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Sainthood, Here is a link to the article that has the stretching routine. http://dojotalk.com/stretching-flexibility-martial-artists-part-3/ The entire routine takes about 15-20 mins. If you want to know more about the benefits of stretching, or the different types of stretching, check out parts 1 and 2 of the article. The links are in the top paragraph. Ultimately, it comes down to the person doing it on a regular basis. If you are seeking to improve flexibility, you have to put time in pretty much daily. If you are seeking to maintain flexibility, then 3 times a week or so is usually sufficient. As Eilson mentioned, yoga is also a great way to increase flexibility, strength and balance. In fact, I just did the P90X yoga for the first time a few nights ago. Great stretching and man, I'm still sore from it

Consistency is the key to any stretching program (or any program at all for that matter). If you only stretch when you feel like it, chances are you won't be stretching that much. I've actually written a sample stretching routine on my site. Let me know if you are interested. Either way, best of luck!