but he GOT there. I never did progress that far for the sideways splits. but in 7 months, I got to where I could do full front and back splits. The front foot is rocked back on the heel, the rear foot is fully flat on the floor, toes to the rear. I can still, at the age of 60, do a good front snap kick at a height that is over my head, with no stretching or warmups. Since nobody's jewels are that high off of the ground, I dont worry about having lost a foot or so of my original kicking height.