Archive for the ‘Flexibility and Stretching’ Category
Troubles with Joints
Troubles with joints happen–from accidents, aging, training errors, whatever…. So it is good to know which commonly prescribed treatments hurt, which make no difference, and which really help. Get that knowledge from an article Treating Worn-Out Joints. On a related matter, as doing stupid things to joints damages them, see Flexibility Problems, or Kiddie Stretches […]
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What is wrong with what he is doing? More than a year ago, Flexibility Express DVD got a glowing review. I didn’t share it then on Stadion Publishing’s FB and IG pages, because of a photo the reviewer attached to the review (see the photo above). But after getting a testimonial from another customer, with […]
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After immigrating to the U.S.A. in the early 1980s as a political refugee, I was looking for a way to make a living from my sports-science know-how. So I was looking at publications on various aspects of sports training and p.e., among them martial arts’ magazines. Especially in those martial arts’ magazines, I noticed a […]
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Tags: Flexibility, front-back splits, high kicks, martial arts, monkey mind, sports science, sports training, straddle splits, Thomas Kurz
Check out my latest video at https://youtu.be/gdYCG1gsqzE and comment on it to let me know what you think about such things. Would you like to know more about this system? Just post your comment to the video. Public Service Announcement Lock-downs, social distancing, etc. are necessary to stop spreading of covid-19 WHERE GOVERNMENTS FAILED to […]
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Tags: Han Ho Un, hand-to-hand combat system, high kicks, Kyoksul, North Korean People's Army
Power High Kicks With No Warm-Up! DVD trailer Power High Kicks With No Warm-Up! DVD is now available as a pay-per-view streaming video for $39.95 ($10.00 less than the DVD). You may view it from anywhere, for an unlimited number of times. The first and the second chapters of Power High Kicks With No Warm-Up! […]
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Stretch for splits and bridges with Flexibility Express: Flexibility and Functional Strength in No Time DVD trailer Flexibility Express DVD is now available as a pay-per-view streaming video. You may view it from anywhere, for an unlimited number of times. The first chapter of Flexibility Express, on testing your flexibility potential for splits and back […]
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Too Old to Get Better?
Am I too old to improve my [insert here some athletic ability, for example, flexibility, or strength, or endurance] …
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See a video showing an easy, mechanically sound way of achieving the side split. It is at https://www.stadion.com/an-easy-way-to-a-side-split/
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Tags: Box Split, Chinese Split, exercise, Flexibility, hip joint, martial arts, side splits, sports, sports training, straddle splits, stretching, Thomas Kurz
Think, if a method works for an old man, then for someone younger it will work double-quick . . . or much better. Would you like to know what to expect of your flexibility as you get near 60? Perhaps my experience will give you an idea, so here it is: Now, that I am […]
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Tags: age and stretching, Flexibility, splits, Thomas Kurz, Tom Kurz
What Is Functional Training?
In the YouTube video below, Coach Tumminello talks about the use of the term functional in sports and fitness training and gives a useful definition of the term. What is Functional Training? The Real Definition My definition is similar to that of Coach Tumminello but briefer and wider. I define functional exercises as those that […]
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Tags: Coach Tumminello, functional fitness, functional training, sports training
