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This is a tutorial on how to do a back kick, or back thrust (I call it that way).

It is one of the strongest defensive kick in Taekwondo, and it requires proper technique to execute this properly. When you can perform the back kick well, it is much like a weapon for sparring, because it is fast, direct and powerful, leaving your opponent no chance to go close to you.

After you can do this properly, try it for both legs. After which you may turn it into an offensive kick, and use it to attack. You can even do a jumping back kick with this as well.

A practical usage on the back kick by Sang H Kim:

A demonstration of the back kick on multiple planks

And finally the advance technique, the jumping back thrust kick.

I have been teaching martial arts on weekends for quite awhile. It had really been a nice experience, though I am not talking about hardcore tournaments fighting or competition poomsae or anything similar. It is just purely like a hobby, like a job, like an activity I spent my weekend, meeting different people at different times, or something that prevents my body from going into “crouch potato mode”

I must admit I love kids. We are talking alot of kids, age at 3..4.. till 12. Many 4 year old tots running around the dojang, where they come once a week to play and learn new things. It’s fun because kids are the purest and honest at heart. They say what they think and feel. No bad intents, no evil thoughts, and they just live in a world of dreams and fantasies…

Well of course this comes at a price (I”ll talk more about the kids experience some time later), with me becoming very tired after teaching. No matter how tired I am, when I see these kids, it really really brightens up my day. If not for taking the warming up session (since I am the most junior), I might not have been so tired.

It could have been better if I can teach 2 hours by 2 hours adipex without prescription with a small break in between, rather than what I am doing now at a 3 hours block. Time flies while teaching, so it is really doing something you like that’s more important.

This is a post about comparing few types of front kick of different martial arts. Some arts do not really have a front kick, rather, a kick geared towards defense, or offensive, such as a front jab or front push kick.

The is quite lengthy, online viagra pharmacy because its from Taekwondo, the art of kicking attacks. It is quite visual, with some demonstrations and a few examples on how you can execute a simple front kick. The part to take note is using the ball of your foot, which means you’ll have to “curl” up the toes at the front to expose the ball of your foot. If not, you might kick with your toes into the target, which is not meant that way.

This is quite interesting, because its Muay Thai, the art of hard martial arts, where fighters are trained to be tough. SO let’s see how they “train” to be tough. This is a nice defensive front jab kick. Though it doesn’t pose a threat due to its nature as a defensive kick, how about bringing it up to head level? Fast and swift, makes you opponent no way to attack you if you are fast and tall enough.

Next up this is a Jeet Kune Do front kick, where as you can see, its more towards the offensive side. This is slightly different, as this art emphasis real combat and self-defensive techniques. By doing the front kick this way, using the front foot, it gives you a faster time to reach your opponent. Good for ladies who wishes to signal the “Get Lost” message across.

Lastly, this is a front kick form the fitness center, not really a martial art. In this kickboxing fornt kick, you will see that its almost identical to the Taekwondo video, and the Jeet Kune Do one. The only different is the application, and I wondered how can this be used in real combat situation. Nevertheless, its fitness we are talking about here.

Do learn only if you know what you are doing!

Teaching Martial Arts had been one of the stuff I do last time. Before I went to National Service, I taught up to 5 lessons a week. I do teaching in some classes, some learning, and some training.

There was a period where I had intensely taught Martial Arts, so much that I was given the chance to “own” a small class. I was the main instructor for that class of about 15 students. I taught about 2 years to those students ranging from 5 to 14.

It wasn’t that bad, as I already had some experiences teaching while I was in Brown belt, and I personally know my stuff very well. There had also been some learning to communicate, to people and teach viagra canada them a new skill, from pattern Poomsae to kicks, to basic blocking and stances, etc etc.

So at that time my main role is to teach these students their color belt Poomsae so they can go for the grading test to advance to the next level. This means they’ll advance through Taekwondo’s color belt system all the way up.

Hmm I’ll blog about some of my experiences during my time, or even now, as I do teach Taekwondo as well.

Recently due to the movie “Ip buying online viagra Man” (which sounds like Internet Protocol man A sci-fi movie fighting), I had a few people asking about Jeet Kune Do and Wing Chun. Here I’ll just give a simple summary about what’s Jeet Kune Do in short. I’ll write another post on what is wing chun martial arts.

Jeet Kune Do, is a translated version of “Jin Kun Dou” and in cantonese, it’s like saying, “cut fist art”, or the proper term “The way of the intercepting fist”.

Jeet Kune Do is both a philosophy and a martial art. It is like theory and practical. Most martial arts out there never teach theory, and only touch on practical, which is very bad.

For the Jeet Kune Do philosophy, I view it more like Sun Tzu way of war, but here, it is Bruce Lee’s Way of fighting. On a more layman’s term, it’s like teaching us how to win a fight assuming we humans are like basic animals, with two hands and two legs.

