Light Stretches: Comments

So, also played with the Light Stretches in the ES manual yesterday and here's what I have to say:

Some are familiar, some aren't. The Mermaid Stretch took some work to get the right position, I think. Unless I am doing it wrong it seems the the adductor of the bent lent (in front of you) is getting the stretch. There is a similar stretch position to this which actually works the same sort of area that the 'Ankle Over Knee' position works.

Talking of 'Ankle Over Knee' - this is very familiar to me and have done lots of this over the years through TaeKwon-Do classes. However, both my knees have been operated on and they both seem a little lose. By this I mean that instead of just feeling the stretch in the good place of the hip rotator and glutes, I also feel an annoyance at the knee as if the hip wont turn out any more and then the weak joint at the knee gets 'the good news'. I'll post a question to Paul Zaichik on his forums to see what I can about this and I'll try to post a quick video to help explain my issue.

Ah, the same 'good news' is felt in the knees when I do the butterfly stretch (another one that I have done for what seems like a billions times) despite my be able to open my hips flat to floor. Any Comments?

Ah, the Cobra stretch felt good tonight. Probably because I have been hunched over a desk ALL DAY.