What are some good groin/leg stretches I can do at home that would help with martial arts?

Question

What are some good groin/leg stretches I can do at home that would help with martial arts?

Answer 1

Yes Yoga is good but I would also say martial arts is good for Yoga - I am a qualified teach (Yoga not martial arts).  Do dance like moves as a warm-up before class one instructor nearly has a brain aneurysm when he sees me doing this.  

Sit on floor legs out straight in front, lock out knees and as you breath out reach for your toes - and strain in the lower back ease up "never ever bounce!".  Same again but put the soul of foot against the opposite knee dropping the bent leg out and reach for those toes.  Take one leg round your seat lean forward reach for those toes over the one straight leg.  Feel free to email me for more advanced ideas

Answer 2

yoga is great and I know this sounds wierd but dance classes help alot....both help with balance and stretching.

there are tapes u can do at home to!

Answer 3

yoga

pilates will also stretch you and give you killer core strength

the best i can give you is 2 stretches

the butterfly

and this stretching technique i saw in Jeet Kune Do

The butterfly, place your feet together, and work at pushing your knees to the floor, once there stretched down, push your arm out far and bring your stomach to your feet

the JKD one

you need a peice of rope (i use an old dog leash, nothing like improvising)

put a loop in one end, not a slip knot

put your foot on the loop, toss the rope over a low hanging branch

then pull your foot up

it will stretch you out to get used to high kicks

mix that up, when you do it

body centered

the sideways

then just hook your toes in it, and bring it up so your heel touches your belt and as high as you can

im prolly the most flexible in my MMA dojo, no lie

it bugs people out cause rubber guard is natural to me and i got most of my flexibility from those excercises

Answer 4

Two of my favourites are:

Cross one foot in front of the other, and then while keeping your knees locked let your body hang down in front. Don't force yourself down, and don't bounce. You should feel the stretch in behind the knee.

Next, put your feet as close together as you can while being able to bend down and place your hands flat on the floor between your feet. You should feel a stretch. If you don't, bring your feet closer together and try again.

Make sure you do any stretch for at least 10 seconds or it won't really do anything. Move slowly and smoothly while stretching, and don't forget to breathe!

Answer 5

u know how the do splits ?do the smae way but tryto get lower each they!train ur leg muscels for a few mounth and u will get it!