In summary, the most important thing I’ve learn after going through this enlighting journey about Lee’s Tao of Jeet Kune Do, is that all human body and the way we think are different. Since we are different, it is best we use something that we are better at, instead of trying to learn from someone else who may be good, but yet different.

It is mentioned many times that it is about how good the man uses and controls the martial art, not how good martial art is used and controlled by the man. (though there are still people who believes in the latter.)

I am not sure about this, but since all martial arts came from Shaolin, and it comes from Da Mou, it has split into so many forms and styles we see today. Jeet Kune Do is just trying to tell you to learn all of these arts which favors you or your body. For example, I may tell u the best way to stop an attack is to tap someone else’s knee, but you prefer to parry or counter as your first immediate instinct…

Oh yea, lastly, theres a group of people teaching Jeet Kune Do which teaches the Bruce Lee’s “style” of fighting. So it end up that Jeet Kune Do has split into Jeet Kune Do philosophy, and Jeet Kune Do Martial Art. One group tries to teach with Bruce Lee’s “style” of fighting while another group promotes Bruce Lee’s Jeet Kune Do “way” of fighting. These are 2 very different stuff…

I like this instructor alot:

Now Jeet Kune Do, originally by Bruce Lee, consists of basic forms from Wing Chun, Boxing, Wrestling Jujitsu, and some other art. Forgive if I am wrong, as I don’t really know what he had learnt. The stuff that we saw in Bruce Lee’s movie are just for showmanship; he never kicks above waist level in combat.

I hope I have answered everyone.

This video tutorial by Juji is one of the best tutorials around. Because he can kick very well, and well inspired and motivated by him, and that’s how I landed my first 540 kick too.

He is hilarious sometimes, so look at the video (1000 times) and I am sure you will be abe to do it. Oh ya make sure you are fully stretched, warmed up, and you are at least able to kick slightly above your own head before trying this, or…

Get a martial arts instructor.

Learning by watching is a very very useful skill and not many artists could do that.

I remember we had this dragon round in my traditional Taekwondo, where a challenger, usually a martial artists from another art, who wants to take on some of our best fighters in my club.

Then we put some mid level fighters who are there to try out the skills as an exchange of skills. (We meant to be friendly you know.) We have our own strategies so the challengers will usually give up by the 2nd and 3rd round if their skills are not up to match.

This is when my sifu, and other talented fighters, will sit in a corner to observe each and every move made by the oncoming challengers. They could tell each person’s strength and weakness just by watching. They will then discuss the strategies on how to beat Cheap Brand Cialis Online Without Prescription you.

For example, understanding your favorite kick or move, how agile you are, how you react to attacks like dodging, blocking, or simply steping back, how fast you react, and how calm you are.

If your fighting style have been characterized, this information would be shared among other fighters, and the next fighter to fight the challenger will have a better chance of winning. So like most martial arts says, it is better leave your best till the last fight. Once you show your weaknesses, its more or less game over for you unless your strengths could cover it up.

Since Cheap Brand Viagra Online Without Prescription Bejing Olympics is under way, I am sure Taekwondo event will be one of the most exciting sports to be expected, besides competitive swimming, athletics, or basketball.

Because this is a individual contact sports, with high speed legs kick around and fast pace action, you should get yourself ready for some knockouts. Do look out for Korea (Taekwondo originated here), China and Taiwan fighters.

Heres a video on Taekwondo and some “exciting” knockout videos. Notice most of the KO kicks are back hooks, or in other words “spinning whip kick”.

If I am not wrong the rules states tat you will be deducted half a point when you fall and touch the floor with one hand, but who cares. Complete Blackout for some.

This video here are for people who are good at observing moves and are practical. It is possible to incorporate Wing Chun into their existing art. I am not trying to compare which Cheap Phenteramine Online Without Prescription art is good or bad, but view Wing Chun as a practical fighting art.

Sometimes other martial arts may be lacking in one way or another or it is just so plain unrealistic. This is my third and last post for Wing Chun and hopefully you guys picked up something :).
 
 

 
 

This video here focus on the practicality usage of the art. I believe if you are a martial artist yourself you will want to learn more skills like this into your exist way of fighting.

If you look at first few segments of the video, you’ll notice it requires some of the lower body action, like footwork, waist power, punching movements. Most of the these skills requires “physical build and speed” will be more or less trained in other arts.

Now unless you think boxing is the ultimate way of fighting with the hands, let me remind you that you can punch your way until you are 60 and when you aged with less physical strength, you probably can’t punch anymore.

Wing Chun on the other hand, is a soft art. That is why it is good for females as well. On my post about Wing Chun part #1, you can see some examples of elbow and kicking to the knee, which are deadly if applied properly.

This video here focuses on practicality Cheap Brand Levitra Online Without Prescription in the first few segments, or rather some of the chi sao (sticking hands) exercises, while the basics and fundamentals are shown at the back. Don’t be discouraged by the fundamentals, it helps alot if you want to be good at this!
 
 

 

Take a look at my last part on this subject: What is Wing Chun martial arts #3