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• Archive: http://archive.is/wip/NWufP Kurmasana is also called the Tortoise Pose or the Pancake Stretch.
• Kurmasana considered an advanced pose calling the flexibility of the Hip Extensors and Adductors.This pose is also a gate way to more advanced yoga poses and hand balances.
• Watch The Kurmasana Muscle AnimationOutside of yoga being able to stretch forward with legs abducted or straddled transfers over to various sports and activities:Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu practitioners benefit from this pose, when looking for various chokes and submissions from the bottom guard or looking to move the limbs around their opponents limbs.Break dancers, gymnasts, kicking martial arts stylists and pole dancers can improve their skills as well, if Kurmasana is well developed.
• There are many traditional benefits attributed to this pose, from toning the internal organs to calming the mind.Why is Zaichik Stretching Effective?A traditional yoga method of obtaining this pose can take many years.
• The reason for this is because yoga poses usually focus on many muscle groups at the same time.