stretches for kicking high

[Jab902]

Hello everybody, I was just wondering what stretches i need to do to kick high. What are good stretches to get your side kick and round kicks (round house kick) high?

THX

[Hardball]

Try posting this in the Korean forumn also. Korean TKD stylist kick very high, very often.

[kckbxblnd]

Stretching

Hey!
Obviously you will want to stretch on your own with the basics... But before team training, for MT, we all have a partener (roughly your height) and one person is against the wall, (their back) while the other person is holding their leg up as high as they can go, than a little higher--after that you need to pull the stretched leg in like a hug to your body, and repeat on the other leg. For a side kick just turn sideways and have your partener do the same thing but remember to have the leg not stretching pointed towards the wall like you would in a round kick.
Cheers
KickBox Blonde

[JasonE]

Check out Thomas Kurz's book, "Scientific Stretching" for all you need to know. He has a site www.stadion.com where you can get more info if you need it.

[Damian Mavis]

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Damian Mavis
Honour TKD

[peopleschamp]

Stretching on stairs has helped me become pretty flexible and I can kick high. Once you can do that, warm up with some dynamic stretches in the morning and evening - you should be able to kick high whenever you want - throughout the day without injury.