daeinwolf Posted June 2, 2003 Posted June 2, 2003 I have just recently started Budo Taijutsu. In this style, some of the stances(kamae) are somewhat deep. I have found that after practice and sometimes during, my knee joints are killing me. Bad knees run in my family, so I can understand why. My question is, are the kamae bad for the joints? I need to be in a somewhat deeper posture to get my balance correct in a few, so.... There are no limits.
karatekid1975 Posted June 2, 2003 Posted June 2, 2003 When I did TSD, which also has deep stances, it helped my knees. It stregthened them. Just don't go crazy at first. As your flexibility improves, you can go deeper in stance. Laurie F
WhiteBelt Posted June 2, 2003 Posted June 2, 2003 Anytime you put your knee beyond your toes in a stance you're risking your knee, especially when you're not ready and strong enough. I'd suggest building up your legs and increasing your flexibility before you get into the really deep stances. For now, try to go as far as you can without hurting yourself.
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