Quick Start Test Smith Posted December 13, 2011 Share Posted December 13, 2011 Why is it that so many people get that "stopping" feeling in the side split? My actual legs are pretty strong (strong enough to do the splits at least), but at a certain point (about 8-10" for me) I get the same stopping feeling. It's even higher (15") if I keep my hips straight up and down without "opening" my hips. Should I not open my hips or what? Perhaps my joint placement is not good... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aaron Griffin Posted December 13, 2011 Share Posted December 13, 2011 You need to tilt your pelvis. See Thomas Kurz's article here: http://fightingarts.com/reading/article.php?id=13 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Quick Start Test Smith Posted December 13, 2011 Author Share Posted December 13, 2011 @phrak, I do tilt my pelvis, and it removes about 60-80% of the stopping sensation; however, I've seen a bunch of people able to do the side splits without tilting their pelvis. Maybe that comes with time after you get the full split or with an over split? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aaron Griffin Posted December 13, 2011 Share Posted December 13, 2011 @phrak, I do tilt my pelvis, and it removes about 60-80% of the stopping sensation; however, I've seen a bunch of people able to do the side splits without tilting their pelvis. Maybe that comes with time after you get the full split or with an over split?I think the big difference is whether or not you started split work before or after puberty. At least, that's my understanding after reading a bunch of literature.I've been running into the same problem as you - essentially if I go too far in a standing straddle, I feel my leg bone press against my hip joint, almost like it's trying to lever itself out of the joint. It's not fun.I've found pancake / straddle forward bends to work similar muscles, and thus have been working this instead. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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