The use of the knees in kicking holds a particular importance to my thinking and practice. In order to generate power in most kicks the movement of the knee is key. Without the knee exploding from a chambered postition towards the plexus most kicks will lack the force they could deliver. By [...]
Entries from February 2010
knees
February 21st, 2010 by Marlon · 51 Comments
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Saratoga Martial Arts Festival
February 18th, 2010 by matt · 1 Comment
Since Mr. Dwire mentioned it, I thought it deserved its own plug. Every year he comes back raving about the Saratoga Martial Arts Festival, and I can see why. It’s a two day extravaganza of training, and done from a cool perspective. This year, they are trying to emphasize their concept of ‘100 styles flow [...]
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Flexible Weapons, Combination 13
February 14th, 2010 by matt · 4 Comments
Sometimes I think that combination 13 is a sort of silly ‘extra’ in the SK system. Why include one ‘belt’ technique along in a (bloated, but that’s another story) group with 107 other empty hand responses to a step through right hand punch? I just had a great conversation with Jesse Dwire of Dragon-Phoenix martial [...]
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