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The aims and objectives have changed in modern karate. I do not wish to degrade or in any way devalue flexibility. I simply wish to encourage a more reasonable approach, making long-term and short-term safety equally important for karate students.

Far from being old-fashioned, traditional karate kata (with their high stances) parallel very accurately the findings of modern sports science, which state:

• There is a fine line between flexibility and joint stability. Some gymnasts can suffer dislocation injuries as a result of the excessive flexibility of their tendons and ligaments.

• The best way to warm up is to approximate as closely as possible the exercise in which you will be involved. Zen Shaolin karate's main activity is the application of kata through pushing hands practice. By starting slowly with small movements, the range and scale of movements can be gradually increased, but without ever going beyond the natural range of movement. Hyper-extension (attempting to or actually extending a joint beyond its natural range of movement) is to be avoided.