sanda_kickboxing Posted August 14, 2001 Share Posted August 14, 2001 ok in the gym today i had a problem where everytime i turned my leg out for a turning kick i got a sharp pain up my leg whats going on? and how can i improve flexibility around the upper leg area to achive a fast powerful kick? cos ive been trying for 3 years and it aint working guys! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MuayTB1 Posted August 14, 2001 Share Posted August 14, 2001 You have to move you feet. Hey, nice name "sanda", you do San Shou or kickboxing or san Shou kickboxing.? Nice to have you on board. "Don't think!! Feel..." -Bruce Leehttps://www.muaythaiboxing.friendpages.comThis site is dumb but I made it so it is good. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kickbutt Posted August 14, 2001 Share Posted August 14, 2001 Hi, Try to practice doing the splits or a butterfly stretch - grab onto your ankles and pull the bottoms of your feet together and pull them in as much as is comfortable and then bend your upper half over. Also, if your knees are a bit sensitive as mine are - you can try doing the splits while on your knees - someone told me that it's alot less stress for your knees...works well for me. Lori If you think something small cannot make a difference - try going to sleep with a mosquito in the room.-Unknown- Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thaiboxerken Posted August 14, 2001 Share Posted August 14, 2001 Try turning your hips over instead.. you'll get more power and you'll develop a greater range of motion to kick higher. Just kick 'em, they'll understand.- Me Apprentice Instructor under Guro Inosanto in Jun Fan Gung Fu and Filipinno Martial arts.Certified Instructor of Frank Cucci's Linxx system of martial arts. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KickChick Posted August 14, 2001 Share Posted August 14, 2001 Hi Sanda... ...can't tell by name if you'e female or not. We females have a much stronger quadriceps (upper leg muscles) and weaker hamstrings than men do. So, if you need to work those quadriceps...try squats (plie/or sissy squats), even hydrants are a good work out 'specially for the hips to develop that power that Ken spoke of. Go down on all 4's bring leg up at 90 deg. and slowly bring as far up as you can and bring down to ground but don't touch! Imagine a concrete block lying on top of that leg and really work the muscle. Also try bringing that knee of your leg right up to the shoulder (right knee to right shoulder) and flex foot back as if doing a side kick...then bring leg out to side pull toes back and do a roundhouse (tension) works the hip and thigh also! I do these among other things in my Cardio Karate workout class. Deby Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JadeTiger Posted August 15, 2001 Share Posted August 15, 2001 [:edited: please refrain from comments of this sort] This Message was edited by: Kickbutt on Aug 14, 2001 9:36pm Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tim Greer Posted August 15, 2001 Share Posted August 15, 2001 On 2001-08-14 21:21, JadeTiger wrote: [:edited:please refrain from comments of this sort] A: We know who you are, MT... B: I think it's time you leave. C: If you have a problem with that, why don't you contact me and leave this crap off the board. _________________ Regards, Tim Greer -> admin@chatbase.com | Phone: 530-222-7244 I study any and every style and I'm always looking to spar!! Also, if I'm not around for a while, I'm just away training. This Message was edited by: Kickbutt on Aug 14, 2001 9:40pm Regards,Tim Greer -> admin@chatbase.com | Phone: 530-222-7244I study any and every style and I'm always looking to spar!!Also, if I'm not around for a while, I'm just away training. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MuayTB1 Posted August 15, 2001 Share Posted August 15, 2001 Damn! That was not me! Read the post I put. "Don't think!! Feel..." -Bruce Leehttps://www.muaythaiboxing.friendpages.comThis site is dumb but I made it so it is good. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sanda_kickboxing Posted August 15, 2001 Author Share Posted August 15, 2001 Thanks guys yeah i do Sanda kickboxing it's chinese the problem is that the hip i find hard like on a side kick i find it hard to put the hip into the kick and i overturn (karate style) the heights there but it's not fast enuff lol i need to fire the kick out much quicker and less over turning like karate! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Prodigy-Child Posted August 15, 2001 Share Posted August 15, 2001 when you are kicking make sure that the leg you are standing on is bent and that your heel turns 180 degrees and points at your target You can boo me if you want, You know I'm right!-Chris Rock Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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