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Taekwondo Stretches

UNDER CONSTRUCTION

The following Taekwondo stretching routine is ideal for for acheiving higher kicks, higher flexability, and a higher range of mobility. It is very important to stretch everyday both before and after training and for general health! The following routine can take between 7 minutes to an hour.

Set 1 (General Warm-up)

  1. Light Cardio / Drill
  2. Windmills
  3. Hip Rotations
  4. Knee Rotations
  5. Knee Bends

Set 2 (Front Splits)

  1. Runner Stretch
  2. Shallow Front Lunge (knee on ground)
  3. Half-Front Split With Flexed Foot (Flex of Shallow Lunge)
  4. Front Splits

Set 3 (Side Splits)

  1. Deep Horse Stance (Elbows on Legs)
  2. Side Lunges
  3. Side Splits
  4. Possible End: Walk Hands Forward Into Frog Stretch

Set 3 (Seated Leg over leg)

  1. Bring straight leg up making other leg go to chest
  2. Grab chested leg instep and raise straight out
  3. Grab other side of foot, pull behind.
  4. Reach for Toes
  5. Lay Back for Stretch
  6. Sit Back Up

Set 4 (Butterflies and Massage)

  1. Butterfly Stretch With Elbows to Mat
  2. Butterfly Stretch With Bouncing Legs
  3. Butterfly Stretch with thighs pressed flat on mat.
  4. Massage it out (leg bounces and massaging)

Should be Roughly 7 minutes In

Set 5 (Stretch Kicks)

  1. Single Punch
  2. Double Punch
  3. Jab, Hook, Uppercut (Tae Kwon Do)
  4. Front Rising Kick (5 each side)
  5. Out-To-In Kick (5 each side)
  6. In-To-Out Knees (5 each side)