What is the best way to stretch your legs so you can do better kicks?

Answer 1

this is what i want to know, i read somewhere put your leg against a wall of the point of where your kicks to be and hold it for 15 secs, try to turn it (your foot inward) if u can hold that for 15 secs, then switch legs, do it once or twice a day, thats just like a minute a day.

Answer 2

Hi there. I train in karate and judo and you are right stretching is important. I can do the splits I find that the best stretch for kicking. Try touching your knees with your head also a good stretch. Try side squats. Touching your toes with your fingers ect. Most importantly go at a pace thats comfortable for you. Develop good breathing techniques when stretching. I hope this helped you out.

Answer 3

stretching for better kicks you want to perform a combination of stretches each day... my husband has a great sheet of martial arts stretches, i'll send you a pdf tomorrow.

another key for better kicks is to buy some ankle weights, light nothing that's going to injure you.. maybe 3-5 lbs each ankle.. practice your kicks for the first half of your work out with the weights on, then the second half with the weights off.. this will improve the speed of your kicks..

good luck and i'll send you that sheet tomorrow!

Answer 4

Stand with your legs far apart, bending down at the waist hold one ankle with both hands for 30 sec then hold the other for 30 sec. Lastly, stretch down the center placing your forearms on the floor so your halfway doing the splits. This stretch places emphasis on the adducters and hamstrings.

Answer 5

feet shoulder width apart, the leg you stretching first turn that foot out to form 90 degrees with your other foot and curl the toes up leaving only the heel on the floor, bending the knee of the leg that the foot is still facing straight, slowly bend towards the curled up foot keeping your back straight running your hands down the leg. try to put both hands palms so they touch the sole of the curled foot.

Answer 6

Stretch before your workout...and after you finsh, part of your cool down should include deep, non-balistic stretching. There are a number of on-line marteial arts related stretchng programs. Here is one I have my students use...

http://www.ovphysio.com/stretchg/MartialArts/MartialArts.htm

Hydrate yourself...constantly.

Remember your strength training, flexibility without strength means nothing...so what if you can do the splits but cannot lift you leg above your waist???

Answer 7

Buy the book Stretching Scientifically. A guide to flexibility training
by Thomas Kurz. It's got all the techniques and methods in stretching. It worked for me and maybe it will work for you.

Answer 8

practice and muscle memory. Stretching. whence you do teh splits stretch all teh way you can do a full 180 kick with force of course.

Answer 9

Leg swings are quite good. Also stretches where you need a partner.

Answer 10

Kicks exercises and at the end, splits, one time in the morning and one time during the day, plus dinamic stretching.
Sometimes, also swimming associated with kicks and splits, can help.