The core muscles

The core muscles consists of the three areas of your body, the abdominals, back and pelvic area. No matter in sports, martial arts or just general fitness, your core strength is vital.

In martial arts, the core strength is extremely important. Bruce Lee understands that, and makes core muscle exercise a major part of his training routine. In defends, the abdominals would act as a shell, protecting all the major organs from attacks. Your other core muscles would also work together, allowing you to avoid from any attacks, fast. Almost all kinds of movement would activate your core muscles, therefore it is extremely important to make core muscle training a part of your workout. When you execute a kick for example, it is not only your leg muscles that generates the strength. Your back, hip muscles and abdominals all play a part in the kick. An excellent core strength will allow a martial artist to move with great efficiency.

Here is a link I found from the Internet that shows a way you can evaluate your core muscle strength. If you are not able to complete the exercise, no worries, a little training and time will ensure a pass next time. Click here to test.

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