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Post by malk103 on Jan 25, 2013 23:16:57 GMT
Whilst doing the front kick we were trying to emphasise the pushing forwards of the hips to add extra ooomph to the kick. One of our female Black Belts gave us some great advice - "clench your buttocks!!!" (butt to you over the pond-ers) Such a simple statement that makes perfect sense, and when you use it on the punch bag it swings a lot more.
I quite often see this kick as a space maker, pushing back an attacker to give you enough room to carry on striking/responding.
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Post by Paul Bedard on Jan 25, 2013 23:46:21 GMT
Mal, your female black belt is wise. Actually when finishing a technique & achieving connection, one should squeeze the anus. Master Kanazawa has been a guest instructor at ISKF Master camp & upon questioning he mentioned on how he practises this daily..
Osu
Paul B
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Post by malk103 on Jan 26, 2013 13:53:15 GMT
She is wise, she also punches like a hammer! She's trained with a lot of top Karate-ka so we are very lucky she turned up at our club last year.
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Post by Allan Shepherd on Jan 26, 2013 14:50:56 GMT
Hi Mal
When lifting the leg for mae geri it is normal to be taught to compress the groin area by clenching the buttocks and lifting the pelvic girdle, this does not work if you don't lift the kicking leg up near the centre line of your body. The supporting leg must not straighten, it must remain bent like in zenkutsu dachi for the technique to work. Lots of students just lift the leg in line with the outside of the body without the compression.
Which org/association are you members of?
Don't you get taught the dynamics of each of the waza at beginners level?
Best Regards Allan
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Post by nathanso on Jan 26, 2013 22:11:20 GMT
The supporting leg must not straighten, it must remain bent like in zenkutsu dachi for the technique to work. I assume you meant that it should stay bent during the windup and initial drive of the hips. Assuming that you are moving forward, the back leg should straighten as you drive the kick to completion.
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Post by nathanso on Jan 26, 2013 22:15:47 GMT
I quite often see this kick as a space maker, pushing back an attacker to give you enough room to carry on striking/responding. Whether my first technique is a kick or a punch, I always plan on following it with a second attack. As for a "space maker", not necessarily. An experienced sparrer is as likely to move into your kick rather than away.
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Post by garage on Jan 27, 2013 13:33:38 GMT
I always find the supporting leg must slope towards the target otherwise you just push off the target.
A 5p between the buttocks helps remind you to clench as you land the technique.
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Post by Deleted on Jan 27, 2013 17:04:42 GMT
Bert, I will never ask you for change.
Alan
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Post by kensei on Jan 28, 2013 13:24:07 GMT
The pelvic tilt can be described many ways, this thread has taught me that Kanazawa Sensei does not know the difference between the Anis and the Glutes....scarry! and that Bert has "Dirty money".
Seriously though, the kick is important to get right and its not just a pushing movement. Recently in the "Testing feilds" of the UFC and MMA it has made a come back as a KO kick. this week end alone I saw two fights stopped when a front kick landed, one to the face and one to the solar plexus. The kick can be used as a distance maker or as a fight ender, depends on how you use it.
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Post by malk103 on Jan 28, 2013 21:24:21 GMT
Allan We are members of AMA, the main instructor was part of the SSKA before forming his own Club, now we are a mixed bunch. We've learnt this through basics beginners but it's not until you actually try to get some power out of the kick against a pad that you have to fine tune the dynamics and go from looking good to kicking hard. We've learnt to keep the supporting leg bent as the knee comes up but it's the hips that provide the oomph.
I always think of space-maker as i'm normally thinking of a bar brawl and not facing another MA, if someone is "in-yer-face" and throwing punches then something like this can give you that bit of space so you can strike back, I can see how the KO comes out of it too if you have enough height in the kick, i'm not that flexible so probably Chudan level at best with any sort of power.
That's the way I see it at mt level on the path.... will probably change my mind later. ;D
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