Martial Arts Stretches : Martial Arts Splits Stretches

[Wiccasfun]

I promise I almost had mine within a week of practicing on and off days...sometimes with or without a warm up!

[sred14]

@GreenMindist

you don't stretch before you warmup?

[95goalco]

good video, it helped me

[BloodyCocktail]

omg why do you have to copy comments?

[TonyPstunts]

Thumbs down for USSD.

[Mrgyrodude]

i got my full straddle in about a month of stretching

[dragonmex9]

Mr Miyagi school ?

[SuperNatasha13]

U Need o Fully Warm Up Before All These Streaching Exercieses

[Oty3d]

I'm required to accomplish the splits to revive my black belt in three months.

I should have been even more focused on it five years ago.

[laurynas4959]

How can i make splits in 1 month?Any advices?

[cmcampbell49]

@laurynas4959 you cant (probably cant, depending on your current flexibility/ your own muscles ability to adapt) why would you want to do it in 1 month anyways? Aim to do it in 1 to 2 years. Look up Tom Kurz.

[rugbylover95]

@laurynas4959 you cant it takes many months, a year, maybe a couple depending on how flexible you are.

[JesseJrMC]

@laurynas4959 you can do it in about 6 months

[aaronharun]

@legdned try dynamic stretches, not ballist stretches...thens tatic stretches at the end of ur wrkout

[xjxspartanxjx]

@aaronharun could you tell me when and how to stretch,for the best results?

[aaronharun]

@legdned if u stretch properly u can do side splits in a month, if u over stretch u tear ur muscle and it has to regrow making u less flexible, maybe thats wats happening to u

[Fragment87]

My problem is with my knees, i can't keep my leg stretched when it gets over the hip, then my knee bends. How do i get to stretch my knees?

[TheGooberment]

@morph995

i forgot that fact when i wrote that

[ketsustyle]

ive been stretching for a number of years now, and ive really been trying to get all the way down lately. im about 6 inches from the ground, any tips on how to get those last 6 inches?

[xZk3eMx]

@ketsustyle get some one to help u push ur legs down more

[RedRiverChannel]

Should your feets make contact with the floor all the time?

[pianistftw]

@RedRiverChannel Nope, you should be levitating.

[tukuntara]

How to perfect my kick (side & back)

[Thefighterspider]

What kind of martial arts its here ?

[Nintendo64fanForever]

i can almost do it

[auntbekahrules]

I'm the only one in my Karate class who can do the splits all 3ways trust me this works.

[ryanj186]

Is it normal to feel extremely stiff about 10 minutes AFTER trying to do the splits? And how can I get around it?

[mrdominicsee]

@ryanj186 warm up before you stretch

[Lamentfordeath]

@ryanj186 try warming up longer for least 5 to 10 minutes: Jumping jacks, squats, jogging in place, etc. prior to any stretching program. you should feel energized after warmup not tired. nonetheless, warmup works for me.

[Justinbieberluv2012]

Painful for a guy

[NinjaMarketingGroup]

Nice! keep them coming. I'm just getting started... Check out my channel and let me know what you think. Make it a Great Day. ;)

[iainr591]

How long will this method of stretching take to be able to do the full side splits?

[k1striker]

omg its mini gary goodridge

[sikwitit345]

so the knees may be slightly bend? I'm not able to touch the ground with my hands without leaning forward otherwise.

[deybitchito]

todo xq es negro....

[dangkoen]

@YyJoBb If you mean kicks, no need to kick higher then your own head.

[MrSlaveMentality]

see my problem isnt with the pain of the actuall strecth etc. its more to do with the pain on the outside of the hip...when trying to do the exact same stretch this guy just did.

