Gymnastics And Capoeira

[Michael Pinto]

Hello,

 

As my name suggests, I train Capoeira, and have been  studying the methods from this site and BtGB for a few months now. First I would like to say how grateful I am for the knowledge I have gained form Coach Sommer's book as well as from all the knowledgeable people on this site.

 

That being said, I have noticed that there are a few others on this forum who mention Capoeira in their training (probably attracted here by Ido). I personally have noticed big improvements in my Capoeira as a result of GST, and so I was wondering what experiences other Capoeiristas on this site have had and how they have combined Capoeira training and GST into their routines.

 

I have been forced to train solo lately, so I was hoping to find some innovative suggestions on improving my own methods.

 

Thanks and Axé

[Robert Del Popolo]

I do Wing Tsun and some BJJ as well as Escrima, funnily enough strength is never really needed directly so I never really notice an increase of ability due to my strength training. Only slight things have improved but they are barely noticable. What really helped was learn muscle control,since I started with very little strength.

I wish I could tell you how great GB is for martial arts,but unless I access my physical (Doing conditioning at the end of class or playing around with static holds), I dont really see any improvements since my martial arts are not strength based

[Michael Pinto]

Well, I wouldn't really call capoeira or any martial art for that matter really strength based, but strength and mobility definitely play a role in the kind of movement required to express a martial art fully. I have definitely noticed huge improvements in body control and possibilities in motion as a result of GST.

 

I really believe that it is the perfect complement to any martial art, especially when compared to traditional weight training which tends to build less relative strength. From my experience at least.

[Jon Douglas]

Well, I wouldn't really call capoeira or any martial art for that matter really strength based, but strength and mobility definitely play a role in the kind of movement required to express a martial art fully. I have definitely noticed huge improvements in body control and possibilities in motion as a result of GST.

 

I really believe that it is the perfect complement to any martial art, especially when compared to traditional weight training which tends to build less relative strength. From my experience at least.

Agreed heartily.

I got pretty strong and very conditioned with kettlebells before this, but there's no comparison.

[Karim Rahemtulla]

My Capoeira benefited the most from HS work, PPP and wrist prep.  Had tons of injuries training before I added prehab and mobility, after that I never had to use wrist wraps when training.  Squats helped a lot and pistols really made my negativa transitions solid.  Pressing work really complements a floor game well, but overall I'd say mobility and joint prep had the greatest carry over for me.

[Robert Del Popolo]

To be fair, my lats have helped a lot,however I cant say its due to the BGTB programm since I used a pullup program for much longer than this. However I have had a couple of remarks on my strength, I am only in my teens and weigh 64 kilos at 174. If its worth anything, I noticed that BTGB is far superior to the Convict Conditioning programm I followed before, however I havent had the time to use it and credit it (less than 12 weeks).