Posted by: Anonymous
Stretching in Various Sword Arts - 12/12/04 06:48 PM
I'm just curious what sort of stretches you guys do in each of your styles.
In my fencing class, the majority of the time is spent on leg stretches, going from a left footed lunge position, then rotating the back foot to point on the toe and putting the hand under the leg, then turning to have the left foot flat on the ground and the right toes straight up. Then, rotate again so that the knees are together, you are sitting on the left foot, and the other has the pinky toe on the floor. Finally, push up with the back leg to stand with both legs straight and both feet flat on the floor, left toe pointed to right heel. Lunge with your right foot and repeat.
Each position is held for about a minute, coming out to ten minutes for the leg stretches.
What about other arts? Is kenjutsu more focused on stretching the arms? What about Kung-Fu?
In my fencing class, the majority of the time is spent on leg stretches, going from a left footed lunge position, then rotating the back foot to point on the toe and putting the hand under the leg, then turning to have the left foot flat on the ground and the right toes straight up. Then, rotate again so that the knees are together, you are sitting on the left foot, and the other has the pinky toe on the floor. Finally, push up with the back leg to stand with both legs straight and both feet flat on the floor, left toe pointed to right heel. Lunge with your right foot and repeat.
Each position is held for about a minute, coming out to ten minutes for the leg stretches.
What about other arts? Is kenjutsu more focused on stretching the arms? What about Kung-Fu?