[DenniSTurB]

TO DO A STRADDLE SPLIT IS QUITE DIFFICULT AND PAINFUL. IT MAY ALSO INJURE THE TENDONS AND MUSCLES IF DONE FORCEFULLY. ONE HAS TO WARM UP FOR A FEW MINUTES, AND DO SOME KICKING EXERCISES PLUS A HORSE STANCE FOR 3-5 MINS. HORSE STANCE HELPS A LOT IN BUILDING CORE MUSCLE STRENGTH TO SUSTAIN THE STRAIN OF STRETCHING THE THIGH MUSCLES PLUS THE JOINTS. PRACTICING REGULARLY OR DAILY IMPROVES FLEXIBILITY. DO IT SLOWLY AND YOUR BODY WILL ADAPT NATURALLY, IN DUE TIME.

[MrBmth90]

it hurts like hell. I try but i fall back.

[GIwillo]

@MrBmth90 when it hurts you do it wrong, and you will hurt your muscles.simple as it is.

[MrBmth90]

people., if i join perhaps Karate will they teach me how to do the Splits.???

[neckslaptv2]

@MrBmth90 Yes. But you can learn yourself too.

[estesoyojajaja]

@MrBmth90 hell yeah!!!! But not inmediatly, one step at a time. All this streatch stuff take a wile, so go slowly.

[xchrisbobisx]

HEY WTF! thats about how low i can go! about a foot away from the ground, im trying to get my balls onto the ground damnit! oh well phail.

[Momentimum]

Very helpful.

[GoPro666]

I trains less tha one year, i'm yellow belt in Taekwondo, and I have the same "split stretch" tha the red belt.

eu treino a menos de um ano, sou faixa amarela ponta verde no Taekwondo, e tenho a mesma abertura que o faixa vermelha.

[donte2341]

im a 1o year old boy n i can do a split . . .

[EliasOwnage95]

@donte2341 the younger u are the easier it is lol

[donte2341]

@EliasOwnage95 lol

[RedEyePergo]

so he's been stretching for years and still can't do a full split? wow i give up then

[Trampolify]

someone ring me an ambulance.

[CarlosEfrain789]

Thats united studios of self defence, I used to go there :)

[sheldons7]

Honestly, for a person with no training, how long would it take for a person to be able to do the split. with no problem at all?

Im thinking of making my own video group of me going to through my training and I'd like to start it off with this technique

[vincentvegas99]

@Bartkonig intelligent joke....ha............ha

[Duiveltje78]

is this squeezing your butt a selfdefensive move to avoid gaymen comin in ? ^^

[awcmassta]

0:01 don't wast 15 seconds of ya'll very important life's

[KatanaMose]

thank this video helped me

[1saleem]

WHAT THE FUCK IS THE FUCKING POINT OF COMING TO YOUTUBE????? IF THEY ARE GONNA MAKE US WATCH COMMERCIALS???? I COULD DO THAT ON "TV" IM STARTING TO GET PISSED OFF AT THESE COMMERCIALS!!!!!!!

[Khalid707]

13 Peaple are fat and lazy ^^

[clokedbigman]

what martial art is this?

muay thai?

[abomb10]

hey i've been stretching for 2 years and i have the whole way down

[Lanenadepuertoricful]

omg dude ur so old how can u tht

[sweetnabi]

i do this every morning. no problem

[xPKK13x]

@sweetnabi u do any type of martial atrs?

[MissGracieLove]

that looked really aqward...maybe if he put on socks and a stretchier pants then he could actually go down farther

[Danielnoctis]

Split stretches 101: Get a hot women demonstrating them.

[badman289]

the man dnt hav a dick

[MikelReegur]

JUST WEAR A WHITE GI! gi's don't need to be personalized.

[obscure323]

@MikelReegur what do you have something against a BLACK GI??

[MikelReegur]

@obscure323 haha, i'm sure there's actually someone out there that would really say that. XD

[obscure323]

@MikelReegur Lol, I guess it was funny, but I was serious. Doesn't matter if Gi is white, black, blue, purple, or pure butt-ass nakedness. The martial arts are like church, "Come as you are." and wear whatever puts you in the right frame of mind.

But thanks for pointing out the comedy though. ;o)

[MikelReegur]

@obscure323 that's very true, but i'm a bit of a purist, and i feel that some people focus too much on "standing out".

