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No, I'm strong enough already, even too much.
I mean, I still need to gain more uh... limberness, and doing pushups and the like just has the reverse effect.
I'm doing several hours of Aikido every week, and it's more than enough. It's so much of a workout, and the rare free fights are the easier part actually, we can relax then.
It's very good because it trains all the muscles and joints that people don't use or train usually, which are thus the weaker ones.
I find myself funny when I remember I was doing pushups in the army to defend myself, because now I realize that with Aikido, all of this is useless, or worse, as the more you do pushups, the more stiff you are without realizing, and the faster and easier the bones or joints will break.
I would need some more abdos though. We were "feeling" front karateka kicks in the stomach the other day, and I felt the pain clearly. 4 of these and I would be knockdowned.
Oh well...