MattofSilat
Orange Belt
I picked up a book on 'Flexibility in the Martial Arts' yesterday because I wanted to be able to kick higher. There wasn't any real reason that I needed to kick higher, and I don't even know if I'll improve that much by being able to kick higher, but I just want to be able to as it may be a useful skill. So, I bought the book, and was surprised to see a list of 5-6 stretches for all of the main body parts.
This book contains stretches for: Neck, Shoulder, Arm, Back, Torso, Chest, Hip and Legs, alongside stretches for Fingers, Wrists, etc.
I was wondering how much use all these other stretches could be to somebody who isn't feeling at all stiff (I'm 15), is fit enough and doesn't have any joint issues. There are a number of 'Stretch Routines' which combine a single core stretch routine with specific lists made by the author in order to cater for your needs. For example, I currently do Jujitsu and plan to do boxing soon, but I also want to do high kicks. Therefore, I chose to make my own list comprised of the core routine, a mix of the boxer and grappling routines as well as a few stretches for high kicks.
It states why those specific stretches are useful, E.G : The Seated Torso Twist improves flexibility for striking, throwing and spinning skills.
I suppose I see where flexibility may come into spinning skills, but (bear in mind that I'm a bit of a novice and just looking for some friendly advice) where does flexibility come into striking and throwing ( I only do the most basic throws, do more advanced throws require flexibility? )
I intend to practice my routine as I want to become a good all-around martial artist, which requires I assume requires general flexibility, but can you think of any individual non-kicking/suplex techniques that require good flexibility?
I already have flexibility of the spine being practiced as I'm training bridges as part of my strength training, and flexibility of the spine (and therefore core) seems to be important.
This book contains stretches for: Neck, Shoulder, Arm, Back, Torso, Chest, Hip and Legs, alongside stretches for Fingers, Wrists, etc.
I was wondering how much use all these other stretches could be to somebody who isn't feeling at all stiff (I'm 15), is fit enough and doesn't have any joint issues. There are a number of 'Stretch Routines' which combine a single core stretch routine with specific lists made by the author in order to cater for your needs. For example, I currently do Jujitsu and plan to do boxing soon, but I also want to do high kicks. Therefore, I chose to make my own list comprised of the core routine, a mix of the boxer and grappling routines as well as a few stretches for high kicks.
It states why those specific stretches are useful, E.G : The Seated Torso Twist improves flexibility for striking, throwing and spinning skills.
I suppose I see where flexibility may come into spinning skills, but (bear in mind that I'm a bit of a novice and just looking for some friendly advice) where does flexibility come into striking and throwing ( I only do the most basic throws, do more advanced throws require flexibility? )
I intend to practice my routine as I want to become a good all-around martial artist, which requires I assume requires general flexibility, but can you think of any individual non-kicking/suplex techniques that require good flexibility?
I already have flexibility of the spine being practiced as I'm training bridges as part of my strength training, and flexibility of the spine (and therefore core) seems to be important.