Ironberg Posted May 11, 2003 Posted May 11, 2003 The little obsession with the machine-gun kick first started with the double-round kick, and then movies. Then there came the triple round kick and now I can do 8+ round kicks without putting the foot any lower than my thigh and as high as my forehead. However, I've been attempting to time myself and wish to speed up the flow of kicks. I first started by holding onto a wall and throwing multiple kicks. Then I began to work on balance more often, then three, four, and then five kicks just came naturally. However, being long-limbed it is difficult to not teligraph this pace. Any suggestions on speeding up the multi-kicks. Maybe extra sprinting, weights, pylorics, ect. ??? Anyone else doing something similar for sparring, forms, or "just for kicks" ? "An enlightened man would offer a weary traveler a bed for the night, and invite him to share a civilized conversation over a bowl of... Cocoa Puffs."
monkeygirl Posted May 11, 2003 Posted May 11, 2003 Plyometric drills (squats, flying squats, stairs, etc.) will definitely help you build explosive speed and power. Doing things like windsprints will help you practice moving your legs at high speed. Try doing the machine-gun kicks slowly, providing as much resistance as possible. Also kick as high as possible. Do about 3 sets of 10 of those, or as many as you can stand. Doing them slow, with resistance, will really build your leg muscles. It will also give you a good oppurtunity to really observe yourself and your techniques...foot position, chamber position, hips and shoulder position, etc. If you need to, hold on to a chair, wall, bedpost, whatever to help you balance. Make sure that you keep your upper body as upright as possible...leaning will shift your body weight from your leg to where your body is leaning. It makes the dreal too easy and it doesn't work as well. Expect to be sore for a few days. 1st dan & Asst. Instructor TKD 2000-2003No matter the tune...if you can rock it, rock it hard.
Ironberg Posted May 11, 2003 Author Posted May 11, 2003 thanx! Yes, most of the time I simply think that doing the kicking drill as fast as possible will eventually make me faster. Also, I have a problem with keeping my body upright if the kick is higher than my waist. Could this be from turning the hips too much into the initial kick. Remember we are talking about round kicks, side kicks, and hook kicks here, not front kicks. "An enlightened man would offer a weary traveler a bed for the night, and invite him to share a civilized conversation over a bowl of... Cocoa Puffs."
chuck_girl Posted May 11, 2003 Posted May 11, 2003 I wouldn't think you would have to move your hips much on those kicks if you are going for speed rather than power.
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