[obscure323]

@MikelReegur I have to agree with you on that my friend. I guess if given a choice I always preferred the black gi. Plain with the school patch. Not all the fancy designs and all. Just plain black. Nowadays my school doesnt even have a uniform.  Just a lack t shirt with the school logo. We practice in jeans and sneakers. My teacher believes in the essence and not all the extra shit.

[MikelReegur]

@obscure323 good, good. i believe the uniform/gi is to support dojo unity and ease of movement. nice talking to you.

[VisibleGaming]

@daedalx

Bwuahhahaha! dude ur fucking hilarious roflll i lolled soo hard ^^

[1MichaelTV]

USSD ALL THE WAY :D

United Studios of Self Defence :P

[PsychoBeast1980]

Sun studios...A very good dojo. I've taken it before :)

[ArmourExe]

dos this sht even work?

[christaekwon]

@ArmourExe Yes, it works. I train tkd and also do this kind of stretching. I can almost do a split.

[daedalx]

HELP!! How do I get back up, I've been stuck here for 3 hours. j/k

[DuncanFoulger]

@daedalx i lol'd

[NuggetCheeseBun]

@daedalx lmao dude,i just had to comment. hahaha

[kriboww]

@daedalx

lol.,.,.,

wkwkwkwkwkw.......

[mandolinroad]

@daedalx it's been 8 months, you up yet?

[Xfrond]

@daedalx its been ten months, you up yet?

[jamiegee123]

@daedalx its been 11 months , you up yet ?

[unnunn12]

@daedalx It's been over a year, you good bro??

[suheshlinges]

@daedalx yah right...

[tyciol]

This is some great PNF stretching technique

[steveakfr]

cassavaeater: I'm 36, I'm a Taekwondo blackbelt and used to do complete split until about 24, I hadn't train until last month when I retruned to martial arts, it's a bit painful but if you are serious about your training and constant you should get there in a few weeks.

[fateindustry]

@steveakfr Few weeks? You got to be kidding me.

[bawege]

he got his scool logo from the karate kid movie....lmao

[lunatic20000]

someone got to help me,if i ignore the pain i can sit in all 3 splits but how to do the split without pain

[chloebear2006]

Good question by busterboy, There are a few good stretching videos for us Martial Artist and I actually just rented one online from goldstarvideo they have a good selection for only 9.99. I got Matt Fureys set

[BusterBoy5555]

Who has the best videos out on stretching?

[leahcimrac]

How often do you do this and much my recovery time do you need between each stretching session? Thanks!

[DIVAD291]

this is going to be useful when i goal

:D

[TheGooberment]

he's been stretching for years and cant do a full split! WTF? what he did in years time i did in months time!

[MaikDeleon]

i guess is because hes older when your young your muscle are more flexible and can stretch faster

[TheEVILJACKAL]

this is badly told, you should do long streches to the point of pain and hold it for about 5-10mins like you said in this clip that guys been training for years and look he still cant do the spits shows your ways crap lolllll 1star P.S JACKAL

[Lrdvltr]

Does the ability to do full splits improve your high-kick ability? If not, what does?

[TheEVILJACKAL]

yes streching helps your kicking ability, strech everyday hold it to the point of pain for 5mins (not in pain but so you feel it, your see your self get better and better it you use a chair lean on it and then try spits this helps alot and takes the weight of your knees P.S JACKAL

[dangkoen]

@Lrdvltr No, it does not. It improves the agility of your muscles you need to kick high. But high kicking depends on a whole lot of other factors. I can go pretty far too while stretching. The high kicks are more a product of mental power and of course hard training.

[Lrdvltr]

@dangkoen What do you propose I do for high kicks?

[dangkoen]

@Lrdvltr Well, I'm no expert. But I do know splits are not a garanty for high kicks. Look up high kick stretching videos on Youtube. That should help you out.

