stretching scientifically thomas kurz

[tang_sou_dao]

anybody know where i can buy that book ^ amazon dont have any and i have tried seraching for it.
preferably the latest one 2003
thanx:woo: :eek:

[Bon]

could prolly order it on here,

http://www.stadion.com/

[KickChick]

yes correct Bon. Stadion is Kurz's publisher....
You can find The Fourth Edition of Stretching Scientifcally (http://www.stadion.com/stretch.html)

[Bonic]

Whoa that guy can stretch, mad splits.
- peace
- Bonic

[rigsville]

Amazon UK don't sell the book, but you can buy it in the UK from www.martial-arts-fitness.com

It's £14.95 + P&P

[Greg-VT]

You would'nt have seen that book in Aus anywhere have you, Bon?

[Bon]

Uh, yeah.. it's in my house :)

Um, I looked in Blitz magazine one time I think and sent away an order.

[Tosh]

While you are waiting read his column on the same page!!

The Column (http://www.stadion.com/column.html)

[tang_sou_dao]

i went on www.martial-arts-fitness.com and i only found the third edition. does anyone know if the 4th edition is available to the uk

[tang_sou_dao]

is there a difference between the different editions?

[rigsville]

I read someware that the Q&A section is improved and the layout is better but the actual content is the same.

Saying that I would want the latest edition anyway.

[spymaster35]

Try Amazon.co.uk they have brought it over to the UK now...

[tang_sou_dao]

nah there out of stock

[Van Helsing]

Actually I've been planning to buy this book as the video tape is quite expensive. Do you recommend me the book ?

[tang_sou_dao]

yeah, from what ive heard its a good book and i will get one soon

[Qis]

I'm interested in getting this book too. know anywhere in teh uk where i can order it onlinerather than faffing about with postal orders?

-Qis

[Ad McG]

http://www.amazon.co.uk/exec/obidos/ASIN/0940149451/qid=1071762222/sr=1-5/ref=sr_1_0_5/026-2652678-6917210


They have it now.

[KickChick]

Originally posted by tang_sou_dao
is there a difference between the different editions?

No difference really in the two aside from what rigsville said. If you cannot locate 4 .. earlier editions are just as good.

Use the link rigsville provided to purchase online or you can fax order form to them.

[KickChick]

Originally posted by Adam McGuigan
http://www.amazon.co.uk/exec/obidos/ASIN/0940149451/qid=1071762222/sr=1-5/ref=sr_1_0_5/026-2652678-6917210


They have it now.

YAY!!! .... there you go! We were posting at same time.... hurry get your copy NOW!!

[Tsing Tao]

The book is also available at http://www.stadion.com/
I love this book it's helped out my flexability tramendously in just one month. but you have to be serious about it, and not over do flexability training.

[Qis]

Ordered!
dibs mine!
yay!
thanks!
spending more on me this christmas than everyone else put together.
d'oh!

-Qis

[Poop-Loops]

I went to Barnes and Nobles and then to Borders, and couldn't find it. So I ordered "Power High Kicks with No Warm-up!!!111oneoneone", since they actually show you how to do the stretches properly instead of just writing about them. (I'm really dense, and can't figure things like that out :()

PL

[Qis]

Well I recieved 'stretching scientifically' last week.
Kind of a mixed bag of cookies i feel.
In my oppinion:
The background + reasoning behind stretching is really good, and has given me a pretty clear idea of how stretching works.
The examples of work-outs for different purposes (tkd/rowing/gymnastics/etc.) are really usefull for gauging how much/often you should be doing, and of what type.

However: the stretches are each shown in 2 pictures (usually one of him standing ready to stretch, and one in the full stretch) which makes it awkward to learn new stretches soley from the book, but if you've done them before it's helpfull to see the end results.
I've yet to read the q+a section which takes up almost 1/3 the book.

I think it's a book that's good to have read, and to be able to reference. But it's so concise and well explained that it hardly seems worth hanging onto. I think it might do a round of my friends, when it comes back to me i'll probably leaf through it sometimes, but it's hardly a reference book.

Really usefull for explaining how stretching works, good for explaining what stretches are for what, not-so-good for learning new stretches i feel. but you only need to have it for a week or so to pick out the bulk of it. incredibly well explained.

Just thought i'de mention it.

-Qis

[Poop-Loops]

The video came yesterday, so I watched it, and I'm dissapointed. They show you how a proper kick is supposed to look like, and that's about it. I already know that. What I want to know is how to get it to look like that. They don't give you many stretching tips or anything. Just the guy's warm-up routine, and that's it basically. :(

PL

[Timmy!]

This book is so difficult to get in the UK, Amazon are out of stock again. I'll try getting Borders to order it for me in store, unless anybody knows of anywhere else that holds it in stock (I'm waiting for a reply back from www.martial-arts-fitness.com to see what edition they have though).

[Qis]

i couldn't seem to find it online anywhere, but if you check out soem of teh links posted earlier i'm sure there is some place in teh uk that sells it mail order ( i.e u have to post order form) which is just barbaric!

when i eventually go it i had to get it from their used+new section(http://www.amazon.co.uk)
coudn't figure out why it was so expensive.
bought it in a fit of desperation.
when it arrived i realised why it was so expensive.
express air mail form america... yeek!!!

maybe you have more patience than i do, but that's the route i took. they don't have it any more.

good luck.

-Qis

[Ad McG]

DAMMIT! Amazon is sold out now, and waterstones told me that it's out of print now. I'm gona get it from that martialartsfitness site.

Edit - Ordered it over the phone, will be here next week :D Books rock my world.