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Maestro
Green Belt
Joined: 08 Feb 2003
Posts: 381
Styles: Traditonal Tae kwon do, Taiji Chuan (Yang)
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nathanjusko, I have never seen a TKD sidekick before with the knee facing down. Matter 'a fact, I have never seen any kick properly executed with the knee facing down. That would mean your toes would also have to be pointing to the ground. I don't see how that could work, unless maybe you're kicking straight behind you? Help, I'm confused.
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Ryan
Yellow Belt
Joined: 13 Aug 2002
Posts: 37
Location: Mobile, AL
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Ditto. I dont really understand that either.
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delta1
Black Belt
Joined: 17 Feb 2003
Posts: 1780
Location: North Central Washington
Styles: It's ALL Kenpo! Bring it back to base!
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In American Kenpo, we generally keep our side kicks low and our posture upright. We do two kinds- thrusting side kicks where the base foot pivots the heel toward the target, and snaping where the base foot doesn't pivot. Both chamber, strike, rechamber, then plant. But neither have to be chambered high unless you are going for a high target. Both get your hip into the kick, thrusting much more. Snaping is for speed, thrusting is for power and distance. Both are extremely effective.
I've found the higher TKD style kicks to be easier to trap or sweep. And in a fight, where knee shots are 'legal', you'd be too open to major injury. On the other hand, the TKD practitioners I've fought don't usually throw the technically perfect kicks in sparing. I've eaten more than one kick, so I don't underestimate them. |
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on the post.
