what do you think some usless kicks are in sparring?
I like the side kick the most, but never usually get a chance to use front kicks. I HAVE seen people use some flying kicks to great effects even though most people hate them.
Actually, the front kick is a very useful kick, and the most common one people tend to use in a streetfight. Front kick, side kick, and thai round kick(especially) I usually employ. Some oneNOT to try are the axe kick, and I don't recommend using the reverse hook kick either, its a tool you won't use very often.
The inverted hook kick has it's place, mainly as a distraction, attacking the inside of the knee or ankle. The axe kick, spinning round kick and spinning back kick are useless for real fights in my opinion.
In all honesty I like the Ax kick. People bash it because they dont know when to use it, and dont devote enough time to train it. Thats just me I guess.
I can spar with the axe kick, the spin-back and the spin-hook.
Probably not "real fight" moves though...
The one I hate is the twisting front kick.
It's an ITF taekwondo move.
The only reason people learn to do it is to show off.
Because in addition to being useless it's really hard to do!
This kick isn’t as powerful as the Round House Kick; it's like a Boxing jab. It's quick and snappy; it's great for disrupting your opponent’s balance. I like to lead with the Oblique kick (sometimes) and use the dropping motion from my body to aid in more power in a Straight Lead type punch or a combination of punches, such as a Boxing Blast. The secret to making this kick more powerful is to make it snappy, like a whip.
The loss of balance... I use it to my advantage, I use the dropping motion to add more power to my punches.
Phases ®
This message has been edited by Phases on Mar 21, 2004 8:40 PM
think of the oblique kick like a front kick, only turned obliquely. this is done in wing chun because a front kick to the shin has less accuracy than when you turn your foot obliquely (wing chun's front kicks are oblique)
then there is the cross stamping kick which is very similar only done with the rear.
Nas is right on the money... So I guess the Oblique Kick is from Wing-Chun. Is this normally taught in Jun Fan JKD or is it somthing extra that my instructor decided to add in to Jun Fan JKD?
I've studied wing chun for a good number of years, and I've never seen an oblique kick mentioned in it. The kick is found in savate and filipino martial arts.
This message has been edited by Masamune_77 on Mar 22, 2004 6:37 PM
