training in a pool

**PizDoff** · Posted On: 2/24/2004 2:46pm

"Probably for the reason that Pizdoff pointed out-the water resistance helped build up the leg muscles..."

The muscle growth will be minimal but....
You will get used to putting more effort to move the same speed, therefore when you get return to another lower resistance medium you will be used to expending that amount of energy to move the same distance. Your feet will be faster.

Trust me! I've used ankle weights! After you take them off, you kick a bloody lot faster.

Originally posted by Student
Swim for a while to get your exercise, then jump the maid early in the morning to work on your standup, clinch and grappling.

Best advice yet.....

**Fatality Dragon** · Posted On: 2/24/2004 3:14pm

I believe that training in water could benefit you in few different way. Here is some example:

Knee Deep water: Good for improving your kick strenght due to resistance nad the weight, work excellent with heavy pants on.

Waist deep in water: Good for throws, suplexes, and take down.

Neck deep in water: good for throws

Deep water: good for rolling training

I have read that ninja, samurai, and judoka would practice their throws and judo tech in water. Also I have read that judo is effective for fighting in water (to throw you opponent and drown him/her).

**FingerorMoon?** · Posted On: 2/24/2004 3:49pm

Bas Rutten has pool training (including grappling) in Big Book of Combat 1.
On the audio CD, he basically says, 'yeah it looks silly but I do actually do it, and it does work'.

Never tried it myself but a simple rule of thumb is
Bas Rutten = right
you = wrong

:D

**Student** · Posted On: 2/24/2004 3:52pm

:p

**PizDoff** · Posted On: 2/24/2004 4:21pm

Bull poop!

Training underwater is no place to practice your breakfalls!!!!

**Jolly_Roger** · Posted On: 2/24/2004 4:55pm

Hey, training underwater does work.
In fact, when the Gracies run out of lions to do Mata Leon on them, they often went to beaches, and submited sharks.
And they say that Royce was soooo badass, that he could even put a Kimura on them, an even more impressive fact when you consider that sharks have no arms.