How to train your opposite side to be as good as your dominant side?

[Touch Of Death]

Idk. Are they bad or something? I normally chain them after some punches.

I would suggest a walking side kick. Or leaping, as in Leaping crane, but that is a walking side kick, too.

 

[Monkey Turned Wolf]

He would be doing it wrong, more. LOL

Can you explain what you mean by this? From my own practice, working on your weak side helps, since you know what is right, rather than just getting muscle memory from bad practice. Am I misunderstanding something, or is there something in my practice of kenpo that you disagree with?

 

[Monkey Turned Wolf]

Idk. Are they bad or something? I normally chain them after some punches.

AFAIK, they're useful for when the opponent comes rushing in while you are in a side stance. Gives you the distance to then close in, to throw your punches and elbows. Eagerly awaiting touch of death's response to find out why I am wrong.

 

[Ironbear24]

I would suggest a walking side kick. Or leaping, as in Leaping crane, but that is a walking side kick, too.

Ok well I do take a step forward, think Bruce Lee but not a hop.

 

[Touch Of Death]

AFAIK, they're useful for when the opponent comes rushing in while you are in a side stance. Gives you the distance to then close in, to throw your punches and elbows. Eagerly awaiting touch of death's response to find out why I am wrong.

I am quite sure you are practicing things, I don't like, but I can't see you. LOL

 

[Touch Of Death]

Can you explain what you mean by this? From my own practice, working on your weak side helps, since you know what is right, rather than just getting muscle memory from bad practice. Am I misunderstanding something, or is there something in my practice of kenpo that you disagree with?

Yeah you could stand to clean that up.

 

[drop bear]

Ok well I do take a step forward, think Bruce Lee but not a hop.

Use them the same way as you would use a teep.

If you saw john jones Las fight he side kicked and teeped his oponants knee about a million times.

 

[JowGaWolf]

If you injure your left leg, you can't throw a right side kick either because now your left leg is your "rooting leg".

It depends on the type of injury that was done to the left leg. Some leg injuries will allow you to use a leg for rooting but not for kicking.

 

[Touch Of Death]

At any rate, if you can launch a side kick off one side, you should be able to launch the other. It isn't even about the kick, it about how much you weigh, and how fast you got that weight moving.

 

[Ironbear24]

At any rate, if you can launch a side kick off one side, you should be able to launch the other. It isn't even about the kick, it about how much you weigh, and how fast you got that weight moving.

209 pounds of a mix of awesomeness, mild obsessive compulsive disorder and determination.

 

[Touch Of Death]

209 pounds of a mix of awesomeness, mild obsessive compulsive disorder and determination.

Sthen, if you are down in stance, your lead foot is at a 45 degree angle, and you push off without leaning away, it should break a leg on either side.