Reddit reviews Ultimate Flexibility: A Complete Guide to Stretching for Martial Arts
We found 4 Reddit comments about Ultimate Flexibility: A Complete Guide to Stretching for Martial Arts. Here are the top ones, ranked by their Reddit score.
A complete guide to stretching for martial artsIncludes the basics to detailed workout guidelines for every style & level of practice200 Flexibility execises including core workout, warm up, cool down, light contact, full contact, grappling, mixed martial arts, boxing weapons, high kicks, splitsOver 400 photos to guide you + special bonus sectionsFrom the best selling author of Ultimate Fitness & Martial Arts After 40
Relax into stretching is also pretty good. The concept is fairly similar to Kruz's, but with slightly less attitude.
Ultimate flexibility also deserve mention if only for the sheer number of stretches presented.
More difference between brands than styles. Twins are quite a square glove while other big MT brands like Fairtex and Windy are rounded like a western boxing glove. Anything with quality foam will keep your hands and your training partners safe. Velcro is fine and you're right, much easier in a class environment for getting on and off quickly but as brookesy2 mentioned they do scratch during grappling. Doesn't hurt but if you end up looking like you've been attacked by 81 kittens... that's why.
In regards to your flexibility. Take a look at some of the books/vids that are out there. Ultimate Flexibility was one of the books the boys at the gym would go on about. I went the repetition route. Keep hitting a technique and that additional flexibility will come. Strengthening your hip abductors will also help speed that process up.
Good luck!
The top review on amazon is kind of brutal:
http://www.amazon.com/Ultimate-Flexibility-Complete-Stretching-Martial/dp/1880336839
What kind of martial arts are you interested in?
If you don't get many answers here then the /r/flexibility and /r/bodyweight subs might be helpful. The beginning programs in both of their sidebars cover basic movements that you will need to progress in gymnastics.
Edit: oops, meant to add this, too – I was just checking out this book the other day. You might find it very interesting!
https://www.amazon.com/Ultimate-Flexibility-Complete-Stretching-Martial/dp/1880336839/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1501970585&sr=8-1&keywords=martial+arts+stretching