stretching in combat

[Son Goku the monkeyking]

i was wondering.. when u are in ure dojo u normally are suppose to stretch before u fight because during combat u dont want 2 hurt urself.

but in an actually event whne u must fight to defend urself u most of the time do not have any time at all to stretch only 2 react to the person ur fighting. worst of all there might be some techniques u need 4 that situation but requar stretching

wat do u do.

PEACE

[Bushido58266]

when stretching you will soon be able to move further then before you started stretching and the more you keep stretching the more your range of motion will increase.

so pretty much if you keep stretching your body should hold up fine in a fight, cause ive never seen anyone in a fight throw kicks 7 feet high just keep your movements within your range of motion and youll be fine. if fought alot of times without stetching before hand and have never had problems

also how you stretch is improtant, make sure your doing proper stretches, and stretch each muscle for about 3 to 5 mins and make sure you dont over stretch

[KaratekaAndy]

Try stretch before you leave home because you never know if you'll need to fight durring the day.

Eventually you will be so flexible that you won't need to stretch every morning.

[pepto_bismol]

If some guy comes running at you really fast with a knife tell him to wait while you stretch your legs.

[jaymac]

That was awesome pepto!!!!!

I don't necessarily think it is that important to stretch before you leave your house to prepare for a possible attack. Your body will automatically respond to the adrenaline of being attacked. Doesn't mean you might not be sore later. Warming up and stretching out before class is done because you are about to train for several hours and you want to get the most of your training without injuring muscle.

[shogeri]

My thoughts are ~ before and after...

[KF Dude]

If some guy comes running at you really fast with a knife tell him to wait while you stretch your legs.

"Hold on!!! Gotta warm up first - don't want to pull a hammy."

[Brian]

The chances of being hurt in a self defense situation are good. I would be least concerned with pulling a muscle and more concerned about ending the threaat or getting away from it.

Most likely you aren't going to be doing anything that requires a great deal of stretching anyhow.

[marie curie]

In competition, you wouldn't want to hurt yourself so that you cannot defend yourself on the street if you need....If, on the street, you hurt yourself because of not streaching, I think that not competing for a while wouldn't be that bad of a trade off for defending ones self. In a real confrontation, you probably will gdt hurt.

[Chaz]

I don't stetch first for that very reason, but most of my movements don't require me to stretch, only to get my blood flowing.