Flexibility Pearls — kinesiological stretching
The Handstand Secrets
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You are not going to get a good handstand unless you have the following prerequisites. This should not come as a surprise to you that. If you don't have an appropriate range of motion in your wrist you're going to...
L-Inching Excellent Hamstring Flexibility Retention and Utilization Technique
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Stretching alone is NOT enough! If you're familiar with the EasyFlexibility system, you know that stretching alone is not enough. Even if you get flexible with Zaichik Stretching Techniques, you want to retain that flexibility for the next training session....
Tight hamstrings? Are your hamstrings very tight? This special stretching technique will release them!
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Special stretching technique for people with very tight hamstrings. Over the past 8 years I have been researching the proper sequence for optimal forward bending and back bending progression. I wanted to develop exact scientific, tested flexibility sequences that EasyFlexibility...
Back Hurts While Stretching? Here is why...
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The cause of reoccurring spinal and lower back injuries during hip and shoulder compound stretching. Strains and sprains, in the joints and the muscles, in and around the spine while stretching, is a rather common occurrence. Unfortunately, most of the...
True Front Split: Stop Cheating Yourself
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You think you’re doing a split but you’re not! Stop cheating yourself! 10 issues that are preventing you from doing a True Front Split, reasons and solutions. If you have been faking a split, you're only cheating yourself. Here's how...
Why is it easier to do a turn out in the second position than in the first position?
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I got this question quite a lot of times, usually from bullet dancers “How come I can turn out a lot more in the second position, than I can in the first position?” For those of you who are not...
Why are Easyflexibility programs structured the way they are?
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Can I just do all stretching first and all supporting later?Today you will find out the answer to that question. EasyFlexibility is based on a distributed or spaced practice model. This model is one of two major models of learning....
Arabesque Analysis
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On the left, you see a picture of a beginner's arabesque. And thisis a technique we are going to analyze. And for comparison, you're seeing anadvanced student performing an arabesque on the right. This analysis will answer the question "what...