KickChick Posted April 1, 2002 Share Posted April 1, 2002 Here ya go! http://www.martialinfo.com/photos/gallery/view.asp?cat=2 Keep clicking "next page" ... awesome split kicks!! ... oh, and that's not me on top of page! heehee .... have fun guys! Lots of celeb pics here too .... KarateForums Sensei 1st dan BlackBelt TKD(ITF) CardioKickboxing/Fitness Inst. [ This Message was edited by: KickChick on 2002-04-01 14:37 ] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AnonymousOne Posted April 1, 2002 Share Posted April 1, 2002 Is flexibility a measurement of well rounded fighting ability in Martial Arts? 7th Dan ChidokaiA true combat warrior has to be hard as nails in mind, body and soul. Warriors are action takers and not action fakers. If you are cruising, make time for losing Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Prodigy-Child Posted April 1, 2002 Share Posted April 1, 2002 no, i cannot do a full splits and ive fought guys who can do full splits and ive beaten them.........it does help though leg strength is key though, i know one sensei who cannot do a full splits but his leg strength is so developed that he can put his leg where ever he wants to You can boo me if you want, You know I'm right!-Chris Rock Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bon Posted April 2, 2002 Share Posted April 2, 2002 AnonymousOne, I think so.. Try throwing a roundhouse to the ribs with poor flexibility, it becomes a lot harder. It doesn't take long to learn how to throw a solid roundhouse. I wrote something on this last night, I'll post it here.. It takes sacrifice to be the best.There are always two choices, two paths to take. One is easy. And its only reward is that it's easy. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bon Posted April 2, 2002 Share Posted April 2, 2002 People getting a black belt in 3 years is rare thing these days and if people do, they're generally said to have gone to a "McDojo", meaning they pay, they receive the belt. I think three years is all it takes to get a black belt with hard training. A lot of people seem to think anything less than 5-7 years means they've attended a McDojo. While there are McDojos out there, I think a black belt can be easily achieved within 3 years. If it takes longer, I think it's generally only due to lack of flexibility. There are other things like someone getting a huge ego and thinking they know it all, therefore stop learning, or simply a lousy instructor. Generally misinformed or unknowledgable instructors is what prevents a person from achieving a black belt quicker. I think the key lies in being flexible to achieve a black belt. A lot of instructors neglect dynamic stretching, they focus more on isometric stretching and getting into the splits, because they logically infer that if someone can do the splits, they can kick head height. Kicks are a dynamic action and they require dynamic stretching to achieve that kind of flexbility, not isometric stretching! Contrary to popular belief, being able to do the splits does not mean you are able to kick head height. I could do the front split and the side split, but couldn't kick head height. While isometric stretching does carry over to dynamic flexibility a little bit, it is not enough alone. Flexibility does not take all that long to develop. Dynamic stretching every morning, and before every workout, with isometric stretching 2-4 times a week at the end of the workout! It is actually quite foolish to do isomstric stretches before a workout as they make you tired, therefore making your training less effective. Flexibility training is similar to building muscle. I see flexibility training essentially as reprogramming the nervous system's reaction, it adapts just like muscle when forced beyond it's comfort zone. I think you have to ask yourself how long it takes for someone to become flexible, then how long it takes them to attain a black belt after they have the required flexibility. How many people can walk in and throw a roundhouse to the ribs with ease ? Next to none unless they have previous martial arts training. While it may be effortless for some, it is only because of the flexibility they have that makes it easy! Most people can walk into a dojo and be throwing solid a roundhouse, twising their foot and getting their hips involved within a couple of months. This is only when formally training 1-2 times a week. Suppose someone develops the required flexibility they need within a few months, then ask how long it would take to achieve a black belt. All that is required than is repetition of technique until it becomes second nature so they can execute it in a fight without thinking and with confidence. A person could do all this easily within a year. All they have to do now is learn to fight through sparring and increase areobic and anareobic fitness levels. NOTE: This is just my opinion on achieving a black belt in kickboxing or a similar system. It takes sacrifice to be the best.There are always two choices, two paths to take. One is easy. And its only reward is that it's easy. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
van_damme Posted April 2, 2002 Author Share Posted April 2, 2002 Hey thx alot for that BON and everyone else.Just one more question.I am really flexible with my right leg but not my left..i can kick really high with my right and not with my left..mainly because i play football alot and my better foot is my right and ya know when you do the splits...when one foot is pointing up and the other foot is pointing down..lolz..its hard to explain it..anyway..i can do it easily when my right leg is in front and my left leg is behind..but when i do it the other i just cant do the splits.So what im getting at is that..will this be a big problem that my left leg is not as flexible as my right? When you put water into a cup,it becomes the cup.When you put water in a T-Pot,it becomes the T-Pot..be water my friend!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rabid hamster Posted April 2, 2002 Share Posted April 2, 2002 van damme, keep stretching your left leg too then. Also I thought there was just one kind of stretch, but I guess not. Can anyone tell me the difference between isometric strentching, dynamic stretching, and static stretching? Thank youz all. :cowboy: :grin: Hiya :bdaybiggrin: It is only with the heart that one can see clearly, for the most essential things are invisible to the eye. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rabid hamster Posted April 2, 2002 Share Posted April 2, 2002 I jus heard of another stretch called Passive stretching. Does anyone know what that is also? :???: It is only with the heart that one can see clearly, for the most essential things are invisible to the eye. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KickChick Posted April 3, 2002 Share Posted April 3, 2002 Dynamic stretching involves moving parts of your body and gradually increasing reach, speed of movement, or both. Do not confuse dynamic stretching with ballistic stretching! Dynamic stretching consists of controlled leg and arm swings that take you (gently!) to the limits of your range of motion. Ballistic stretches involve trying to force a part of the body beyond its range of motion. In dynamic stretches, there are no bounces or "jerky" movements. An example of dynamic stretching would be slow, controlled leg swings, arm swings, or torso twists. Passive stretching is also referred to as relaxed stretching, and as static-passive stretching. A passive stretch is one where you assume a position and hold it with some other part of your body, or with the assistance of a partner or some other apparatus. For example, bringing your leg up high and then holding it there with your hand. The splits is an example of a passive stretch (in this case the floor is the "apparatus" that you use to maintain your extended position). Many people use the term "passive stretching" and "static stretching" interchangeably. However, there are a number of people who make a distinction between the two. Static stretching consists of stretching a muscle (or group of muscles) to its farthest point and then maintaining or holding that position, where as passive stretching consists of a relaxed person who is relaxed (passive) while some external force (either a person or an apparatus) brings the joint through its range of motion. Isometric stretching is a type of static stretching (meaning it does not use motion) which involves the resistance of muscle groups through isometric contractions (tensing) of the stretched muscles (see section Types of Muscle Contractions). The use of isometric stretching is one of the fastest ways to develop increased static-passive flexibility and is much more effective than either passive stretching or active stretching alone. Isometric stretches also help to develop strength in the "tensed" muscles (which helps to develop static-active flexibility), and seems to decrease the amount of pain usually associated with stretching. _________________ KarateForums Sensei 1st dan BlackBelt TKD(ITF) CardioKickboxing/Fitness Inst. [ This Message was edited by: KickChick on 2002-04-02 21:19 ] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bon Posted April 3, 2002 Share Posted April 3, 2002 Have a look at this article, http://www.bl.physik.tu-muenchen.de/~k2/budo/sfaq/stretching_toc.html I dunno how good it is though, haven't read it all myself. But, it should explain the different types of flexibility which KickChick has already done anyway. It takes sacrifice to be the best.There are always two choices, two paths to take. One is easy. And its only reward is that it's easy. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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