I don't have access to a club right now so I'm training in my yard with a free standing heavy bag. Right now I can only kick as high as my upper ribs. I want to learn how to do head level kicks. Is it just a matter of practicing kicking until I can eventually do it, or should I be doing leg exercises to loosen up my leg joints?
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:wow: :yeleyes: I resemble that remark... *Climbs on chair and stands on tippy toes* I'm tall, I tell you! :hat:
Keep practicing, and do flexibility exercises. However, not everyone is built the same, and should you get to the point where high kicking makes you put ice on your knees after class, then you gotta choose between doing high kicks and healthy knees.
What kicking technique are you using that this is a major concern? I've never heard of this being a problem with MT-style round-kicks, possible if you're doing a lot of snap-kick type stuff?
When you get older, high kick will be the 1st thing to go. It's better to spend your training time in punches, locks, throws, and ground skill that you will still be able to use it when you are 80 years old.
I'm glad I got this bag, I can practice at any time. I'm a nocturnal so my neighbours are probably getting ****ed off hearing someone practicing on a heavy bag at 3 in the morning. I think I can kick about as high as my armpits (I'm 5"9) so I still have a long way to go. And thats only with my left leg, I can barely kick waist height with my right leg. What martial art would you say I should do to learn throws? My step dad keeps telling me I should do judo for some reason. Don't know anything about it. For learning locks, I'm guessing a jiu jitsu club would be the place to go.
If you want to learn throws, Judo is a dang good place to start. [ame="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=be-BoM-WokY"]best of judo - YouTube[/ame]
I would work on flexability and strength exercises till you can find a place to train, getting tips from the internet without a base to use as a guide more often does more harm than good. I would pick an art and roll with it for a few years get a base than look cross train. In regards to the throws/grappling, I would say Judo. Good alive training and widely available and generally cheap! Osu! Dan93
Google "how to do splits" and practice DAILY leg flexibility exercises . Its all about stretching your groin muscle, hamstrings and whatever the front/back split uses All you need is flexibility will be fine just keep working at it!
One stretching method works for me very well. - Stand next to a door frame. - Lean you back against one side of the door frame. - Put one of your legs on the other side of the door frame. - Use both hands to pull the door frame on your stretching leg side until your groin can also touch the door frame. - When your standing leg, groin area, and stretching leg can all touch one side of your door frame, and your back no longer need to lean against the other side of the door frame, you have good flexibility. Also stretching in hot bath tube is good too.
