Lower-body elasticity

Lower-body elasticity

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Lower-body elasticity
  • 5 Basic skipping patterns 1 (no rope)

    THE WHAT:
    Frames of practice to developing an understanding of 5 different fundamental skipping patterns and the physiological qualities which their practice can build. Further to the patterns themselves, practice lies in modulating tension, developing elasticity and a sensation of "lightness"" w...

  • Basic skipping patterns 1 (with a rope)

    THE WHAT:
    Frames of practice to developing an understanding of some fundamental skipping patterns and the physiological qualities which their practice has the potential to bring. Further to the patterns themselves, practice lies in modulating tension, developing elasticity and a sensation of "lig...

  • Rope skipping 2: moving in space

    THE WHAT:
    5 progressive contexts for consolidating movement through space and developing dexterity with the skipping rope. They include linear (forward/back, left/right) & circular patterns, as well as changing of stance to a staggered position for better emulation of fighting/athletic contexts.
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  • Basic rope-skipping 3: Additional patterns

    THE WHAT:
    4 additional patterns which include variations with the arms and skipping in reverse. Regardless, the basic 'unilateral weight-shift' remains the same.

    Resource contents:
    0:05 - Double-side "whips"
    MILESTONE: 60" unbroken skipping, increasing frequency of whips to 2 whips (1 each side)...

  • Single-leg balance (SLB) & ('dynamic') hip-rotation (DHR)

    THE WHAT:
    Applying fundamental principles of "emptying" and 'force-generation & transmission' to expression in the legs. Conceptually, it is no different to expression in the arms, and so, toward and embodied understanding of the underlying CONCEPTS ,the practitioner should strive to notice the T...

  • Single-leg (SL) 'Figure-8' (F8) / 3-levels

    THE WHAT:
    A most fundamental single-leg (SL) balance context in which the universal 'figure-8' (F8) is used as a frame to develop patterning, proprioception, and structural adaptability on one leg. As a 'side-effect', the process of practice will also develop physiological capacities toward impro...

  • 'Single-leg (SL) reach' progressive variations

    THE WHAT:
    Time to inject some "noise" into the fundamental unilaterally-hinging 'Reach' form, with an eye toward furthering structural, kinaesthetic & proprioceptive awareness, responsiveness, and general adaptability in the ongoing cultivation of movement 'dexterity'. On the physical layer, mobi...

  • Travelling 'squat-bounce'

    THE WHAT:
    A simple & accessible squat context which expresses & develops the elasticity of the lower-body articulations and their intrinsic connection to the upper-body. As it travels through space it is fundamentally a LOCOMOTION-conditioning context, although, as a pattern in and of itself, it ...

  • Ankle-dorsiflexion development

    THE WHAT:
    Whist consistent practice of these two simple forms contributes toward developing range & elasticity in ankle-dorsiflexion, their form & position (i.e. 'hinged' in the hip), also affects the hamstrings of the 'working' leg. For this reason, they are equally valuable in developing FRONT-...

  • The 'Ostrich Walk'

    THE WHAT & HOW:
    A dynamic, ballistic locomotion pattern which develops the elasticity of the posterior-chain, further to range in front-folding & active compression (when executed with this intent, i.e. active PULLING of the top of the head toward the floor).

    Practitioners should be mindful - wh...

  • Walking front & back sagittal-kicks

    THE WHAT:
    A bipedal, locomotion-conditioning context which expresses & develops the elasticity of the legs (both posterior & anterior-chain) through the practice of walking kicks, in the sagittal plane.

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  • Unilateral 'good-morning' pulses

    THE WHAT:
    A simple context which takes the unilateral, straight-legged 'good-morning' form to work in the END-range only, with focus on range & elasticity development of both hinging & front-folding positions. Because of this, it has notable transferability to the front-folded 'Head-to-toe' mobil...

  • Seated & standing ‘pike-pulsing’

    THE WHAT:
    Simple contexts for providing stimulus to develop the elasticity & range of the posterior chain in pike/front-folded positions. Not only do these ranges represent what might be called a "fundamental" human-range (i.e. being able to reach forward & touch the ground, hence the age-old fle...

  • Legs tendon-conditioning 1 (grounded-bouncing)

    THE WHAT:
    Lower-body focused contexts for the development of tendon 'elasticity' and progressive joint-stability with focus on the ankles, knees, and hips. these are structured around three 'large-frame' mobility-forms: the squat, the 'horse-stance', and the 'long-lunge', each of which contribute...

  • Legs tendon-conditioning 2 (jumping)

    THE WHAT:
    Lower-body focused contexts for the development of tendon 'elasticity' and progressive joint-stability with focus on the ankles, knees, and hips. these are structured around three 'large-frame' mobility-forms: the squat, the 'horse-stance', and the 'long-lunge', each of which contribute...