Showing posts with label scott sonnon four corner balance drills. Show all posts
Showing posts with label scott sonnon four corner balance drills. Show all posts

Monday, July 28, 2008

Quest for Balance - 2nd update

Well, I've been practicing the 4 Corner Balance drills recommended by Coach Sonnon http://www.rmaxinternational.com/flowcoach/?p=155 for a little over a week now. I still cannot hold these positions for 10-15 minutes at one stretch, but I've made my own modification that works for me - I hold them as long as I can at different times throughout the day. Practiced them in the pool last weekend - now that was a challenge! But I think it really helped accelerate my improvement. In execution of these exercises, I no longer look as if I'm on a pogo stick anyway! Just to measure a little of my improvement, the other morning, I was brushing my teeth and doing my hair and I balanced in a high knee chambering as if I were going to do a front snap kick or side kick and I held it there for quite some time without even wavering - all while carrying out my morning routines. And in class the other night, I did some back kicks, similar to the last position in the balance drills, so I saw some improvement there. I also did some roundhouse kicks - a low and then a high without rechambering and I was able to do it without losing my balance. This is a marked improvement for me. So, that's where I'm at one week in...anyone else have any progress to report yet?