tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30732562.post2678091920368169682..comments2023-10-10T06:48:25.555-07:00Comments on My trip to Black Belt at 50... and beyond!: Stretching: Before versus AfterUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30732562.post-7136074777106714962011-06-25T19:23:57.960-07:002011-06-25T19:23:57.960-07:00Charles, that's good insight and advice. I...Charles, that's good insight and advice. I'm also intrigued by the second word in your comment. My "Sabunim' which I assume is a term for a teacher. I've been meaning to do a post going through the terms such as master, sensei, grand master, kyoshi, dai-sensei, xiansheng, sempei (master student), and roshi. <br /><br />I'd organize them (this is my own naive first shot at it) as:<br />sensi and sempei - first level of respect<br />master - 2nd level<br />grand master, kyoshi, roshi - highest levelBBat50https://www.blogger.com/profile/09736054246852300843noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30732562.post-75118241523074401492011-06-20T05:41:37.929-07:002011-06-20T05:41:37.929-07:00My Sabunim encourages students to arrive to class ...My Sabunim encourages students to arrive to class early so they may stretch and warm-up on their own. A typical class - for both adults and children - involves about 20 mins of cardio exercises (much as you describe in <i>At the start of a workout</i>, followed by stretching, leg splits, pancakes, etc. <br /><br />Many people have asked why stretching doesn't come before cardio, and his answer is always the same: should you ever encounter an adversary who wants to do you harm, you won't have time to warm-up ("Excuse me, thug, let me stretch before you try to rob me.")<br /><br />In the adult class there are times when he switches the order of training and has the students spar right from the beginning. <br /><br />There is a brief cool-down at the end of class, but that is generally left to the student to do on their own.<br /><br />To your questions, and based on my own experience, I tried to arrive to class with at least 15 mins to spare for me to just as you described: calisthenics, Poomse, etc. (for the record, I earned my 1st Dan at 44).<br /><br />As to your other stretching, you seem to have covered all the bases. Strong, flexible legs and hardened core is a great state for anyone.Charles Indelicatohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09574071848572568658noreply@blogger.com