If I have successfully pulled this off numerous times, than how is it an ineffective technique? It is not a technique that I throw by itself, but I do it in the midst of the fight. I have heard that superfoot wallace does something similar, throwing some slow kicks to make the opponent feel confident, then suddenly upping the speed to surprise his opponent.
I do continuous sparring; officially no contact, but as the ranks get higher there is a little contact. rules are: no knees, no elbows, no grabbing, kick above the waist, and no contact.
you have to use timing. the goal is to make the opponent think you are throwing a jumping kick of some sort, but instead you don't. if they know you are just jumping, well, good luck. again, you have to use timing. You have to be able to sense if your opponent is in a position to counter it, rush it, whatever. if they are, don't throw it. This technique is useful, but only under certain circumstances.
I know. I was just explaining the ruleset at my school. just cause are different rulesets for tournaments so, yea.
im pretty sure I am picturing it correctly. The issue is that grabs would likely mess the combination up, and from how I am picturing it, there would not be a whole lot of strength behind it. In a tournament setting that's fine, but not so much when you leave the tournament mindset. I could be wrong on either account though, as I haven't felt it done on me.
I was not comparing myself to superfoot wallace. I am not nearly as good as him, I was simply saying that I had heard he used this type of strategy.
I think you're right. I would have to show it in person.
not sure how much strength is behind it, but I think that it is just as much as a normal round kick off the back leg. Just the way it feels but idk. I don't think that grabs would mess it up, as i do it when my opponent is backing up.
Do you have a video of you, or someone else, doing it? Would make it a lot easier to talk about
Yes, i'd also like to see a video of what you are thinking. As described above, This is just a bad idea.
*grumble grumble* I'll fix it, just give me a bit.
try it now
yea, been in it for two years (in my third). do you?
