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Posted On:
4/02/2007 4:55am
Style: Muay Thai (BJJ hiatus)--
When I was training in Muay Thai I found that the only thing that helped my kicks was kicking more. Even if you were to stretch lots and become very flexible, you'd probably still not have strength enough to throw your leg up that high.
Read Tom Kurtz's book Stretching Scientifically for info on the different types of stretching but my advice to just kick more." The reason elite level MMAists don't fight with aikido is the same reason elite level swimmers don't swim with their lips." - Virus
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Posted On:
4/02/2007 5:52am
Style: Muay Thai (BJJ hiatus)--
Have a look at this website:
http://people.bath.ac.uk/masrjb/Stre...g_5.html#SEC39
I'm not too up on warming down to be honest as I've only recently started bothering with it (it makes a big difference on how you feel the next day) but for preparing to kick I'd recommend some cardio work followed by Dynamic stretches." The reason elite level MMAists don't fight with aikido is the same reason elite level swimmers don't swim with their lips." - Virus
" I shocked him with my skills on the ice becuase Wing Chun is great for hockey fighting." - 'Sifu' Milt Wallace
"Besides, as you might already know (from Virus, for example) - there's only 1 wing chun and it sucks big time" - Tonuzaba
"Even when I'm promising mayhem and butt-chicanery, I'm generally posting with a smile on my face." - Sochin101
"That said, if he blocked my hip on a drop nage, I would extend my leg into a drop tai Otoshi and slam him so hard his parents would die." - MTripp
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Posted On:
4/02/2007 5:56am
Style: Muay Thai (BJJ hiatus)--
Also check this out:
http://www.stadion.com/column.html
and consider buying Kurz's book." The reason elite level MMAists don't fight with aikido is the same reason elite level swimmers don't swim with their lips." - Virus
" I shocked him with my skills on the ice becuase Wing Chun is great for hockey fighting." - 'Sifu' Milt Wallace
"Besides, as you might already know (from Virus, for example) - there's only 1 wing chun and it sucks big time" - Tonuzaba
"Even when I'm promising mayhem and butt-chicanery, I'm generally posting with a smile on my face." - Sochin101
"That said, if he blocked my hip on a drop nage, I would extend my leg into a drop tai Otoshi and slam him so hard his parents would die." - MTripp
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4/02/2007 8:19am
Style: Muay Thai (BJJ hiatus)--
You're welcome. Just to let you know, all I did to find that was google search dynamic stretching. There's so much out there, you just gotta hit the search button ;)
" The reason elite level MMAists don't fight with aikido is the same reason elite level swimmers don't swim with their lips." - Virus
" I shocked him with my skills on the ice becuase Wing Chun is great for hockey fighting." - 'Sifu' Milt Wallace
"Besides, as you might already know (from Virus, for example) - there's only 1 wing chun and it sucks big time" - Tonuzaba
"Even when I'm promising mayhem and butt-chicanery, I'm generally posting with a smile on my face." - Sochin101
"That said, if he blocked my hip on a drop nage, I would extend my leg into a drop tai Otoshi and slam him so hard his parents would die." - MTripp
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Posted On:
4/02/2007 9:58am
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www.trickstutorials.com and hit the stretching button. This guy's flexibility and strength are really good. I think a lot of his stuff is from Kurz as well, but he's got a wider range of passive stretches. He's also a lot funnier, and doesn't have that whole gloomy Eastern European thang, although I think Tomasz would eat him alive in a fight. ( I actually have no evidence whatsoever to base that comment on)
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Posted On:
4/02/2007 4:19pm
Style: creonte on hiatus--
One thing that you may want to do is to warm up always, always always, and to stretch the hip abductors andgracilis. Otherwise, you may run the risk of a groin pull - and you... do not... want... that... ****... to happen. Check this link at exrx.net, and study the stretch exercises specific to hip abductors on the right side.
Better yet, see my sig (or follow this link).
Keep in mind that this information is specific to stretching and injury prevention. Whether it helps you kick better, that's another issue (which I think it's a close second after preventing injuries.)
Happy readings.Read this for flexibility and injury prevention, this, this and this for supplementation, this on grip conditioning, and this on staph. New: On strenght standards, relationships and structural balance. Shoulder problems? Read this.
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Posted On:
4/02/2007 4:32am
Style: Muay Thai
stretching for high roundhouse kicks