[tyciol]

@dangkoen Mental power? Hardly, more like static flexibility (looseness) which is developed dynamically (related to the recipricol inhibition of active stretching plus cold flexibility) and then needing enough power to launch the limb up there.

[dangkoen]

@tyciol I specified it wasn't only mental power, but also training and dynamic stretching.

[lukie69]

Scientific research has shown, after the initial 15-30 seconds of stretching your muscles will have stretched to their optimum! After that time, it is very marginal!

[Jona10washere]

DONT FORGET TO WARM UP!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!.lol

[CheckAvailability786]

nice shiny head dude

[mighty58]

This is great, but I'm not really sure exactly what you're suppose to be squeezing?

[ShredChops]

I could never work out that "squeezing" either, but the most important thing is perseverance!

[TheStudeo74]

Do 4 X 25 push ups every morning - after each 25, stretch a split - it will come so much easier since your whole body and your mind will be "ready for this kind of effort".

36 yo and i still have a complete facial split.

[Turco949]

@TheStudeo74 If I did a full facial split, my legs would remain in that position permanently...lol.

[TheStudeo74]

:o) did i make a mistake ? i'm french though... one does not say "facial split" and "latteral or side split" ?

[Turco949]

@TheStudeo74 Oh no I wasn't making fun of your English at all. I knew you meant 'full split'. I was simply saying I am so NOT flexible I get cramps when I try to do any stretches.

Squeezing the feet together (almost like you are trying to slide and close your feet inwards) does indeed relax the muscles and you can open them even further.

[thagodfather007]

im trainin my strecthes for the splits so my kicking range will be better but its painful as hell....

[EdTheBadass]

@thagodfather007

it shouldn't be painful. Maybe cause some discomfort, but not literally pain

[3StupidStalkers]

My comment below is to ANormalGuy

[cassavaeater]

I could done a split easily when I was 13 years old. but now not anymore..now I'm 33 years old.

is it safe for 33 years old man to do a split? Is it possible for me to do so?

[lyonais038]

Absolutely ! don't you know superfoot Wallace ?he is and old man ! he does splits , hits by high kicks.... Don't worry about that chief , it's ok ! but you must work stretching a lot .

[zEnGeArS]

@cassavaeater wut lyonais038 said, don't try to set a height u need to reach more so than practice all the time, I'm much younger and i started stretching alot earlier because i do wushu but normally I just sit infront of my tv doing the splits and don't let myself move for a show unless i cheat on the commercials. Pain endurance comes with practice and perseverance =)

[999taira]

Why not? It may take longer 4 U to do a split but with time and patience it should be possible.

[ANormalGuy]

Yes if you arent, you know, a little big on the tummy. Most adults above 30 are :| All the beer and stuff builds up.

[curtuyash]

Yes it's possible but not learning after this video [if you want be safe].

[gemmajess007]

@cassavaeater ahaha me too im 33 yrs old! when i was 14 i can do also. i hope we wont be breaking some bones here! he he ^^

[Puhtato]

Hey Mr. S. Thanks for posting these vids. I can't tell you how much I appreciate your training. I feel stronger and healthier and it's thanks to your guidance and that of your red belt assistant instructors. Keep up the great work! BTW - I don't know who these folks are that keep bashing USSD but it doesn't seem like have much respect for people and other disciplines. I always thought martial artists were better at controlling their ego. But I guess that has to do with who raised them too.

[ANormalGuy]

Wow? Is he really a red belt? Thats higher than a black O.o

[mehle3]

red belst black belts whaever wesstern people can bye everythink..they think if they have belt thats all they are master..belts certificat bulshit..they are not fighter

[DeathByDrumstik]

@mehle3 dude ur so fucking dumb everyone knows the belt doesnt make you a auto fighter its just a symbol of experience and training

[LePutaMadre]

Standard red belt in karate at least is for Sandan which is 10dan. There aren't many of them in the world, and they're old people. Temporary red belt at least for us you hold in competitions (other has red belt other has his own belt) but you are required to have green belt to go to competitions. It varies so much depending on the company.

