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  THE ROOT OF THE KICK

I would like to take apart a certain
misconception.Over the years, I have found that
many athletes believe that to throw a high sideline
kick, such as a side kick, one needs the flexibility
in the kicking leg.This is not really the case.
Imagine this; you are throwing a naval height side
kick. Let's say your trunk is leaning too far away
from your kicking leg. Obviously that creates a
problem. The time it will take you to come back to
punching/ moving position increases. In addition
you telegraph the kick more...(Click here to
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MASTERING THE KICK

This newsletter is written in response to
numerous questions that I have received about
the last newsletter. I firmly believe that before
trying to kick high, it is necessary to learn how to
kick, period. I often get questions about a side
kick. So let's talk about it. Most people can
manage to lift the leg to a line parallel to the floor.
However, very few can keep their trunk
vertical.Most people, especially the beginners
drop the trunk, so the kicking leg and the spine
form almost a straight line. Speaking of the
straight lines being desirable, this one we don't
want. How do we correct this culprit? There are a
number of reasons for it and depending on that a
few ways to correct ...(Click here to register to read
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The importance of kick-specific
training.

In this news letter, I would like to take apart a
certain concept, which has become a household
name to many of you. Dynamic flexibility is it's
renowned name. What is dynamic flexibility? It's
flexibility in motion, the type of flexibility, which is
speed specific. In the past decade many athletes
have replaced sitting on the floor and reaching for
their toes, with standing leg raises. The idea is
that if you kick in motion, you must stretch in
motion. Sounds fair and to a degree logical,
however, if we were to investigate further, we may
find that all is not as simple as it seems.(Click
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Enhancing the body weight training
program.(The supplement your
push-ups have been longing for)

For years I wondered about one training exercise,
which is very commonly used in Martial Arts
training halls. No upper body development
exercise is used more commonly then push-ups.
Don't get me wrong, it's a great exercise. Everyone
has done it and most practitioners believe in it.
Depending on the variation, specific pushing
muscles can be developed. Front of the shoulder,
upper and lower chest, triceps, abdominals and
legs are also developed as stabilizers. Let's
make it very clear, this article is not about
usefulness or uselessness of push-ups. Rather,
it's about practicing only push-ups for the upper
body development and ignoring the principals of
equilibrium, or Yin-Yen if you will.(Click here to
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"After a month of kick
specific training, the
power of my kicks have
improved. Plus I can
kick with the total
control of my hands and
my torso."
-Charles Gavigan
Galway, Ireland
I feel that my stretches have
helped me more then improve
flexibility. I used to get
frequent back pain. By making
my hips and buttocks looser, I
rarely get the pain. When it so
happens that I get it, it takes a
2-3 days for it to go away and
not weeks.
-Nasher Bibi
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