The answer to this riddle, as the Chumash spiritual leader once told me, is “Because we get a kick out of them.” I have met some gifted kickers in my martial career. I’ve also become convinced that being a great kicker does not require superb limberness, high flying leg attacks and acrobatic flips. Of course, […]
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INB#26: Slapping Your Foot
To the student this is often just a neat effect, not to mention a little test of timing. But to the instructor it has more meaning, and therein may lie a lesson.
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Kickin for the Moon
Consider the crescent kick. When executed with a degree of élan it can be a whirling example of physical freedom and self-control. Some people throw crescents so open and limber they appear to momentarily execute the splits while standing up.
