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Post by garage on Oct 5, 2013 4:32:41 GMT
This is a wonderful technique from kung fu. It has no focus and it real easy to see coming. So in shotokan terms it crap.
In a loose front stance spin the back leg round the front leg (left front, back leg clockwise) riasing up and whipping through the person in front aiming to put your heel in the solar plexus at maximum speed of the arc. Easy to practice on a punch bag.
So not straight and no focus. The look of amazement as it lands, as they can clearly see it but don't react to it. Doesn't work a second time as it too easy to spot. Normally they like to lay on the floor after it has landed, it normally has a dramatic effect on there friends who seem to be a lot calmer afterwards.
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Post by D.Ram on Oct 16, 2013 8:58:43 GMT
From what I could decipher - are you talking about a reverse mawashi geri, except that you're attacking with the heel?
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Post by garage on Oct 16, 2013 11:51:52 GMT
It is a circle, so the bigger the radius the more momentum the kick has. More like a back kick that a reverse cresent kick.
The foot behind swings wide and whips round. The periferal vision picks it up straight away which is why it only works the first time that it is seen. Like a Q the back leg would move along the circumference of the q clockwise if left leg forward. Rising up as it spins.
I also find mawashi geri off the front leg rising up from the floor gets under a guard and gets the small lower ribs. Being much quicker it can work.
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Post by kensei on Oct 16, 2013 15:55:00 GMT
I remember this kick from my Kung fu days, problem is that we used to hurt our knee alot if we did it with a straight leg. A slight bend and less of a whip motion by spinning, stop a tad then use the leg to whip around made it a bit more useable. I remember one kid we trained with hyperextended his knee doing this in a tournament and connecting, tore some major ligaments in his knee and was off for a year.
It is the same as a Ura Mawashi geri in some ways, and you can use the Karate version high, mid body or to the support knee as a sweep, also the Dragon wags its tail was best used as a foot sweep as well.
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Post by garage on Oct 17, 2013 3:57:20 GMT
Yes if you keep it low you can sweep both feet in one go, very effective. I do tend to keep a slight bend at the knee to stop hyperextension.
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