MORNING WORKOUT: CONDITIONING

Extra warmup:

Kicking kata, 3 minutes

Cartwheels, 8x5 (jogging between sets)

Standing oblique twist, 2x14/side

Exercises:

1 leg down dog, 3x30 seconds

Cobra pushups, 3x14

Supermans, 3x14

Accordion leg extensions, 3x14

Glute bridges, 3x14

Advanced kata, 5 minutes

Stretching, 15 minutes

Splits work, 5 minutes

I love standing ab exercises and I plan on doing them more. They aren't quite as strength focused as, say, planks, but they're good for martial arts. You keep the cardio going, get extra work on your hips, and the ballistic element can be added more easily than it could with crunches. If you're looking to absorb gut shots, this might just be for you.