how to get flexible legs for Muay THai

[versatilefightR]

I've been browsing on websites trying to find ways on how to increase leg flexibility. I'm taking Muay Thai and you need to be very flexible in the legs to perform the kicks and knees correctly. Anyone with links on how to increase leg flexibility? I'd prefer websites with pictures on how to do the stretches, it's hard to follow textual instructions :P

[Nakthai]

I'm also practising Muay Thai.
The best way to increase leg flexibility really is to stretch and carry on stretching.something else that helps is to find a ledge that is past your noral flexibility and rest you foot on it, Then slowly! push your body straight up.
And it's not all just flexibility it's just being supple as well.the only way to be able to throw those hish round houses and the anklet kicks is by throwing them.

So remember, keep with a stretching routines and throw at least 50 high kicks a day, or a session and it'll improve well.

[LRWC]

Go to dragondoor.com Pavel has a good book on strectching, good luck!

[chungmoomonkey]

not to sound ignorant but doesnt muay thai kick at like the legs and stuff cuz i fought this muay thia kid and he said no kicks to the head and i thot that was silly becasuse i do tang soo do and that is like all kicks

[Nakthai]

no, no. I thikn he meant Muay thai has kicks to the legs.
Dunno if you know about him but a fighter from Newzealand called Peter Aerts has81 knockoutsin his career from high roundhouses to the head ALONE.

[jcvd-owns]

ohh i luv peter aerts u can download some of his knockout movies at sherdog.com

[SoKKlab]

Peter Aerts is Dutch and yes he does like High roundhouses to the head, his nickname is 'The Lumberjack'...Timber...

[chungmoomonkey]

ya ill look him up cuz my style its all head kicks and im taken a muay thai siminar next saturday so ill ask and stuff