Bretty101 Posted March 8, 2002 Author Share Posted March 8, 2002 Yeah agreed maybe you can punch without moving shoulders, I don't know you JKDers. I meant kicking wise, and well i've never sparred anyone who wanted to hit me without using there shoulders. I'm so good looking!!! Bretty Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cory Reynolds Posted March 12, 2002 Share Posted March 12, 2002 being an ITF fighter i don't like rear kicks/turning my body square on coz it give the opponent a bigger scoring zone, points fighter you see I disagree shoulders telegraph everything you can't ...do anything without moving your shoulders first. I'm a point fighter too, and that's the way that I use the technique that I use It's a little unorthadox, but it works for me. My shoulders do move, only in a reaction to what my hips are doing. They don't telegraph my actions, but more of follow after the kick has been thrown. And my spine must be made of jelly, because I don't bend over very much to counter balance my high kicks. I hope I don't end up with back problems in the future Wise man once said "he who has big mouth has much room for foot." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ryukyu1 Posted March 13, 2002 Share Posted March 13, 2002 I lean back slightly when sparring and vary my kicks heights. For street defense I work all my kicks hard and low. Less chance of falling or getting knock over going for that high kick. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Harpoon Posted March 17, 2002 Share Posted March 17, 2002 My instructor always goes into a fit when I learn back while kicking. He makes a show, like "Do you walk like this?" and starts walking around with his upper body leaned backwards, ignoring the fact that you cant be perfectly straight when kicking higher because your body doesn't allow it... i mean even the friggin' T-Shirt we wear shows a person doing a side kick, and her upper body is horizontal lol. But yeah you should try to keep your back as straight as possible, your head up especially, as it keeps your balance and you wont fall backwards when strike comes to shove. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Prodigy-Child Posted March 17, 2002 Share Posted March 17, 2002 for the best recovery after kicking you should lean upright......it also looks alot cleaner.......if you are a point fighter and you just wanna score one point and fade away i guess you can lean back but i think that kinda looks crappy so it depends on the person and what arena you are fighting in kickboxer - upright point-fighter - lean back You can boo me if you want, You know I'm right!-Chris Rock Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
karatekid1975 Posted March 28, 2002 Share Posted March 28, 2002 When I first started, I couldn't kick above belt level to save my life, so I did lean back a lot. Now that I can kick head-level, I perfer not to lean back. Like it was said before, it's easier to recover and "cover-up"/block/strike. I do a lot of front leg (leading leg) kicks also. I call those "suprise kicks" cause I don't telegraph with front leg kicks (good for either self defense or sparring). I don't lean at all with those. Laurie F Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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