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owthathurts
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Joined: 01 Sep 2001
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wow more replies while I was gone! 
So these stretches are suppose to make me more flexible when I lean back or kick backwards right?
Hey Slim and Aikidoka nice to meet you. 
Thanks for the tips I will try them out.  |
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kicker
Black Belt
Joined: 17 Sep 2001
Posts: 3649
Location: Canada!!!! (The 5th biggest City)
Styles: kickboxing, muay thai, tennis, lots more.
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| Posted: Mon Oct 08, 2001 3:38 pm Post subject: |
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| welcome owthathurts tell us if they work or not!!! |
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Slim
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Joined: 12 Aug 2001
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Location: New Zealand
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| Posted: Mon Oct 08, 2001 7:34 pm Post subject: |
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Hi Owthathurts!
Im not sure about the kick backwards thing, I started doing these stretches because I was waking up with a sore back and neck, pulling musles in my sleep somehow, and also hurting myself after using weights. I havnt had any problems since, I highly recommend yoga. It will increase range of movement gradually so I guess it will help in kicking, and leaning backwards, (is that for dodging and weaving?) that will improve as well.  |
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owthathurts
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Joined: 01 Sep 2001
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Hiya Slim
Yes the leaning backwards will help for dodging and being able to bend your body into a bridge shape while standing. In wushu you have to be generally flexible everywhere.
And I think the kick backwards exercise is to help us do the butterfly kicks.
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SaiFightsMS
KF VIP
Joined: 28 Oct 2001
Posts: 6322
Location: Ohio
Styles: Shotokan, Shorin Ryu, Shi-to Ryu
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I just wondered into this topic for the first time and saw this thread and said to mayself , "I gotta' read this one first". I have had a lot of trouble with my lower back tightening up especially when I have been standing.
One of the things that helps me loosen up is to sort of squat down and gently let the vertabrae relax a little at a time by adjusting the curve of my back and how far forward I stretch my hands. I find this really uselfull in a store. I just kind of squat down and inspect something on the bottem shelf.
It's like sometimes I get so tight it is painful to bend over to sit down in the car. |
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