Jim Hew

Hey Dudes, sounds like the classic state of "A rose by any other name would smell as sweet" (Shakespeare) It's what it IS that matters, not what it's called... you know, a kick is just a kick - until it's something more.. Then, that too will become just a kick.

To clarify… The Side Kick was done as a straight thrust kick , striking with the heel. No knife edge. I recall being taught to think of having a pirate’s peg leg instead of a foot (the heel being the bottom of the peg) and drive it through your target. A jab kick (not “jabbing” kick) is it’s own animal, done both as a Thrust and as I recall sometimes with a more snapping quality. Best I can describe, is it’s like a front thrust kick, turned on it’s side… or a side kick, striking with the ball of the foot. It’s been a while, and I hope I’m getting it all correct. Let me know if you want me to, and I’ll try to get Mr. Stark or maybe even Mr. Shaw to chime in on the Forum to comment and answer any questions. Let me know. Jim

A side kick, striking with the ball of the foot... in Han Foo Wa, under master Bill Shaw, we called that a JAB KICK

Hey there, Im new here... But thought you all might enjoy seeing the way(S) that one of my old instructors used to do side kicks. They definitely were THRUST kicks... and very fast.