Bao wrote:I think I'll just skip that rope practice.
Each to his own. Everyone has his own methods.
But training no lie~ my senior told me 練什麼,就有什麼
So if a person talk about boxing like striking power but not train what boxer trained fundamentals like skipping rope,
You can tell by the obvious defect in the frame when they strike or footwork. That is not to say he is no good fighter, just not perfect in terms of boxing style striking.
From observation of aging, we tend to start to age with our feet,
We usually have sprain ankle, compensat by reduce sensitivity of feet and then lose balance of hip right and left, or vice versa
When young we can easily skip rope with both feet, but once our preheaven qi damaged we tend to jump alternating between left and right feet.
Skipping is one of the best way to maintain and preserve dexterity of feet. It also stimulate the distal nerve to wake our system up. But may not be for everyone. It took me like 1 year to get used to this routine so that sustained skipping is possible.