Kicking Exercise
Please, can someone E-mail me or post the instructions for “Kicking Exercise” as practiced in Master Thompson’s dojo in Michigan.
Many thanks,
Clifford
"Kicking Exercise" as practiced in Mr. Thompson's
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Clifford X Schmuckhouzen
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Hey Cliff I don't have a lot of time tonight but I will give a brief post on it tonight and more tomorrow if you need it. Starting w/Right foot forward for both students.
The Kickers Series is:
Rt Front kick to abdomin, Rt Cresent Kick to head, Lft Cresent Kick to head, Rt front kick to abdomin, Lft Side Kick to abdomin, Rt Spiinning Heel Kick to head or Rt Spinning Cresent Kick to head I've seen both, Lft Round Kick to the head, Rt Round Kick to the Head, Spininng back kick or mule kick w lft leg, Rt straight punch to the head, lft straight punch to the head, rt straight punch to the stomach.
The Blocker Series: Rember to always SLIDE Step Backwards, your right foot should stay in front until you step back to block the punches or you will lose your distance. Also you do NOT move for the firsttwo kicks- you are blocking the cresent kick by jammining the kickers distance.
Rt arm circle block(left hand can be placed palm open as a catcher mitt or target for the kicker plus there are soem nasty things to do if you catch the foot) front kick, Crane Block head kick, X-Block next head kick, Circle block front kick-same as before, down block across body, crane block, x-block, circle block, step back to get distance from the punch and high block, high block down block then you reverse punch kicker in abdominals.
Easiest way to rember to block is anything coming straight into your stomach area is a Circle block off of the front foot-except the first side kick that you use the inside of your forearme to hit the back of the kickeing leg calf and knock across your body. Anything coming high to the side of the forward foot is a Crane Block, anything comming High to the rear sided leg is an X-Block, basically a big circle block with the forward hand, but the rear arm is up like a boxers to protect your face and to momentarily trap the kickers leg. In a sparring or self defense encounter this trapping motion will enable you to sweep your opponents base leg, kick them in the groin or a number of "nice " things!
The person who is kicking should feel like that they are just flowing from kick to kick menaing that when you block the kick the spining techs will be very natural.
This is a great drill to do to teach the basic kicks, distancing for both kicking and blocking, blocking basic kicks, trapping kicks. Green Belt and up should be trying to make firm contact after you have the drill down, Bklack Belts should be making hard contact! Which means that they should be very smooth with the blocks and are not using force agaionnst fiorce to stop the kicks but distancing and fluid redirection of kicks.
I thought I was going to be brief?
BTW: Just for your info, not trying to be a dik but I do not think that Mr. Thompson likes to be called "Master" If I rember right he says that Mr. Thompson is appropriate.
The Kickers Series is:
Rt Front kick to abdomin, Rt Cresent Kick to head, Lft Cresent Kick to head, Rt front kick to abdomin, Lft Side Kick to abdomin, Rt Spiinning Heel Kick to head or Rt Spinning Cresent Kick to head I've seen both, Lft Round Kick to the head, Rt Round Kick to the Head, Spininng back kick or mule kick w lft leg, Rt straight punch to the head, lft straight punch to the head, rt straight punch to the stomach.
The Blocker Series: Rember to always SLIDE Step Backwards, your right foot should stay in front until you step back to block the punches or you will lose your distance. Also you do NOT move for the firsttwo kicks- you are blocking the cresent kick by jammining the kickers distance.
Rt arm circle block(left hand can be placed palm open as a catcher mitt or target for the kicker plus there are soem nasty things to do if you catch the foot) front kick, Crane Block head kick, X-Block next head kick, Circle block front kick-same as before, down block across body, crane block, x-block, circle block, step back to get distance from the punch and high block, high block down block then you reverse punch kicker in abdominals.
Easiest way to rember to block is anything coming straight into your stomach area is a Circle block off of the front foot-except the first side kick that you use the inside of your forearme to hit the back of the kickeing leg calf and knock across your body. Anything coming high to the side of the forward foot is a Crane Block, anything comming High to the rear sided leg is an X-Block, basically a big circle block with the forward hand, but the rear arm is up like a boxers to protect your face and to momentarily trap the kickers leg. In a sparring or self defense encounter this trapping motion will enable you to sweep your opponents base leg, kick them in the groin or a number of "nice " things!
The person who is kicking should feel like that they are just flowing from kick to kick menaing that when you block the kick the spining techs will be very natural.
This is a great drill to do to teach the basic kicks, distancing for both kicking and blocking, blocking basic kicks, trapping kicks. Green Belt and up should be trying to make firm contact after you have the drill down, Bklack Belts should be making hard contact! Which means that they should be very smooth with the blocks and are not using force agaionnst fiorce to stop the kicks but distancing and fluid redirection of kicks.
I thought I was going to be brief?
BTW: Just for your info, not trying to be a dik but I do not think that Mr. Thompson likes to be called "Master" If I rember right he says that Mr. Thompson is appropriate.
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