stretching to improve high kicks

Casper · Dec-16-06, 03:03 PM

Hey guys

I wanted to ask what excersices are good to improve my high kicks.
I can nearlly do a box split and I know that that has improved them a lot and was wondering if I started stretching to front split if that would help.

if anyone has any tips for them or other advise please do tell.

cheers

ez

Honken · Dec-16-06, 03:18 PM

Of course frontsplit will help. It will increase your range of motion for both kicks towards the front and kicks towards the back.

Go to the main site (www.trickstutorials.com

) and click the flexibility button.

Casper · Dec-16-06, 03:51 PM

hahah *kicks self in face* could have seen that one coming :)

kristo · Dec-16-06, 08:41 PM

Do both static stretching - to increase the height of your kicks, and dynamic stretching - to increase the control and speed of your kicks. Again, use the main site for anything else.

Ashtar · Dec-19-06, 09:48 AM

Static to build the RoM, weight lifting and active stretching to build strength, controlled dynamic progression to learn to use it with momentum without being injured.

wynnema · Dec-20-06, 06:24 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Ashtar

Static to build the RoM, weight lifting and active stretching to build strength, controlled dynamic progression to learn to use it with momentum without being injured.

you've pretty much answered the question there. I think sometimes people hear that they need dynamic stretching for kicking and neglect the fact that you need to increase static ROM as well.

Ashtar · Dec-25-06, 05:41 PM

A lot of people say you can do it with dynamic stretching, and you probably can, I'm just reluctant to do it because it seems unsafe, edging into the whole 'ballistic' thing which is scary.

What is truly perplexing is people who say they have better dynamic RoM than static RoM. I guess that could happen if you have a really strong stretch reflex, so it would fire like crazy when you went down into a static stretch so you wuss out and pull out of it.

Casper · Dec-26-06, 03:07 AM

hmm, well Im 1.90m and I can kick 2m-2.05m but I want to get them more controlled and more powerfull

Frostbite · Dec-26-06, 06:03 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Ashtar

Static to build the RoM, weight lifting and active stretching to build strength, controlled dynamic progression to learn to use it with momentum without being injured.

uhh..what is the RoM? i'm a noob

Mateus · Dec-26-06, 11:30 AM

range of motion ;)

Dec-16-06, 03:03 PM	#1
Casper Member User status: Offline Location: In a box Posts: 523 Age: 20	stretching to improve high kicks Hey guys I wanted to ask what excersices are good to improve my high kicks. I can nearlly do a box split and I know that that has improved them a lot and was wondering if I started stretching to front split if that would help. if anyone has any tips for them or other advise please do tell. cheers ez

Dec-26-06, 03:07 AM	#8
Casper Member User status: Offline Location: In a box Posts: 523 Age: 20	hmm, well Im 1.90m and I can kick 2m-2.05m but I want to get them more controlled and more powerfull Last edited by Casper; Dec-27-06 at 04:00 AM..

Dec-16-06, 03:18 PM	#2
Honken Member User status: Offline Location: Sweden Posts: 1,917 Age: 19	Of course frontsplit will help. It will increase your range of motion for both kicks towards the front and kicks towards the back. Go to the main site (www.trickstutorials.com ) and click the flexibility button.

Dec-16-06, 03:51 PM	#3
Casper Member User status: Offline Location: In a box Posts: 523 Age: 20	hahah kicks self in face could have seen that one coming :)

Dec-16-06, 08:41 PM	#4
kristo !!!!! User status: Offline Posts: 549 Age: 24	Do both static stretching - to increase the height of your kicks, and dynamic stretching - to increase the control and speed of your kicks. Again, use the main site for anything else.

Dec-19-06, 09:48 AM	#5
Ashtar Dark Lord of Chaos User status: Offline Location: Toronto, Canada Posts: 4,123 Age: 23	Static to build the RoM, weight lifting and active stretching to build strength, controlled dynamic progression to learn to use it with momentum without being injured.

Dec-25-06, 05:41 PM	#7
Ashtar Dark Lord of Chaos User status: Offline Location: Toronto, Canada Posts: 4,123 Age: 23	A lot of people say you can do it with dynamic stretching, and you probably can, I'm just reluctant to do it because it seems unsafe, edging into the whole 'ballistic' thing which is scary. What is truly perplexing is people who say they have better dynamic RoM than static RoM. I guess that could happen if you have a really strong stretch reflex, so it would fire like crazy when you went down into a static stretch so you wuss out and pull out of it.

Dec-26-06, 11:30 AM	#10
Mateus yes.i suck at doin gif's User status: Offline Location: poland Posts: 521 Age: 20	range of motion ;)