Stadion's Sports and Martial Arts Training Discussion

Hello all. I have read here that doing the horseman stance would help achieve full side splits. My question is - When doing the horseman stance do you assume, say, the seven-step, position and maintain that position for a number of minutes? OR do you do squats with weight while in that "seven-step" ...

Hello all. I have Tom Kurz's book and video. I have been doing the suggested exercises from the book and video but I seem to be having great difficulty with a pain in my inner knee, both left and right. When I do the side split isometric stretch, I orient my feet so they are facing forward and flat....