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Yoda

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« on: January 09, 2006, 03:23:11 AM »
After reading the genius of flexibility, it occured to me that the pnf/contract and release technique might make good gains in the kechari dept.  anyone tried it?
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david_obsidian

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« Reply #1 on: January 09, 2006, 03:34:15 AM »
Yoda,

what is the pnf contract and release technique?

-D
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Yoda

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« Reply #2 on: January 10, 2006, 02:55:45 PM »
it's the 'russian' stretching technique to contract the muscle to pull against the stretch.  Google it.  Apparently, pnf gives faster flexibility results.

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david_obsidian

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« Reply #3 on: January 11, 2006, 02:23:30 AM »
Hi Yoda,

I'll check out pnf.  I'm glad to hear about it.

But I don't think it will help significantly with Kechari.  The frenum,  which is a tendon,  not a muscle,  is the real limiting factor in tongue extension for kechari.

If there was no frenum in your tongue,  at the rate of the stretch of muscles,  I think you would get all the way to stage 4 in a month or two...

Tendons, on the other hand,  almost don't stretch at all....

-D
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