How to Fight Like Goku

Co-authored by Adrian Tandez

Last Updated: October 22, 2024 Approved

Goku is a legendary character. (One of the most ferocious brawlers in anime history) If you want to be a brawling boss, read these tips. Goku is more than just a physical fighter. This article will teach you how to fight like Goku from Dragon Ball Z.

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Be a good puncher and kicker. Practice 100 punches per day Don't rush into it if you can't do 100 punches yet do baby steps and eventually work up 100 punches/kicks. It can be any punch/kick as long as you're getting a workout. If you don't have a heavy bag punch the air. When your punches get good enough add wrist weights or dumbbells, but be careful, because they can hurt your joints. Remember to do them slowly.
- Be sure to use proper form. Learn how to align your shoulder, elbow and wrist properly, so that you can deliver a lot of force while staying stable and withstanding the returning force. Otherwise, you risk breaking your hand.
100 pushups, situps, squats, pullups and when you get strong enough, work on their variations like 1 arm pushup or pistol squat, etc. Give your muscles a break for 1-3 days. Try to make your own routine. And use proper form. Never use ankles weights when kicking.

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Practice handstands until you are able to walk on your hands for at least 10 seconds.
Increase your jumping power. Whether it be plyometrics or jumping over a chair. Just strengthen that explosive power.
with a friend but remember to use boxing gloves and protective equipment. Go all out but play it safe. Be aware, however, that punching with gloves on and without them (like in a street fight) are two very different ways of fighting.
Enhance your agility. Practice your flips as much as you can and learn safe rolls.
Run as fast as you can. Find 200 yards (182.9 m) of space and try to run it in the fastest time possible. Proper form is important.
Learn to block, grapple, dodge and trap. Practice drills with friends or homemade dummies. Look to a Martial Arts instructor, books, or online for help.
Stretch 5-7 days a week for 10 minutes till you can do the splits. Do dynamic stretches before a workout and static stretches to cool down after.
Practice Parkour or Gymnastics to get the feeling of fast intense movement and learning to trust your body's movements. Parkour can be practiced virtually anywhere.
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In a fight always look for the quickest and simplest way to defeat your opponent.
- If possible, control the distance and don't let the opponent to come too close to you.
- Have an offensive mindset to end the fight as quickly as possible. In a real fight, you have seconds to finish it.
Make your own combinations too and don't work too hard because our bodies aren't as strong as Goku's.

Bruce Lee, Martial Artist and Actor

I fear not the man who has practiced 10,000 kicks once, but I fear the man who has practiced one kick 10,000 times. A fight is not won by one punch or kick.

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Do you have any recommendations on how one can pick a form of martial arts to pursue?

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Joseph Bautista is a Self-Defense Specialist and a Martial Arts Instructor specializing in Filipino martial arts. With over 18 years of instructing and martial arts training experience, Joseph runs Legacy Filipino Martial Arts, a Filipino martial arts school based in San Francisco, California. He also teaches self-defense with Self Defense For the People, a self-defense program with clients such as Salesforce, Airbnb, Gap, UPS, and UCSF. When not teaching self defense he is teaching CPR and 1st Aid Skills to 911 Dispatchers and Local Police Officers in the SF Bay Area with 1st Five Minutes.

Joseph Bautista

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Everyone has different strengths, different weaknesses, and different comfort levels. If you're a person who doesn't like being close to people, don't go for a type of martial arts that only does grappling. If you're a person who likes using your hands, don't go to a kicking school. Each martial art has its specialties. Do your research on the different styles that are available in the area that you want to train. Visit them and see if that environment is conducive to your learning capability, your learning style, and for you as a person.

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What are some tips you have for staying in shape outside of actual martial arts training?

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Joseph Bautista is a Self-Defense Specialist and a Martial Arts Instructor specializing in Filipino martial arts. With over 18 years of instructing and martial arts training experience, Joseph runs Legacy Filipino Martial Arts, a Filipino martial arts school based in San Francisco, California. He also teaches self-defense with Self Defense For the People, a self-defense program with clients such as Salesforce, Airbnb, Gap, UPS, and UCSF. When not teaching self defense he is teaching CPR and 1st Aid Skills to 911 Dispatchers and Local Police Officers in the SF Bay Area with 1st Five Minutes.

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Consistency is king. It's about having a routine. If you're looking to maintain a fitness level, then you have to be consistent with everything you do.

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No. To fight like Goku, you need to train as much as you can, and then rest. Consider training 1 hour 3 to 4 times a week,preferably with a day of rest in between. You can train up to 6 days a week, with 1 day of rest.

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This should be applied to your daily training regime.

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For inspiration watch Bruce Lee movies and Dragon Ball Z fights.

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Remember to stretch before and after a workout.

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