in Uechi Ryu). Actually, yes, if done with an appropriate intent. Not so much for building strength, but for working on alignment and structure I have found it has been quite beneficial. But then again, when using dumbells (and also small sashi-ishi) I go more slowly and carefully. Funnily enough, I find it helps with my grounding as much if not more than my upper body. the problem with weighting your limbs while training is that the resistance only goes downwards, whereas your limbs have to move horizontally, therefore unless you're only doing uppercuts, high blocks, axe kicks and crescent kicks, they're not going to actually make your movement stronger or faster in any appreciable capacity. __________________ Quote: Originally Posted by bigmikey on msn Is it wrong that I want to go forge a huge axe out of my neighbors car and name it folksbane?