General Principles:
1. Always warm up before stretching.
2. Be aware which muscles are being
stretched.
3. Breathe, maintain controlled
breathing when stretching.
4. Don't Bounce when stretching.
5. Maintain good form when stretching.
6. Avoid extreme range of motion.
7. "No Pain, No Gain" not true anymore,
should be "No Challenge, No Growth" or "No Stress,
No Training".
8. Knee rotation used to stretch bands
on side of joint.
9. Knee bends.
10. Thigh stretch (after we do side to
side we then do this form).
11. Neck warm up, keep shoulders down
and relaxed.
12. Gassho, isometric exercise, aimed at
the muscles on the underside of the arms, and
secondarily the pectoral muscles.
13. Finger Tips, this exercise is very
specific to karate, relax shoulders, try to keep
even pressure on all fingers, promotes strong grip.
14. Wrist rotation, range of motion
exercise, aimed at maintaining mobility and
flexibility in the wrist joint, move wrist to a wide
circle.
15. Push-ups, a great all around
strength builder and done with many variations.
16. Sit-ups, strong abdominal muscles
are very important to general well being. The are
the most powerful muscle group in the body.