Originally Posted by
dasgib
Taekwondo is great for flexibility until you pull a hamstring or groin muscle, then it'll set you back a ton. Take care when doing some of the more fancy kicks and go a little lower than you think you can. FWIW.
Our instructor watches me like a hawk to make sure I don't push it too hard. He's had several "older" students injure themselves during class and as a business owner he's very sensitive to the liability issue. (Of course I wouldn't hold him liable if I did injure myself).
I don't have to worry too much about kicking lower. I need to work alot more on my groin stretch and that keeps the kicks fairly low. It just kills me to see little kids come in for their first lesson and they're able to do the splits and put their forehead on the floor.