Improve your martial arts kicks - 5 exercises

[@dfk09]

My two favorite Karatekas together!

[@ZonbiNinja-w2c]

didnt know the leg plank. great stuff.

[@jkgardiner]

Give it a try, hits the adductors hard 👍🏼

[@dumitriuflorentina6137]

Improve your martial arts kicks - 5 exercises

[@tylerdurden8049]

These hip excersizes helped me a lot. I had very weak hips.

[@RaviChandran-wm7bj]

Master you are very strong in your punches and kicks. If anyone like me receive a single kick or punch from you that would be the final day for him on earth. Nicely explaining the technics and we are missing your personal teachings as I'm in India. Hats off to you Sensi. 👏👍🙏

[@ShinjitsuKK]

You both look like you live in the gym. High kicks for me are back in my 30s but I stay flexible! Good video 👍

[@asaventurasdenickyemandy8537]

As an unconditional supporter of both of your channels, I’ve already signed in ✅🫡

[@jkgardiner]

Thank you 🙏🏼

[@rodctenis]

Always something to learn in this channel!

[@MartialArtsGamer]

Great work John. Your content is always a pleasure to watch and very inspiring to me in my own martial arts journey.

[@sweetmegmarsh]

Love! I do a version of all of these as was prescribed by my physio and from my dance background (specifically the adductor work). I would, highly recommended these strengthening exercises even as a warm up, dynamic movement before class.

[@ShusekiShihan]

Great video guys, I truly enjoyed it, thank you!

[@mdassadchoudhury2999]

Very nicely explained. OSS!

[@jeromeharles7718]

Merci, John pour tes videos Merci de ce partage..

[@rogerfulgham3941]

Incredible and amazing, John, I’m a martial artist too

[@limitlessjoseph1399]

Great willpower being highly invested for uploading this video!

[@vitordiniz75]

Excellent training!

[@yannkefeleck1974]

thanks to John and Nate for your tips

[@ProfessionalDumbassFoundHere]

Thx so much for the video it really works my legs so well

[@SimoneMorse-by4yr]

Excellent 👌 thank you

[@dalcassian9098]

Invaluable exercises,thank you guys! Are you Shotokan practicioners?

[@jkgardiner]

Thank you, yes Shotokan is our style

[@MartialArtsGamer]

@@jkgardinerIt’s not Shotokan, it’s ‘Sexykan’ you ladies’ man 🤣

[@mauricior245]

Muito obrigado pelas aulas 🇧🇷

[@simonprice8947]

Awesome, thanks

[@freelancerblitz2579]

these are brilliant!

[@Daiikiru]

Excellence. Thank you.

[@AreteAskesis]

Thank you senseis

[@mariostekic]

Great exercises 👌🥋

[@danausten1046]

Good luck guys!!!

[@R12-h9t]

Great video love it

[@ojasdongare]

Thank you sir I really needed abductor strengthening

[@rogerfulgham3941]

Thanks, John, are you an actor or just a martial artist

[@jkgardiner]

@@rogerfulgham3941 I just teach karate

[@rogerfulgham3941]

@@jkgardiner okay

[@BaseBasvic]

What exactly is the leg planks strengthening, outside/inside crescent kicks?

[@jkgardiner]

The adductor muscles, on the inside of the legs. Strong adductors can help with the active range of motion and in helping to reduce injury risk. There will also be carryover to inside crescent kicks.

[@BaseBasvic]

@@jkgardiner - I was just curious, I assumed it was more than necessary to keep from creating imbalances and injuries. Do you think 45 is too old to get the splits..and if not, how much stretching is required?

[@jkgardiner]

@@BaseBasvic it depends more on your hip structure and current level of flexibility, definitely not too old, and even if you don’t get a full split you are definitely able to make a large improvement to wherever you are now. Stretching consistently, 4-5 times per week for a few months will see a great improvement.

[@BaseBasvic]

@@jkgardiner - right, I can already kick head-high, it’s not like I need to do the splits, I just think it would be awesome to be able to hold my leg out like Van Damme. It has always been in my bucket list as a martial artist, haha.. Thank you!!

[@jkgardiner]

@@BaseBasvic keep on working, you’ll get there if you can kick head height now 👍🏼

[@ovideoarkans7982]

WHAT ABOUT KICKING ? THIS IS CHILDREN PLAY ...............

[@jkgardiner]

You think it’s children’s play to do supplementary exercises? So why does every professional level athlete in every sport do exercises outside of simply technique training?

[@ovideoarkans7982]

@@jkgardiner I THINK IS FUNNY ..... IMPROVE YOUR KICKS ........🤣

[@sportmuaythaiv1045]

If kicking form is poor, strong muscles will not help much. The form illustrated will not generate power as much as muaythai kick.

[@jkgardiner]

There is no kicking form in this video, they are simply all exercises. In my other videos I’ve always mentioned technique needs to be correct first, but again, this video is purely demonstrating supplementary exercises. Muay Thai has more than one kick, what kick are you referring to when you say “Muay Thai kick”?

[@jeffkashman8803]

Nice one