Doing a side kick the "right" way

[joesteph]

I think Sanda has some great side kicks. I've been working on side kicking this way and it's been working out well.

http://www.myvideo.ge/?video_id=358994

I have to admit I'm not familiar with Sanda, Kuma, but I enjoyed the video. I didn't see the blade kick I'd mentioned, but I saw what looked like JKD to me, like a pendulum side kick, and a stop kick to the leg instead of the torso.

I also liked the shuffle up (didn't seem to be a hop or skip) that was done, even with a more standard--and high--side kick. I returned to training at the start of September, and have done some rear leg skipping forward for the front leg to kick side kicks. (Sometimes I wonder if they're not more like back kicks, but I've been told they look like side kicks.)

Thanks for sharing!

[Kuma]

Here's another instructional video for the side kick Sanda-style:

http://www.flashmavi.com/video/sanda_side_kick.shtml