Tom Kurz throws high roundhouse kicks without any warm-up

http://www.stadion.com & http://www.stretching.info Tom Kurz throws powerful high roundhouse kicks with no warm-up (an excerpt from Clinic on Stretching and Kicking DVD). Learn his stretching method at www.stretching.info .

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[chugginhemlock]

dr. kurz, do you recommend against any particular martial art practice or maneuvers while using your materials to develop the split?

in advance, your advice is greatly appreciated.

thank you dr. kurz

[ThomasKurz]

@chugginhemlock

Many. See my articles at stadion.com.

[Goldtube19]

(...Continued post). Also, I practice a martial art called Hapkido, a Korean eclectic martial art, consisting of not only jujutsu like joint locks, many types of kicks like Taekwondo, but also rolling, many throws, and breakfalls like Judo. Since you explained in your book that you should avoid relaxed lower back stretches in a standing position, then wouldn't practicing rolls and and flip breakfalls, especially from the start of a roll or a flip risk overstretching ones spinal ligaments?

[ThomasKurz]

@Goldtube19

Your question shows that you don't practice really.

[Goldtube19]

When using or throwing any type kicking, I know that your supposed to slightly bent the knee when doing dynamic leg raises to the side, but then how come with your roundhouse kicks in both this video and in a couple of different pictures, of you doing a roundhouse kick to "the air" the while wearing a suit, your kicking leg is fully extended or appear to have your knees locked?

[ThomasKurz]

@Goldtube19

Roundhouse kicks (mawashi geri) are not dynamic leg raises to the side (yoko keage). Ponder this.

[electrobussterr]

Fighting with a suite looks cool.

[ahmednabil]

actually he is tough. 50 year old ideal athelete

[JordyBT]

I can do that when i wake up.

[Goldtube19]

Actually, it looks like in all your pics in your articles, your kicking leg appears to be maximally extended. Why is that? I mean it looks like you yourself seem to be risking hyperextension in your own knees. Then again, if you didn't maximally extend your kicking leg, then wouldn't you be reducing your kicking power as opposed to kicking with maximal extension, regardless of any type of kick you use? I am confused. Thanks again!

[Goldtube19]

@ThomasKurz I have been practicing Hapkido for almost 4 years, and I know how to roll and breakfall well. I am just a little concerned as to whether or not consistently practicing rolls and breakfalls (especially advanced flip breakfalls), regardless of how good you perform or execute each of them, could still risk the likelihood one ruining one's spinal ligaments. Thank you for your responses.

[Goldtube19]

(continued post)....you warned to us, in your articles and book, not to completely straighten the leg when doing a side kick, leg raise to the side, or roundhouse kick as it could risk or lead to hyperextension of one's knee (especially when kicking "the air"). With this confusion in mind, I would appreciate it if you could enlighten me or clarify to me as to why you yourself doing the roundhouse kicks with your kicking leg completely extended, in the pics and the video is okay.

[Goldtube19]

@ThomasKurz No, I understand that the mechanics of a roundhouse kick are different from those of a side kick or a dynamic leg raise to the side, but they each end up at impact in the same body position (except for the foot positions). What I am trying to get at, is that it looks like you were completely extending your kicking leg straight during those roundhouse kicks in the pics and in this video which hyperextension of your knee (especially when kicking in the air), despite the fact that...