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Entries in knee anatomy (1)

Thursday
Sep292011

Capoeira Fitness Tip of the Week

This feature is designed to give you functional training tools for your off days when you are not training capoeira. We will be looking at various exercises that we will have as resources for you to devise a strategy for your overall physical development as a capoeirista.

The goals are:

Overall Physical Health

Promoting Longevity

Improved Performance in your capoeira training and game

 

Here is another installment in our anatomy lessons.  The knee joint is a workhorse in the body.  It's really helpful to understand it's anatomy, so one is able to take care of it for the long term.  This video does an excellent job of helping one see and understand the joint's anatomy rom an exterior view.  In other words, you can deepen your own understanding of your knees anatomy by simply watching this video and looking at your own knee.

 

Enjoy!