How did Jackie Chan train when learning martial arts? One piece of Jackie Chan's biography struck a chord:As a kid, Jackie Chan had to balance on one foot for an hour at a time...

Now, it's easy to see how Chan maintains such incredible balance in his stunt sequences.

Would you like to know the alternate exercise my martial-arts students practice? In the past, I have forced my students to practice balancing on bowling balls.
(Yes, you read that correctly.
)One criteria for progressing to the next level in my system was to be able to punch 100 times while balancing on a bowling ball.
Every student managed to learn the task -- with some coaching from me.
With both balancing on one foot for such an extending time and learning to punch so long on a bowling ball, you are 'over-training.
'You become so comfortable balancing for long periods of time, that the short amount of actual balance required for kicks seems like nothing at all.
Now, imagine applying this idea to your other martial arts training.
Useful Over training Don't train so hard that you injure yourself.
That's not the goal, or even a byproduct, of over training.
Don't tear muscles or ligaments.
Look for skills that you'd like to overdevelop.
Figure out how to over train for speed reactions.
Be faster than you need to be.
Over train the power of your kick.
Know that you have trained your lunges, so that you close the distance before your opponent can react or respond.
Are you getting some ideas ...
skills you like to perfect to mastery?Get out there and train!Go over train!