Punching and Kicking

[bushido_man96]

Good advice, though!

[todome]

Not that I'm any sort of a whiz when it comes to kumite, but I do believe that not being prepared to both punch AND kick from ready state limits both offensive and defensive potential.

In terms of kihon its been my experience that what I learn about kicking techniques specifically can always been applied more generally to such aspects as moving in stance and refining my form.

I'm no spring chicken either so I've learned to satisfy myself with mostly waist height targets doing side and roundhouse kicks but make a point once in a while of squeezing an extra few inches out of myself by concentrating on timing my actions more deliberately from the ground up. Carefully, mind you. If I don't get the hips into it properly it hurts like stink.