{"id":2094,"date":"2020-09-07T20:26:08","date_gmt":"2020-09-07T20:26:08","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/fightersvault.com\/?p=2094"},"modified":"2022-11-03T20:32:40","modified_gmt":"2022-11-03T20:32:40","slug":"5-reasons-you-need-to-practice-yoga-for-martial-arts","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/fightersvault.com\/5-reasons-you-need-to-practice-yoga-for-martial-arts\/","title":{"rendered":"5 Reasons You Need to Practice Yoga For Martial Arts"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

If you’re looking to take your MMA training to the next level you need to be practising yoga for martial arts.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

If you\u2019re a fighter who is looking to become stronger<\/strong>, reduce recovery time, and increase flexibility, then you should train yoga for martial arts.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

I have recently been running a yoga for BJJ<\/a><\/strong> course alongside my training, and have seen massive improvements in flexibility & mobility.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Today, i’ll talk about five benefits of yoga I have experienced. Let\u2019s jump in.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n

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1. Yoga Improves Our Flexibility And Range of Motion<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n

The most apparent benefit of yoga is that it improves our flexibility and range of motion. In your first yoga classes, you\u2019ll probably notice that you\u2019re far less flexible and bendy than you thought.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

But, sure enough, with consistent practice, you\u2019ll improve your flexibility more and more. This itself is hugely beneficial for your martial arts, as it allows you to go through longer ranges of motion safely.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n

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2. Yoga May Reduce Inflammation<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Inflammation is part of the bodies natural healing process, and occurs after intense training sessions. Martial artists need to focus on recovery, as overtraining can cause chronic inflammation, that will harm your progress.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Yoga has been shown to reduce inflammation and improve recovery in martial artists. Yoga can increase the production of Anti-inflammatory hormones in the body.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

3. Yoga Can Increase Stability<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n
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Most people see yoga as a practice that mostly improves our flexibility. And while that certainly is one benefit of it, yoga is also incredibly good at increasing stability.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

You see, to practice yoga, you need to assume a variety of poses, each of which requires a fair bit of balance and core strength. As you get better at doing these poses, your balance will also improve. Having more stability is incredibly beneficial to your athleticism, especially for explosive movements used in martial arts.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n

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4. Yoga Improves Intermuscular Coordination<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Intermuscular coordination refers to the coordination between our muscles and plays a massive role in our overall athleticism. Take, for example, weightlifting:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

This activity requires a lot of intermuscular coordination because a large percentage of our musculature has to engage to move the weight.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Yoga is a great activity for improving your intermuscular coordination because all of the poses force our muscles to work together and keep us stable and secure.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

5. Yoga Improves Our Sleep<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n

We all know that sleep is vital for our health and athleticism. An overwhelming number of studies all point at the importance of sleep for a variety of things, including:<\/p>\n\n\n\n