Side kick improvement

[SaiFightsMS]

Do be real honest most don't really even begin to develope a halfway decent sidekick until at least fifth kyu.

[longarm25]

practice,practice

 

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[posco]

Read this:

 

http://www.stadion.com/column_stretch6.html

 

You might just need to tilt your pelvis forward. If you don't have the correct posture, your range of motion will be limited simply due to the design of the hip, and not due to any inflexibility. This would explain your hip pain.

[posco]

One more thing: be sure your back foot is pointing away from you, e.g. if you start from a regular standing position, and do a side kick with your right, your left foot needs to rotate to the left at least a good 50-60 degrees. Doing this and keeping your pelvis tilted forward somewhat should allow you to kick with the full range of motion your flexibility will allow, without any pain in your hip. (I had the same problem you do). Play with it, and I think you'll be surprised at what a difference rotating your back foot will make.

 

Here, a picture is worth a thousand words:

 

http://www.campusrec.uci.edu/classes/ma_jkarate.html

[longarm25]

oh also try this book

 

http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/tg/detail/-/0865680884/ref=pd_bxgy_img_2/103-4939502-9422210?v=glance&s=books