Bretty101 Posted July 4, 2003 Share Posted July 4, 2003 Hi all, I've been doing some research. Since my purchase of a legstretcher which claims (threatens) to go beyond 180 degrees. i thought i'll give it a go and was looking to see how far you can go. Well anyway i found this website and thought i'd share it with you!!! http://www.cl-kids.com/free-section.php?p=training Have a click through. Bretty Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
monkeygirl Posted July 4, 2003 Share Posted July 4, 2003 And I thought I was flexible... 1st dan & Asst. Instructor TKD 2000-2003No matter the tune...if you can rock it, rock it hard. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
granmasterchen Posted July 5, 2003 Share Posted July 5, 2003 I go to the floor,.....that is 180....i have not put my feet up on chairs to try and go lower,.....i am happy with the floor....i don't need to kick at a greater angle than that, i think if i did i would have too much momentum and fall over backwards! That which does not destroy me will only make me stronger Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Looneyas Posted July 5, 2003 Share Posted July 5, 2003 There is flexiablity and there is strength in flexability. Im flexable but strong i can hold my side splits 1 inch from the ground for as long as i want to. I would rather have that strength in flexibility than beng so supple. Learn and u shall TeachTeach and you shall learn,https://www.southpacifictkd.com.au Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GrrrArg Posted July 17, 2003 Share Posted July 17, 2003 Im getting sympathy pains just looking at the pics. Now I can can get nearly 180 with butterfly stretching but I don't want to be going any further, I want kids someday... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tombstone Posted July 17, 2003 Share Posted July 17, 2003 That can't be comfortable On a good day I can touch my toes Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shotochem Posted July 17, 2003 Share Posted July 17, 2003 Even if my legs could do that, my back certainly can't. Pain is only temporary, the memory of that pain lasts a lifetime. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
newbalance Posted July 18, 2003 Share Posted July 18, 2003 Even if my legs could do that, my back certainly can't. I couldnt have said it better myself. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Looneyas Posted July 18, 2003 Share Posted July 18, 2003 In order to kick a person in the face, it only requires a stretch of around 150 degrees. But to be able to reach that face without warming up first, one should develop the ability to do a training stretch of 165 degrees. A rule of thumb is to be able to go 15 degrees beyond the flexibility you plan to use. Kicks straight off the hip use only 90 degrees flexibility, thus to kick at that level in self defense, it is necessary, for safety, to develop a stretch of 105 degrees. By being able to stretch 15 degrees higher than you plan to use, it is possible to use the kick when not warmed up and on the street. If a person can do 180 degree splits, they can easily kick to the head without worry. (The author speaks from experience, due to the actual use of kicks in his law enforcement days.) It is possible to go beyond 180 in your training splits, the norm for a person with normal bone and muscle structure is around 195 degrees. When a person can lay their stomach on the floor, with their legs in a perfectly straight line, with their hips solidly against the floor, that is the actual range of their stretch. This type of stretch would allow a person to kick even a person taller than them in the head. Thus kicking anywhere about the waist would be as easy as punching. Most of all, the elasticity that that kind of stretching produces, allows for a very fast kick, with no antagonistic intrusion. If a person stretches enough to have any where from 180 to 195 degrees flexibility and then include the high number of repetitions necessary to have good form in kicking, then they can have extremely effective self defense kicks. Nothing takes the place of kicking. If you want to kick well, practice kicking. KICKING THE WAY IT WAS MEANT TO BE by Dr. William Durbin This nails ya question Learn and u shall TeachTeach and you shall learn,https://www.southpacifictkd.com.au Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RJOTweet Posted July 24, 2003 Share Posted July 24, 2003 I've seen girls like that do alot of crazy flexing things in rhythmic gymnastics competitions. CardioKB student Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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