Minx

I've been having physio for my wonky hip and tight ITB and TFL. The exercise I've been doing is to lie on the side of the bed, hang the leg you want to stretch over the edge and pull back on that foot as far as you can while tucking the other leg with knee bent up to your chest. I find the normal warm ups and downs in a session at the dojo do more good than the physio did though.

46, been doing Shotokan karate and Aikido on and off for 30 years. I've developed hip problems over the years due to an old leg injury which means I sometimes have to have cortisone injections to keep going. But after once seeing a guy who had both legs amputated below the knee do kata (without prosthetics!) I still feel lucky that I just get the odd twinge!

I'm mid forties and I've just started Shotokan again after 25 years off. (where did those years go?!) Agree with posts above. I am now realising that my days of accurate jodan mawashigeris are over and instead of the speed and flexibilty I used to have, now I have to focus more on technique and power. A bit like life I guess!