Wing Chun/Jun Fan Gung fu...........?

I was heavily into martial arts when I was younger, majority of my experience was in wing chun/jun fan, and a little bit of kali and other asian and filipino arts. I use to be able to do atleast 100 push ups in a row, and maybe 200 sit ups. My speed was extremely fast in my arms. But I broke my left arm, and I can just feel the weakness of it, and the speed dramatically has been lost in both arms. I'm still fast, but not bruce lee fast like before. I gained maybe 30 pounds, and didn't work out for a while, smoked weed and cigs, and now I'm back to being sober, and working out more, but the speed isn't coming back. I've tryd everything from hanging a peice of paper up, following paul vunaks instructions of building the energy up and then releasing, but it's not there. How can I get my speed back, and does anyone know a good isometrics machine

Wing Chun/Jun Fan Gung fu...........?
Anytime you break something, the absolute best you can get it to is 90% of what it was prior to the break. Also since you are older then maybe your body is aging and wouldn't we all want to be fast as we were as children. As for increasing speed, doing a lot more cardio with high intensity should get those fast twitch muscles going. Trying working on exercises that involve more of explosive energy. For example, slowing bringing the bar down then push it up hard and fast back up. Smoking takes a toll on the whole body so work out the whole body. Squats and deadlifts help you out on this as well. Also try to eat well, like a lot of organic food and nothing with preservative or microwavable. Its amazing how you feel when you eat healthy. Then gradually you speed will come back. It's your whole body that has been effected. Not too sure if a isometric machine would drastically effect your speed. GOOD Luck.
Reply:Ok, there are many exercises you can do to help you. One: jump rope training. If you train in jump roping for hours at a time for days or for weeks (depends on the person) you will notice an improvement in your agility. Also boxers train with speed bags all the time. This will help your punching speed and your punching rhythm which will somewhat discipline you. The key is that you train everyday for long periods of time. It also helps to have protein shakes and maybe change your eating style. See what works for you.


Good Luck!
Reply:Paul vunak teaches weapons to develop body mechanics, that's what gives you speed and power. get your Kali sticks and practice some drills.











oh yeah don't compare yourself to sefu lee or inosanto you'll never be close to that caliber of fighter. your welcome to try and prove me wrong if you like.