Above: How I WANT my kick to look (a quick Photoshopped image)
Above: My highest side kicks for real.
Imagine: you lift your leg, chambering, and extend your foot, toes pulled back far and footsword aimed, kicking towards the sky- strait into the air, like the Chinese splits in standing position. I want my side kick to be able to do that- to go strait up in the air,like in the Photoshopped image at the top of this post. I've been practicing for it, too- I've done the splits every night for I-don't-know-how-long. From sometime in the Summer, I believe. It seems like since forever. I've also done all sorts of leg exercises and kicks on the wall to help with my techniques as well. Master Bosse said that if I can get my kicks that high, it will be easy for me to kick lower, so easy that, during sparring, my kicks will be like lightning and my foot will dart about like a humming bird! I want to have leg control like Master Joe Bosse, 7th dan black belt and son of our instructor Master Gary Bosse. I want one foot to come up, do a great combination of kicks, and come down before my opponents even know what hit them. I want my kicks to come as quickly as the letters do as I type this sentence. And I will make that happen! I'll be that good- someday. I will not stop trying! I discovered today how high my current side kick can be- I was amazed! Those are the pictures above- and I must say, that's pretty high! But not high enough, though!
Pretty soon, there will be a REAL picture of that strait up side kick on this blog- just as soon as I can get it there!
It's wise to vary your training routine, so don't forget to practice them low too! Cheers, Colin
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"It's wise to vary your training routine, so don't forget to practice them low too! Cheers, Colin"
I practice them low all the time, too, alot more than I do high. I agree that it is wise to vary, but it's also good to be consistant so you don't forget!
I used to be able to do them vertical. It's not a question of just flexibility, as you know, your legs have to be strong enough to do that kick or your hip has to be used to that position. As I write I find that it's become kind of fuzzy; Anyways, practice doing the kick slow, also use a support, put your leg on the support, slowly chamber your leg, then slowly perform side piercing kick to just above the support. Do this a few times then go higher, your leg needs to get used to the position and you need to develop strength in your legs. Obviously do this on both sides, finally developing the ability to do this does not necessarily improve your sparring or self defense capability, so if you can't fight it's kind of pointless.
ReplyDeleteAlso Gen Choi said, don't kick super high, if you have to kick super high, just jump!
sorry for the long post.
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