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My response to “Detriments of long distance running”

December 11, 2009 on 1:56 pm | In Strength/Cross training | No Comments

I dont run long distances other than when I trained for a 8k run with the guys in the office. Our fight team normally runs the track 4 to 6 times (mile and a half) as a warm-up for other things. I think shoes play an important role in running safety and running needs good form. I used to not have a long stride and didnt lift my knees high enough. Its good to experiement with different types of running:

1. jogging lightly
2. jogging on ball of feet
3. normal jogging heel-to-toe
4. side ways skipping
5. running backward
6. Karoke running- side running twisting feet backward and forward
7. running and flying knee jump
8. running – ‘butt kicks” that is heel trying to touch the butt.
9. high knee running
10. sprinting 50 yard fast 8x

You can even get internal and martial on fast stepping and running:

-fast Xingyi running with pi, pao, tsuan, heng, and beng
-boxing running- with hands up protecting temples/chin- jab, cross, hook, upper cuts
-boxing stepping
-muay thai stepping
-running then deep lunge stretching/sampsons stretch
-side stepping with jabs

running can be fun and help your combat game plan, stamina, and endurance in many ways. I never thought long distance running was THAT beneficial, but those guys who starting to do MMA that have run marathons, triathletes, and Cross Fit buffs not knowing alot of combat skills, have beat some of those technical MMA guys on endurance alone.