Complete Kicking (33 page)

8. Utilize gravity wisely.

9. Maximize the principle of reaction force: left vs. right and upward vs. downward movement for balance and power.

10. Always stabilize your initial movement for the best leverage, then let it go.

11. For spin kicks, pivot both feet before kicking, chamber the knee, spot the target, keep your standing knee slightly bent, and let the kick be released instead of kicking with a lot of force. Let things happen and go along with them. When you begin well, you’ll finish well.

COMBINATION KICK SAMPLES

1) Right foot roundhouse kick to the trunk

+ left foot roundhouse kick to the trunk

+ left foot roundhouse kick to the face

+ left foot axe kick to the face

+ right foot roundhouse kick to the trunk

+ left foot back kick to the trunk

+ left foot turn kick to the trunk,

+ forward footwork + right foot back kick to the trunk

2) Forward footwork (one step forward)

+ back kick to the trunk

+ roundhouse to the trunk/face

+ spin whip kick to the face

+ axe kick to the face

3) Backward footwork (one step back)

+ back kick to the trunk

+ roundhouse to the trunk/face

+ spin whip kick to the face

4) Lateral footwork (one step to the side)

+ roundhouse to the trunk/face

+ back kick to the trunk

+ axe kick to the face

5) Turning footwork (turn your rear foot backward around to the front)

+ roundhouse kick to the trunk/face

+ whip kick to the face

+ spin whip kick to the face

6) Drawing footwork (pull your front foot toward you)

+ front foot axe kick to the face

+ front foot whip kick to the face

+ roundhouse kick (either leg) to the trunk/face

about the author

Sang H. Kim is the creator of Power Breathing for Life. He is the author of international bestsellers Ultimate Flexibility, Ultimate Fitness Through Martial Arts, and 1001 Ways to Motivate Yourself and Others. His books have been translated into 22 languages. He has been featured or reviewed in Hartford Current, San Francisco Sun Reporter, Inner-self Magazine, The Observer, The New York Times, El Nacional, Dallas Observer, Donga Newspaper-Seoul, Chosun Daily-Seoul, Delta Sky, Fighter’s Magazine-UK, Cumbernauld Gazette-Scotland, Memphis Business Journal and hundreds more publications.

An internationally respected authority on health and fitness and martial arts training, Sang H. Kim has taught tens of thousands of students in seminars and workshops in North America, Europe, and Asia. He is a certified 8th degree black belt and martial arts instructor as well as the holder of an MS degree in Sports Science and Ph.D. in Sports Media Studies. As the founder of Power Breathing for Life, he is recognized as one of the most innovative masters of healthy living. He divides his time among Southwest, East coast and Asia, writing and practicing martial arts and Power Breathing.

Table of Contents

Cover

Title Page

Copyright

Contents

Introduction

Understanding the Body

Fundamental Kicks

Spinning and Turning Kicks

Hopping Kicks

Jumping Kicks

Jumping Spinning Kicks

Multiple Kicks

Combination Kicks