Warmup before Practice Session
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Saatvik Shukla Asked 9 years ago
Sir I'm a chopper and want to know some good exercises to increase my defending skills.
Alois Rosario Answered 9 years ago
Hi Saatvik,
To warm up before training, do a lot of sides stepping and running. Move in and out away from the table and back to start with.
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Saatvik Shukla Posted 9 years ago
Should I practice chop with weights?
You don't need to use weights with your shadow swings. Just do it without weights. The weights work in a different way than the swing you are doing, because gravity is dragging your arm down. You can do the swings though.
Saatvik Shukla Posted 9 years ago
But Joo Sae Hyuk said in an interview that he prapt chop with 1 to 2 kg weight
Saatvik Shukla Posted 9 years ago
*practice
Yes i have heard that too.
Johan B Posted 9 years ago
Chops are vertical so gravity isn't as disturbing for the motion I would assume
Still a different force I think. Better to do something with a pulley with resistance at the angle of the stroke.