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05-17-2008, 05:23 AM

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Originally Posted by Tenchu View Post

... I dont think you are listening to what I am saying. I AM getting better. My kicks ARE getting higher. I AM gaining more control. This is not something you can pass off as a theory. For that matter I am the best high kicker at my gym, and I probably stretch the least.

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Well if you're getting better it could possibly be due to increased strength and refined technique rather than a major improvement in flexibility. Sure you may be seeing gains... but the way in which you're training you'll never achieve the kind of kicks that I find amazing... which is OK because Muay Thai doesn't stress these kinds of kicks as these sorts of kicks are not practical to use in real life

Bottom line is you can't dismiss stretching... I'll leave you with this to think about.... the average Senior Wushu student or Black Belt TaekwonDo practitioner can hold their leg up and do all sorts of crazy things with it before putting it back on the ground. The Muay Thai fighter generally can't. Stretching is a big part of training in Wushu and Taekwondo and high kicks a more important technique in the art.
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