Flexibility is the range of motion of the joint. Some people say that this definition should only apply if there is no external help to move the joints, but it is not correct. If the joint has a greater degree of movement with the help of external forces, the degree of movement defines flexibility.
Flexibility is the range of motion of the joint. Some people say that this definition should only apply if there is no external help to move the joints, but it is not correct. If the joint has a greater degree of movement with the help of external forces, the degree of movement defines flexibility.
Flexibility for Martial Arts and Fitness
Therefore, if you strengthen your muscles, as an external force, the flexibility of your joints will allow a large range of motion beyond your muscles to exert this degree of power.
Simply put, if your joints have great flexibility, then the stronger you are, the more you can apply this flexibility to the range of motion you master. It goes without saying that the more flexible you are in martial arts, the better.
However, the range of flexibility in the body varies among people. More specifically, the flexibility of one range or the direction of movement of a particular joint does not mean the flexibility of another joint. Therefore, the fact that you are fully capable of completing a perfect front split does not infer that you have the same control side split, even if it is the same hip joint involved. The two are not connected. Therefore, a suitable flexibility exercise program should be designed to provide good flexibility in all joints in all directions of motion, which is related to the martial arts studied.
The Importance of Stretching
Flexibility training should be carried out together with strength training, so that the range of flexibility achieved can be fully realized by moving the muscles of the joints and bones. There is no reason to believe that you have to trade flexibility and power. The highest intensity only means the highest use of the flexibility gained through training.
However, in martial arts, it doesn’t stop there. Tension and relaxation are the most important. Tension is equivalent to strength and strength, and relaxation is equivalent to speed and flexibility. The Russian Cossacks used to train with their swords, and they tried to cut deep into the water with a blade. When they become tired, they will learn to relax their stroke and tension, and use their strength at the moment of strike.
The result is unbelievable and true. Cossack can use a light sword to cut a person from the shoulder to the saddle. All due to the use of relaxation and strength at the right time. It can be simulated by using a large eraser. A square of about three inches is correct. Clench your fist and compress explosively. Use your core function for this function. Use the maximum explosion to hard compress, just punch. Then relax as soon as possible. Repeat it in the sun-explosive compression and rapid relaxation. In the end, you can perform such a fast-fire tightening tightening sequence without any consideration.
It’s a relaxation technique, but it can’t replace the experience of fighting, because fear of being hit can’t help tighten you. However, if you do this for a few hours a day (easier than you think because the eraser can be carried in your pocket), you will find that you can relax your fist until the moment of strike, when you need Maximum power.
Whether it is boxing or karate, it will improve your performance and strength. Combine these with your flexibility training and you will achieve great first runs in karate or any other explosive martial arts. Russian training methods can help you develop this kind of power that completely controls relaxation and explosion, using your tight strength and flexibility.