Martial Arts – Combining the Four Main Aspects of Fitness: Speed, Stamina, Strength and Agility.

Martial Arts include some of the most versatile fighting and fitness techniques in the world and many disciplines focus on defending against, and overcoming a wide range of opponents by breaking down all aspects of fitness to provide the greatest versatility possible.

Speed – this governs how quickly you can carry out moves on your opponent, and also how quickly you can avoid their attacks. Speed is vital in fight situations, and must be balanced with strength and agility for maximum effect.

Stamina – this is vital, as it defines how long your body can provide enough energy to maintain continuous and vigorous movements or activities.

Strength – in fighting disciplines the key is to overcome your opponent as quickly as possible to avoid serious injury or defeat, and so your ability to exert force (strength) is very important, both in terms of getting power into short, sharp movements such as kicks and punches, and also dynamic strength in your muscle structure to support your body weight as you carry out moves.

Agility – it is important that your joints and muscles are supple, to enable you to move quickly, and give you the greatest possible range of movements. Agility combined with speed can help you to avoid powerful punches and kicks, and also give you more range in which to make your own attacks.