Stadion's Sports and Martial Arts Training Discussion

I certianly do not doubt the dedication and work ethics of the monks. But the monks also are known for screening candidate childrem to train. It's known that they examine certain characteristics, such as the length of the tendons in the back of the knee. The same sort of practices were done in the a...

I have "bow legs" (aka "knock knees") - meaning my knees point slightly inward (perhaps 5 or 7 degrees) - when both feet are pointed forward. Mr. Kurz discusses the implications of the condition of Coxa Vara on one's ability to do front and side splits. While useful to note, this is a somewhat rare ...

I don't think you'll find Mr. Kurz saying that it isn't possible for children to do splits, merely that such static stretches aren't advisable.

Let's see how those children fare once they reach adulthood.

You can't cheat nature.

I have been searching with little success for information concerning Adductor Flies and Adductor Pulldowns. In parituclar, I am looking for something on the web with pictures or video illustrating how these exercises are to be performed with proper form. Thus far, I have not been successful. Can any...

I recently purchased Kurtz's "Stretching Sicentifically" and have begun to perform Dynamic Stretching in the twice-a-day manner described in Chapter 3. My first dynamic stretching cycle is performed moments after I awaken in the morning at around 7 a.m. The second cycle is performed at the start of ...