This is one of my favorite stretches. Start on your hands and knees as in the Bridge, but put the left foot in front of the right knee, with the heel touching the knee.
Preparation posture for the Hurdlers Stretch left foot.
Stand up with both feet on the same line and pressing through your fingers. Fully engage both legs, holding the knees straight. Most of your weight will be on the left foot. Hold the position for one to three minutes.
Hurdlers Stretch with the left foot forward.
Extending and fully engaging the legs from the floor may not be possible for everyone. If you find this stretch too difficult, you can perform this stretch with your hands placed on a chair or stool instead.
Repeat with the right foot in front of the left knee.
Preparation posture for the Hurdlers Stretch with the right foot forward.
Stand up with both feet on the same line and pressing through your fingers. Fully engage both legs, holding the knees straight. Most of your weight will be on the right foot. Hold the position for one to three minutes.
Hurdlers Stretch with the right foot forward.
The Hurdlers Stretch engages the entire body in opening the hips and creating a foundation for your internal martial art practice.
San Ti Shi, or the Three Body Posture, combines the lessons of Wuji and Yin Yang Posture and integrates martial intent. In this posture, we divide the body into three sections that are further divided into three more sections. The primary division is the head, the hands, and the feet. We divide t…
When I learned my left leg was one centimeter shorter than my right, the physical therapist recommended this exercise as one way to reengage the hip joint. In mindfulness martial arts, it reminds us that power is generated from the feet and transferred to to the torso, before it can be expressed …
The Bridge is from a classic pose in Yoga. As you perform the Bridge Posture, pay attention to the connection of the body from the wrist to the ankles. The Bridge both opens the chest and stretches the hamstrings.
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