body. Concentrate | | | | one. There is and old saying that says "a dojo |
| on a daily stress in your life. Use the training post to | | | | without a makiwara is nothing more than a dance |
| punch your way through the stress. Visualize your | | | | school." There is much truth in that statement. |
| fist going all the way through the problem, no matter | | | | |