Improving my kick flexability

yourdeadwright · 22-06-2010 03:03PM #1

Hey folks,.
I recently started Thai kickboxing and im just wondering what you think would be the best way to go about improving flexability on my kicks.

Should i join a pilates class or a yoga class what would be more help.
And if either where would be a good place that does classes i train out of Swords so north side would help,

i spent years playing football so iv very thigh hamstrings and cant kick near head height and feel it will hold me back, Also even if you know of any good websites that could help

Thanks

chprt · 22-06-2010 04:34PM

wellsy wellsy wellsy

the first thing you thai lad should have told you is theres no kickboxing in the name..., when he reads this he will know what I mean

you dont need to do anything else, just keep training, hes got loads of stretching stuff for you to do so just ask him

paddy

FruitLover · 22-06-2010 04:45PM

http://www.stadion.com/column_stretch05.html

yourdeadwright · 22-06-2010 05:25PM

Sorry i should have said, Muay Thai

I can already feel them getting more flexable but just looking to get ahead by doing more streches outside of training , get a leg up like so to speak,:)

Jason McCabe · 24-06-2010 03:14PM

I am naturally an unflexible sort of person

I got great results from a type of stretching called PNF

It is painful but brings fast results.

Here is an example of it in an online article, though, I did different exercises I used the same principle

http://www.articlesbase.com/martial-arts-articles/martial-arts-flexibility-doing-the-splits-is-easy-with-pnf-stretching-272225.html

Improving my kick flexability

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