[ANormalGuy]

But from what I read, red belts = the strongest variety if there is that particular color in a class.

[acepogs]

black is higher

[ANormalGuy]

No...

Wow, jeez, dont just listen to anyone who tells you black is higher just because the Karate uses mostly internationally has black as the highest rank..

[JHRMS]

@ANormalGuy Blackbelt is highest of belts, after that there are Dan's after 8th Dan u get titles. i think.

[3StupidStalkers]

are you stupid? when the hell has a red belt ever been higher than a black belt. oh and about 97% of people will believe something when a percent is added to a statement and about 50% of the time the statement isn't true. haha

[jinlo21]

this guy is right. a red belt means you have come full circle in the life of karate. it is usually red with white even stripes along the whole belt. 50/50 both colors. it is the highest belt you can get in japan. not sure about mckarate in america though.

[passatrr]

gay

[ShujiGangsta]

what do u mean "squeeze his feet together"?

[yandykun]

what muscle reflex ?isnt just the joints and tendons what are being streched when doing splits ?

[Coads26]

Everything is stretching man, your hamstrings, calves, and tendons and joints just like you listed.

[yandykun]

ohh thanks

[JPlesley]

you cant streatch joints.... if you did youd dislocate them

[res4thebest]

shoooooooooooo lA meia elongacion loko la cago

[SkaterzAnthem]

what kind of side split is that?

i thought it should suppose to be like front split that your leg n hip touches the floor?

[warlord120496]

making your hip to touch the ground in is impossible while doing a spilt

[Mordy68]

Interesting debate on the relationship of ones race to being able to do the splits, what about male ballet dancers they seem to come from all racial back grounds? Any way some very good comments for discussion, thanks.

[joanal12]

i think his is the only expertsvillage that is not completely fucking clueless and dangerous bullshit for begineers

[mitsuhote]

I have been stuck at 0:53 calibre of flexibility for AGES.... Hopefully this should help and the other stretching videos by expertvillage.

[Lamentfordeath]

There are actually quite a few methods of advancing ones flexibility. Try warming up for at least 10 to 15 minutes,( ie. jumping jacks, running in place, jump rope, etc.) along with isometric stretching. ultimately you'll have to push the limits of discomfort to progress. No pain, no gain.

[genicidegt]

good video..how long would it take for a beginer to get to this level...would it depend on how often per day this excersise was done? thanks

[ohmygoditsablackguy]

thanks for the video!

[youngbongo]

how long does it take you to get the full splits down

[KraljevoGangsters]

uff, probably if you excercise it everyday about 6 months- 1 year, depends..

[ThePurdude]

i can't believe that the "united studios self defense" corporation was allowed to make videos for expert village...

[newmexico800]

who are they?

[ThePurdude]

they're a chain business...sorta like mcdonalds.

McDojo anyone?

[kiwikarateguy]

i just need sum 1 to teach me the proper way to stretch so i can kick to the head with ease..

[nikkle2]

yea I need that too. Been training taekwondo for 11 years lol and I sitll ahve problems with it.

[Lamentfordeath]

incorporate more isometric stretching and dynamic stretching after a 5 to 10 minute warmup. for more detailed info search elastic steel on youtube.

[666Kenpachi999]

wat "squeezing " is the dude talking about?

[BashFeri1]

Its like trying to pinch the floor with your feet

[jackvaxx2100]

i think he means trying to press your feet towards each other

[1998232v6]

i think he means pressing your heels inward but not moving them so you feel the stretch in your inner legs

[hakuboshi1]

the squeezing he means is when u feel your legs are far apart try to keep your feet where they are but try to push your legs toward eachother while their apart. Try it like if uve ever used those grip strength thingies same thing. Try to do the same. Spread feet to where u feel a stretch and try to bring your feet together, as if your trying to bring your legs together, you should feel it on the insides of your legs.

[hobogoblin55]

whats this a helpful expert village video? where the guy actually explained how to do what hes doing!!