Your forearms are your body's best guards. Okinawan Karate Masters are famous for their lethal hand techniques developed through serious Makiwara training. Equally important, but little known, is their development of iron like forearms for devastating blocking and striking.
The Masters ultimate conditioning tool was a special striking pole standing approximately 5 feet high. The pole was about 6 inches in diameter and was quartered lengthwise to allow the striking surface to "give" slightly. When a strong strike was made this "giving" would cause the quarters to make contact and produce a clacking sound. This served as a barometer for the striker.
The Masters forearm training concepts have been incorporated into this portable CONDITIONER by Okinawan Uechi-ryu Karate Master Instructor Ihor Rymaruk. It's hardwood construction, size, and dimensions allow you to condition and strengthen your forearms as well as other parts of the body in a gradual and convenient way.
Recommended Use:
Your training is not complete until your conditioning is done. The purpose of conditioning is to strengthen, harden, tone and desensitize specific areas of the body that may be required to endure contact in a physical confrontation.
Conditioning is a process of consistent, gradually accumulated training. The novice should begin with a maximum of three conditioning sessions per week. Work in sets of three, with approximately 15-30 repetitions per set. Begin with light, penetrating taps with the wider surface of the conditioner and near the quartered end. Keep taps a minimum of 3 inches above the wrist and 3 inches below the elbow. Make and keep a tight first while tapping the top (outside) and both sides of the forearm. As you progress, work with the harder taps and move closer to the handle end of the CONDITIONER. Eventually you should work the narrower surface of the CONDITIONER in the same fashion.
Consult with your doctor before you start any conditioning.
At no time should you experience pain or bruising. This is a sign of tapping too hard, too soon; making it hazardous to your health.
Remember to condition gradually over a long period of time. Maintain the rule of moderation. User assumes all risks.