SaiFightsMS Posted October 7, 2004 Share Posted October 7, 2004 Do be real honest most don't really even begin to develope a halfway decent sidekick until at least fifth kyu. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
longarm25 Posted October 8, 2004 Share Posted October 8, 2004 practice,practice practice practice practice practice practice practice practice practice practice PhilRyu Kyu Christian Karate Federation"Do not be dependent on others for your improvement. Pay respect to God and Buddhabut do not reley on them." Musashi Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
posco Posted October 9, 2004 Share Posted October 9, 2004 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. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
posco Posted October 9, 2004 Share Posted October 9, 2004 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 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
longarm25 Posted October 10, 2004 Share Posted October 10, 2004 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 PhilRyu Kyu Christian Karate Federation"Do not be dependent on others for your improvement. Pay respect to God and Buddhabut do not reley on them." Musashi Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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