Beginner Wushu Techniques : How to do Side Stretches for Wushu
By Admin_Video on Mar 10, 2010 with Comments 25
Learn how to do side stretches for your Wushu routine in this free martial arts video. Expert: Mei-chiao Chiu Bio: Mei-chiao Chiu, originally from Taiwan, is a theater actress and martial artist. She has won all-round grand champion in 2001, 2004, & 2005 for the International Wushu and Kungfu Championship. Filmmaker: Paul Muller
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LOL I did! The funny thing is that my own wushu instructor used the classic static stretching and “ballistic” stretching routines before classes. After a while I convinced him that those methods weren’t effective and we even did an experiment to see if changing routines so that dynamic stretching would come before the main section of the class and static stretching last. After awhile, the rest of the students’ progress increased greatly.
Haha! You got that off of trickstutorials?
I’d forgotten about that. But, basically, unless you do ballistic stretching perfectly, you aren’t getting anywhere with it. And it’s hard to do that.
To be honest, though, her bobbing is pretty slow. That could be some weird static/dynamic hybrid, the way she’s doing it.
Ballistic stretching is useless:
-A stretch cannot be adjusted or corrected once started.
-May result in immediate as well as residual pain.
-Fails to provide sufficient time for the tissues to adapt to a stretch.
-Aggravates and actually encourages a stronger stretch reflex response decreasing the chance of progressively increasing flexibility
Dynamic stretching however is very useful.
It’s not useless. It is, however, easier to screw up than other types of stretching.
i dont wanna try that yet lol ^^
It seems to work for her or else she wouldn’t have reached that level. I guess results speak for themselves?
You shouldn’t bob back in forth like that. Ballistic stretching is useless.
excellent methodology! thanks for posting. 5 stars from masteringwushu . com
Flexibility is a beginner aspect, in most if not all Martial arts. If you are not flexible, you can not get into the stances to even start learning the basics beyond them.
… In saying that, Im old and not very flexible myself anymore, it will take a good few months, before I can even get back to being close to imaging doing a split or this side stretch.
But she is right… It is a beginner aspect.
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stfu u dont know shit
fanks so much dude 4 helping me out
ive always wanted 2 do gymnastics but i never got the chance but n ways does the butterfly stretch help 4 front splits
well it kinda does for the stratle split but it all depends on what kind of split you’re talking about.
*facepalm*
beginner if you are a contortionist
does sitting in a buttrefly position help in gettin the splits
Start small and slow in the morning and throughout the day. At the end of the day you’ll be further than you were in the morning. Also, inhale deep on release but exhale as you stretch. This helps blood flow and allows a deeper stretch. Only bounce like this after you have stretched out.
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omggg i cant go dat
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I saw this video and emulated the technique and, fighting through the excruciating pain, performed it most admirably. I’m unable to walk unaided now but that’s ok. That’s ok.
not to sound like a “hater” as the kids would say, but boasting IS kind of unattractive.
i would like to learn if you can teach me
there is a better way to get to a full split for a beginer then just going as far as you can into the split, expecially if they aren’t very flexable. the way you instructed will just get then to have muscle memory of a split, not true flexiblity. message if you want more info, i’ve been doing wuhsu for five years (and counting) and i am at an advanced level. lol, not trying to be a showoff, cause that’s not who i am.
OMFG She’s fucking flexible O_O
i can do that but how to do the center split
just practise doing the splits like when you first try a split go as far as you can then ever day try to stretch a little more then in about a week or 2 you should be able to do a split it depends on how much you stretch