Stretching Correctly Before Working Out In MMA

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How you can workout your lower limbs for Taekwondo is a very important thing to understand. It is easy to acquire bad habits but you are only cheating yourself. Making blunders with your stretching can lead to needless pain and a reduction in flexibility will reduce the effectiveness of your kicks.

There are many methods to exercise your legs, dependent at what point you are doing your session. Before you begin a warm up, it is a great idea to perform some skipping, jogging or star jumps. And also warming up the legs, it is also a good type of aerobic exercise.

Another good method of warming up is leg raises. Lay down on the floor with your hands held on to your backside, your legs stretched out and a little raised above the floor. You shouldn’t have them lifted too much or this exercise will not work. Raising one leg and then the other is one repetition. The more you progress in the belts the greater repetitions you will be requested to complete.

Bear in mind, you should be certain that you’re confident you are sure that the instruction as incorrect stretching or exercises may be even worse as stretching in your own home.

A good beginning is to sit on the floor, legs crossed. Fully stretch your leg straight to the side then reach out. The goal would be to have your face as near to your feet as you can. Aim to hold for around 15 seconds. Repeat this several times after which do this with your other leg.

Once you have done that, then push your legs out in front of you and reach toward the knees. The thing here is to get your nose in the direction of your knees. Maintain it for fifteen seconds, relax, then repeat two or three more times.

After you have warmed up the legs, another great stretch is to find a partner. Preferably your partner should be of a equivalent size. Stand next to a wall and fully stretch your leg in either a front or side kick. Your partner should then lift your leg onto their shoulder and into position. When it’s your turn, make sure you can reach them onto your shoulder and maintain the best position.

Next get right into a position that does not hurt a lot but is slightly outside the so called comfort zone. This really is a sign your legs are getting pushed, so continue pushing as much as you can. Keep the legs held out for about one minute approximately after which repeat with the other side.

Ankle weights and leg stretching exercises are additionally beneficial methods for keeping your legs versatile. Also, they are quite useful in the home if you are watching television or listening to radio stations as a more relaxed method of stretching your legs. Like every kind of equipment make sure you go through the handbook and speak to your trainer if you’re unsure.

It can not be emphasised enough that stretching must be carried out correctly. Always listen to your trainer and ensure you adhere to correctly. This is not to say you can’t practice in your own home however, you must be sure this is done properly to continue good habits. In short, you’ll need to learn how to stretch yourself!

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Southpaw or Orthodox – How Do You Shape Up?

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This is a bit of a follow up on Damage Control MMA the other day on how to develop power and coordination with you weak hand I thought I’d do another post about the traditional stance assumed by left and right handers.

Traditionally, in boxing, it is right handers that use the orthodox stance with the power hand being at the rear and the weaker lead hand used for jabs and hooks, and of course vice versa for left handed people.

I am a bit different in that regard as I am right handed and like to assume the southpaw stance. I had a discussion at training one night with someone telling me that I should use the orthodox stance. I explained to them that I naturally shape up that way but I do like to practice and spar both ways.

In a southpaw stance I have more control and power in my jab and hook and what I lack in strength and coordination with my left hand I make up for with leverage and distance. This is something that I learned from Bruce Lee and my study of numerous books on Jeet Kune Do, Bruce’s own personal expression of martial arts.

Incidentally, Bruce was also a right hander who shaped up in the southpaw stance. Alot of his boxing principles were borrowed from Wing Chun Kung Fu and fencing, which both use the lead hand as the main ‘power weapon’ compared to boxing which use the lead hand as set up for the power rear hand. I think it is pretty evident that one can generate enormous power with the lead hand using proper leverage and technique as his famous one inch punch demonstrates.

Bruce Lee also used to say that you should train both stances and this is a good way to mix things up when sparring or even in competition when you start running out of techniques and need to confuse your opponent a little bit.

Of course, in the street, you should always use your most comfortable stance and most effective techniques to protect yourself. I would say that in a competition too that if you are dominating your opponent (but just can’t seem to put them away :) and need to mix up your attacks then changing stance could give you the fresh perspective you need, but only if you feel confident enough in your ability. If its a close fight and the other guy is pretty tough, perhaps switching stance may not be the best idea. It may open up opportunities for you, but it may also open up opportunities for your opponent too.

After doing a bit of research for this post on the internet the other night I came across an article on Wikipedia which mentioned the benefits of having your power hand at the front and being able to switch stances in boxing.

It also mentioned that in mma and wrestling, wrestlers like to have the favored leg forward to assist them with explosiveness in their takedowns.

Many of the striking techniques in MMA are Muay Thai oriented and their kicking attacks concentrate mainly on the front leg. This can take alot of steam out of your attacks if it is your ‘good’ leg they are kicking the crap out of.

Check out that article here….

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Southpaw_stance

 

 

Savate Kicking Series

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Heres the latest video from Damage Control MMA’s youtube channel.

Khuen Khru Jeff Jones of Tri-State Martial Arts Academy

http://www.tsmaa-pa.com

A high ranking Instructor under Ajarn Surachai Sirisute, shares one of his unconventional Kicking Series at the 2009 Pacific Northwest Muay Thai Camp.

Savate Kicking Series
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