Originally Posted by
bobby rivers
Bodyweight is fine. Anyone who can do 10-20 pistol squats and glute ham raises is beast. Pullups, dips, and pushups with angle variations mid rep. Also practice headstands and walking on her hands. I understand your hesitance to not add weight. More than stunting growth it can lead to joint compression and degeneration. Everything in our body reacts well to more weight except cartilage. Anyway, gymnasts and acrobats are the strongest and most agile lb for lb. There isn't one muscle group that can't be fully and functionally worked by our own gravity. This is just my opinion.
Here is another one. If you don't figure four you legs on the samurai, you only have one bent leg to drive him over and down with. In your own weight class all good, but if he's heavier and ready to counter, you're gonna need that other leg to drive and take the strain away from your lcl. I've seen 'em pop and almost felt mine almost go before.