pcam16 Posted June 2, 2003 Posted June 2, 2003 Hi does anyone know of any ways i can speed up my kicks? I do karate so the two kicks i wanna get even quicker are Roundhouse and Hook kick! I can already kick very well but i wanna get my kicks quicker so its easier for tounaments! Does anyone know how? Please visit http://philcampbellxma.co.uk and join our forum!
TheHitman585 Posted June 3, 2003 Posted June 3, 2003 At The Dojo I Teach At We Use Bungee Cords And Hook The Up To Our Ground Bags Make Sure The Cord Is Streched Out Then Kick Watch Your Balance Though Because It Throws You Off Balance Our School Always Goes To Tournaments And Each Student That Goes Takes Home At Least 2 Prizes With No Exceptions. 1st Degree BB Isshinryu1st Degree BB Tae Kwan Do
Padawon Posted June 4, 2003 Posted June 4, 2003 Strech more to get more flexibale to get headshots, and just pratice your kicks doing exercises . to speed them up WTF-TaeKwonDo White belt________________________________________Bill Cho's National TKD
KwicKixJ1 Posted August 13, 2003 Posted August 13, 2003 umm... since no one's said it yet. do A LOT of sit-ups. at LEAST 500 crunches per night. try to get at least 150 per set. that's how i increased my kick speed for years. everything else is pretty much supplemental. like... hip abductor and adductor weight work. y'know... the one where you have the pads on the inside/outside of your legs and you open/shut them... this will also boost your flexibility. but yah. crunch crunch crunch. and once 500 gets to be easy, bump it up to 1000. and don't use one of those dorky sit-up machines. do it yourself. oh... but keep in mind that you need to work out your back too. if you have a rockin six-pack, but a flimsy back, you WILL suffer from back pain due to the imbalance in strength distribution. anyways, hope that helped.
OldRookie Posted August 14, 2003 Posted August 14, 2003 Practice--practice--practice....that's all I got..sorry. There's no quick fix that I have found yet- *1st Dan Oct 2004*"Progress lies not enhancing what is, but in advancing toward what will be.""It is better to deserve honors and not have them than to have them and not deserve them."
Nikkolaiashimon Posted August 25, 2003 Posted August 25, 2003 ankle weights work, but be careful how much weight you wear...and when useing weights dont kick full speed, slow your kicks down and let your legs feel the weight...with a lot of slow repition with like 5-10 pounds of weight, you will really see a speed improvment! Cry in the Dojo, Laugh on the Battlefield.
superleeds Posted October 7, 2003 Posted October 7, 2003 Lifting weights work for me, as a supplement to my karate training that is. Read a book!
Mr. Hall Posted October 9, 2003 Posted October 9, 2003 Polymetrics "And it is this lack of fear that makes for the dance" - Anne Morrow Lindbergh (https://www.loudounmartialarts.com)
retsu Posted October 24, 2003 Posted October 24, 2003 this is a very traditional chinese oldern ways of kick training go inside a swimming pool/seaside to pratice your kick. train your kick against the resistance of the water, this can increase the speed and power of your kick. *don't go too deep if u can't swim, craming are common in such training. Qoo -_- LemonKiss
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