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Dave Chesser · 06-21-2009, 06:05 AM

Does anyone use kettlebells to improve their martial arts?

Steve Cotter has a ton of material on this.

I use the kettlebells to get deeper stances/stretches. The bells give you more downward resistance (um...weight) so they force you deeper into stances/stretches. They're great for working out those last few inches in splits, etc.

I also use the bells to give resistance in stances for strength work. Holding the KBs in rack position allows you to do horse stance, etc. as an even harder resistance exercise.

Anyone other MA'ers using the KB to improve MA?

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Dave Chesser Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2009 Location: Taipei, Taiwan Posts: 125	Kettlebells for MA Does anyone use kettlebells to improve their martial arts? Steve Cotter has a ton of material on this. I use the kettlebells to get deeper stances/stretches. The bells give you more downward resistance (um...weight) so they force you deeper into stances/stretches. They're great for working out those last few inches in splits, etc. I also use the bells to give resistance in stances for strength work. Holding the KBs in rack position allows you to do horse stance, etc. as an even harder resistance exercise. Anyone other MA'ers using the KB to improve MA?