Kicking Tip: Your Own Special Kicking Place
by Keith Pascal
Your Personal Kicking Cue
Hey, the crunches and the daily chi gung are coming along fine, thanks.
I have noticed that I have been doing an extra bit of practice between crunches …
During the day, when I am alone, I walk by the bar in our entertainment room at least once an hour (The Dragon’s Plate). The level of the bar is right at my lower ribs.
I have taken to kicking one spot on the bar, at rib height.
Sometimes, I stop and kick 10 times in a row. Other times, I fire off a kick without breaking stride.
My goal is to kick higher than my normal shin, knee, and groin kicks. Just for the stretch and a little practice.
The spot on the bar is my special kicking place.
After I am comfortable kicking at that height without stretching, I will work on other “spot-kicking” goals:
* I’ll reach for the contact on the kick. I’ll kick a little further than I am used to — hopefully without telegraphing too much.
* I could work a little power kicking into a solid oak bar.
* I could speed kick as I quickly run by.
* I could put a sticker on my sweet spot and kick the sticker, for more precision.
Can you find a place where you could repetitively punch or kick (or even check) as you walk by?
I am notorious for checking open doors with a Wing Chun technique, as I walk through passageways.
