Liam_Sullivan Posted October 9, 2001 Posted October 9, 2001 Have youse got any drills/tips for doing a roundhouse and keeping balance Also elbows and knee tips/drills [ This Message was edited by: Liam_Sullivan on 2001-10-09 05:57 ]
Bon Posted October 10, 2001 Posted October 10, 2001 (edited) ::edit:: Edited September 29, 2002 by Bon It takes sacrifice to be the best.There are always two choices, two paths to take. One is easy. And its only reward is that it's easy.
KickChick Posted October 10, 2001 Posted October 10, 2001 Are you having trouble keeping balance on lead leg roundhouse kicks or rear legged? You drop one of your hands when executing a roundhouse kick. The reason is for both leverage and added power. For the lead side roundhouse kick drop the lead hand, the same is true for the rear legged roundhouse kick. Roundhouse kicks from the lead leg are naturally weaker because they do not benefit anywhere near as much from the body's rotation during the kick. When the lead hand "drops" it does not actually just drop, but is swung.The swing is to generate additional power while pivoting and help the you maintain your balance. The swing arm can be used to interfere with your opponent. You are sticking it in his face and blocking his punches or guarding against a kick. The arm drops, but the shoulder does not! Leaning away from the kicking leg adds more of the body's weight to the force of the kick and gets the your head OUT OF THE WAY of a counterstrike. To elbow train just do horizontal or vertical elbow strikes on focus mitts as fast as you can (alternate sides each strike). If you do it fast enough, it starts to sound like like a train chugging along... Deby _________________ 1st Deg. TaeKwonDo Black Belt/Fitness Kickboxing (Moderator of Health & Fitness Forum) It is when the student approaches black belt that the serious student discovers that he has only just begun his study of Karate [ This Message was edited by: KickChick on 2001-10-10 09:53 ]
kicker Posted October 10, 2001 Posted October 10, 2001 run somewhere for about 6 minutes then do some streches!!!hitting a bag or not with knee then switch to roundhouse then elbows!!! when you do your best it`s going to show. "If you watch the pros, You will learn something new"
Liam_Sullivan Posted October 10, 2001 Author Posted October 10, 2001 Thanks for your replies everbody I am having trouble keeping balance and returning too normal stance.What kind of bag should I get if those long heavy bags are too expensixve too buy just yet
kicker Posted October 10, 2001 Posted October 10, 2001 heavy bags are better!! when you do your best it`s going to show. "If you watch the pros, You will learn something new"
Prodigy-Child Posted October 10, 2001 Posted October 10, 2001 i do not agree with dropping your lead hand when roundhousing with your lead leg because somebody who is a very skilled fighter will see that, time it and make you pay for it! You can boo me if you want, You know I'm right!-Chris Rock
Slim Posted October 11, 2001 Posted October 11, 2001 When you roundhouse you should have timed it so that you're leaning your upper body back out of range of your opponants attacks, one arm should be enough to stop anything that gets through.High kicks are supposed to be powerful if somewhat slower attacks than punches: the distance the kick has to travel is further than the punch. The advantage you have in the kick is you're not as exposed to a counter: hopefully you are out of range. Along the same lines, use frount kicks to increase the distance between you and your opponant, push him away if he is raining too many punches down on you. But Liam, havnt you got someone to teach you these things?
Liam_Sullivan Posted October 12, 2001 Author Posted October 12, 2001 Yeh I do I am also just asking youse too
kicker Posted October 13, 2001 Posted October 13, 2001 oh incase we tell you something better?? when you do your best it`s going to show. "If you watch the pros, You will learn something new"
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