
        <div class="field field-name-comment-body field-type-text-long field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><p>Nice article Les! Thanks for posting. I’m going o share it via Facebook and Twitter later today.</p>

<p>All the best,</p>

<p>Iain</p></div></div></div>      

Iain Abernethy


        <div class="field field-name-comment-body field-type-text-long field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><p>Thank you &nbsp;Iain,&nbsp;</p>

<p>I'm glad you liked it.</p>

<p>Kind regards</p>

<p>Les</p></div></div></div>      

Les Bubka


        <div class="field field-name-comment-body field-type-text-long field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><p>One aspect of this whole flexibility issue is that everyone can do the splits under anaesthesia of the CNS. It's also a mental (or rather neural?) thing.</p>
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Cataphract


        <div class="field field-name-comment-body field-type-text-long field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><p>Hi Cataphract</p>

<p></p><blockquote class="quote-msg quote-nest-1 odd"><div class="quote-author"><em class="placeholder">Cataphract</em> wrote: </div>One aspect of this whole flexibility issue is that everyone can do the splits under anaesthesia of the CNS.</blockquote><p></p>

<p>Interesting, I used to assist by the operation table for knee replacement and never noticed that :)</p>

<p></p><blockquote class="quote-msg quote-nest-1 odd"><div class="quote-author"><em class="placeholder">Cataphract</em> wrote: </div> It's also a mental (or rather neural?) thing.</blockquote><p></p>

<p>Definitely it is all connected, if you are more relaxed more stretch you can do, In my case I cannot lift my leg sideways without shifting my hips, as in this test. <a href="http://www.stadion.com/misconceptions-on-stretching-and-flexibility-and-the-method-of-testing-your-potential-to-do-a-side-split/">http://www.stadion.com/misconceptions-on-stretching-and-flexibility-and-...</a> &nbsp;me femur is stopped by the hip casing pain, I tried relaxing and pushing through result is that I have nerve impingement for weeks and cannot walk properly.</p>

<p>Mobility helped a bit, but still the same problem I don’t feel muscle stretching just jamming bones together, grinding and nerve irritation.&nbsp;&nbsp;</p>

<p>Maybe if I get knocked out someone can test if its my muscles or bones :)</p>

<p>Kind regards</p>

<p>Les</p></div></div></div>      


        <div class="field field-name-comment-body field-type-text-long field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><p>Seems to depend on the drugs administered<br>
<a href="https://biology.stackexchange.com/questions/38807/do-spinal-cord-reflexes-such-as-the-knee-jerk-reflex-continue-to-function-unde">https://biology.stackexchange.com/questions/38807/do-spinal-cord-reflexe...</a></p>
<p>This is also interesting<br>
<a href="https://breakingmuscle.com/fitness/you-can-already-do-the-splits-how-to-relax-into-stretch">https://breakingmuscle.com/fitness/you-can-already-do-the-splits-how-to-...</a></p>
<p>Sorry, I'm in a hurry but wanted to get this off my chest. :)</p>
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        <div class="field field-name-comment-body field-type-text-long field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><p>Thanks, very interesting.</p></div></div></div>      


        <div class="field field-name-comment-body field-type-text-long field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><p>I think that both mobility and flexibility&nbsp;are extremely important. Training&nbsp;in the complex is the right way. I've practice&nbsp;Krav Maga for self-defence&nbsp;<a href="http://thewowstyle.com/modern-martial-arts-for-self-defence/" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">http://thewowstyle.com/modern-martial-arts-for-self-defence/</a> and had some troubles with kicks too. But the complex training and good rest afterward helped a lot</p></div></div></div>      

Lucke


        <div class="field field-name-body field-type-text-with-summary field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><p>Hi all</p>

<p>I always struggled with high mawashi and yoko geri's, I spent years try to stretch trying new methods and programs. More I stretched lower I could kick, later on I found that my hips are not design to kick high. No matter how much I would stretch it won't happen. As I become personal trainer with the postural focus I discovered mobility approach, which helped me to kick higher without pain (like 10cm). What is your focus? &nbsp;Flexibility or mobility or you do both?</p>

<p><a href="https://shinaido.wordpress.com/2016/05/21/mobility-vs-flexibility/" rel="nofollow">https://shinaido.wordpress.com/2016/05/21/mobility-vs-flexibility/</a></p>

<p>Kind regards</p>

<p>Les</p></div></div></div>      

Hi all

I always struggled with high mawashi and yoko geri's, I spent years try to stretch trying new methods and program...