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On another forum I was explaining a shotokan karate side thrust kick (yoko kaekomi). I'm not sure how to explain in scientific terms of physics how the hip rotation adds that extra "shock". Could anyone help me out here? Thanks. Here is what the other guy told me: That kick is used in a lot of arts, mine included. What I'm saying is the rotational force does not contribute to the power of the kick because the final thrusting motion is not at a tangent to the circle that represents the direction of rotational force. You generate a lot of momentum while spinning, but it all stops when you come to that 180 and thrust out perpendicularly to the angle of momentum. See attached diagram. http://www.paulromerproductions.com/images/diagram.jpg

Within the past year I have started to study modern dance under a professional teacher. I can safely say that the physical conditioning I have gotten from karate has helped me a great deal. However, even more so than the muscle, the control of my own movement and the attention to detail which I have gained from the dojo have helped me to become a far better dancer.

Is there a martial term in Chinese that denotes someone as a practitioner of a martial arts? For example, in Japanese a Karate-ka is a person that practices karate, and a judo-ka is a person that practices judo. Is there a similar term in chinese?