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 using the center of your body you use your whole body, neglect this and you exponentially dimininsh what you want to do for almost every kick in the system. The non kicking leg maintains your root (especially with impact) and cannot be locked. the knee must bend and even sink with the kick and not striaghten out or lock. The return to the crane afterwards re indexes the spine and brings you back to center alignment and equilibrium…bring the knee back to your center. the further you move from these prinicples of the knee the less effective your kempo becomes.
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je suis très content d’avoir trouvé se site,sur le style d’art martiaux que j’étudie depuis très longtemps.je suis ceinture verte depuis plusieurs années mais je n’ai jamais laisser tombé je pratique toujours.
Je suis heureux de savoir que vous avez continué à pratiquer. Où habitez-vous?
je demeure au canada,nouveau-brunswick.Cela fais au moins une douzaines d’années que je n’ai pas pris de cours,mais j’ai toujours pratique quotidiennement, ce que j’ai acquéris au fil du temps et en plus d’avoir été sur you tube cherché quelques technique et depuis environ 2ans j’ai trouvé vôtre site,je n’osais pas faire de commentaire au cas ou c’étais un arnaque mais je vérifiais à chaque semaine. En passant vous avez un très beau site tout ce qu’un adepte des art martiaux peux souhaiter.j’ai 42 ans présentement,j’ai commencé le shaolin kempo karaté à l’age de 19 ans.Je ne suis pas encore ceinture noire mais continu d’apprendre sur le style tout ce qui me tombe sur la main.