The traditional martial arts place a very strong emphasis on flexibility - I believe there’s a good reason for that. A lot of the kicking techniques in Taekwondo and Karate require you to move your legs through large ranges of motion. That’s because in point fighting, high kicks score you more points. So essentially, if you lack the flexibility(ROM) to get your kicks up to head height, your scoring potential is significantly reduced. Hence the strong emphasis on flexibility within the discipline

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