Ultimate Kicking Drills
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For power::
(1) multiple full-force turning kicks against a heavy bag---at least two kicks returning to chamber without lowering the leg, three or more if possible at as close to full power as you can get. This can get trick if your first kick is good and hard and get's the bag swinging, because it will very likely be slamming into your foot hard by the time the second kick off that one chambering lands. 75 kicks total for each leg.
(2) rear-leg side kicks at mid height against the heavy bag. 50 per leg or so
(3) back kicks against the heavy bag. 50 per leg or so.
For speed:
Flow exercises: rear leg side kick landing forwardd on kicking leg, slide sidekick with same leg, land on same leg rear leg side kick with other leg landing forward on kicking leg, slide side kick with same leg, landing on same leg, back kick (landing on kicking leg which becomes the forward leg, start the cyle over...) Do ten time or so each direction, going for smooth transitions and swift execution.
There are other variants of this kind of flow exercise that we do as well.
Good drill. It also helps to have a friend (or Videocam!) watching you to make sure you don't lean or bounce and that you have good flow.
The videocam is a great tool for critiquing your form---I agree 110%. I've done that a few times... it can be pretty sobering when the person shooting your move shows you what you look like in the little playback window, compared to how it felt... can be quite humbling!
So true - but it can also show you that your better than you thought! I always had a confidence problem with my techniques and viewing them from video I realized that, yes, I was doing Karate/TKD.
... hey, I never thought of it that way! Yes, for us eternally self-disappointed perfectionists (around 99% of all MAists, I'd guess) the videocam could be a useful tool for actually building some self-confidence... most people probably actually do look better than they think they do...
...figures I would think of it the other way, though!
TKDmel
Blue Belt
I don't know if this drill is ultimate or not but it has improved my reaction time as far as allowing kicks to flow better. My instructor uses 2 handhelds and when he says go, I go all out trying to hit the targets no matter where he places them or what combos he tries. It takes me out of my comfort zone and makes me use muscle memory more. I now flow better transitionaly from one kick to another.
matt.m
Senior Master
keep your leg up during the exercise for as long as you can for both. chamber/kick/chamber/kick. Just do it. It works wonderfully.
Also 4 directionals are great as well. use front snap kick for example, kick to the front, set down and turn left, kick again. set down to the rear kick again, turn left and repeat.
I call it my north, west, south, east drill. 20 reps back leg which means 5 counter clockwise rotations.
Also 4 directionals are great as well. use front snap kick for example, kick to the front, set down and turn left, kick again. set down to the rear kick again, turn left and repeat.
I call it my north, west, south, east drill. 20 reps back leg which means 5 counter clockwise rotations.
JasonASmith
Black Belt
Hell, I'm just interested in getting some drills that will help me iron out my technique...I figure that power and speed will come later...
Back kick(Ushiro Geri to me) is my current worst kick, can anyone help me? I've got some basic drill/s that I do now, but I was wondering if anyone had anything to add to my repertoire...?
If that's off topic, I apologize...
Back kick(Ushiro Geri to me) is my current worst kick, can anyone help me? I've got some basic drill/s that I do now, but I was wondering if anyone had anything to add to my repertoire...?
If that's off topic, I apologize...
kosho
3rd Black Belt
To get better kicks. you need balance.
so i have my students hold on to a chair at home.
and do the kicks to help them with there kicks.
you have a back kick issue. so hold on to the top of a chair and them this will give you more surppot to deliver your kicks. do them slowly and as the leg get stronger you will see inprovment in your kicks. this is also great for the round house kicks... hope this helps let me know.
kosho
so i have my students hold on to a chair at home.
and do the kicks to help them with there kicks.
you have a back kick issue. so hold on to the top of a chair and them this will give you more surppot to deliver your kicks. do them slowly and as the leg get stronger you will see inprovment in your kicks. this is also great for the round house kicks... hope this helps let me know.
kosho
JasonASmith
Black Belt
Yes, it does help...That's one of the things that one of the senior students in my dojo(who has a picture-perfect back kick) has suggested. Thank You for the advice, anything else?
Oh yeah, I'm not a TKD guy, obviously(look at my avatar), but I try to get as much from as many arts(and artists) as I can...Please forgive a humble karateka for barging in to the TKD forum...
Do them slowly and freeze them at arbitrary points in the kick, using the chair, till you can hold them in that frozen position anywhere in the kick trajectory for ten seconds in good form. Then add on leg weights---the kind that wrap around your ankles and lower leg---and do the same thing. When you can do that, start practicing to minimize reliance on the chair, till eventually you can do the whole thing, leg weights and all, freezing anywhere and all (especially in the maximally extended position) without touching the chair. At that point, your kicking will be virtuouso-grade.
Nothing to apologize for, Jason---a lot of people, not all but a lot, think of karate and TKD as first cousins... I personally see them as brothers or sisters. So the front door is always open for you here. And more than one or two of us from TKD have posted on the karate forum in the JMA section, so it's all sauce for the goose, sauce for the gander, eh?
Progressive kicking - on the 1st count, kick once; on the second count kick twice, third count 3 times, etc. until you get to 10 (10 kicks), then work your way back down to one. This totals (if I remember correctly) 100 kicks. This is a stamina drill - at the next class (after you've rested) speed and power are both improved.
zDom
Senior Master
Close — 110. It's 55 on the way up, 55 on the way back down.
We do a lot of "pyramids" in HKD. Great training
Close — 110. It's 55 on the way up, 55 on the way back down.
We do a lot of "pyramids" in HKD. Great training
Actually, we only do the 10 one time - so it's 100; 55 up, 45 back down.
zDom
Senior Master
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