Archive for the ‘Sports Technique’ Category
At the end of my post High Kicks with Tactically Sound Setups, I asked readers who know drills for different but still tactically sound setups of kicks, to post descriptions of those drills in comments to the post. Some did, and you may read their comments at High Kicks with Tactically Sound Setups.
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Tags: high kicks, high roundhouse kick, karate, martial arts, mawashi-geri-jodan, tactical setup, Thomas Kurz
Okinawan te, the precursor of Japanese karate, did not teach high kicks — too risky in self-defense. Forms (practice patterns of movements) of Okinawan te do not include roundhouse kicks, let alone high roundhouse kicks. It is easy to understand why high-level roundhouse kicks and mid-level (mawashi-geri-jodan and mawashi-geri-chudan) are not included … Continued at […]
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Tags: karate, mawashi-geri-chudan, mawashi-geri-jodan, Okinawa-te, Okinawan te, roundhouse kick, self-defense
Why Karate Has High Kicks?
Do you want to know who, when, and why introduced high kicks to karate? The answer is in my article Why and Since When Are High Kicks in Karate? Tom Kurz throws a high roundhouse kick (mawashi-geri-jodan) with no warm-up
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Tags: high roundhouse kick, karate, mawashi-geri-jodan, warm-up
Can you tell a well-schooled sports instructor or a martial arts instructor from an unschooled one? Then watch the video in my latest article and point out the single teaching error that keeps a student practice a simple grappling throw for over ten minutes and still not get it–even though his instructor shows him the […]
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Tags: martial arts instructor, sports instructor, teaching athletic skills, teaching error
Power High Kicks With No Warm-Up! DVD trailer Power High Kicks With No Warm-Up! DVD is now available as a pay-per-view streaming video for $39.95 ($10.00 less than the DVD). You may view it from anywhere, for an unlimited number of times. The first and the second chapters of Power High Kicks With No Warm-Up! […]
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Running Technique
Running is the most commonly used form of movement for developing general aerobic endurance. It is a simple, natural movement, yet people can do it wrong. For a description of the correct running technique plus info on the influence of footwear on gait and posture, which affects athletic performance in every sport and martial art, […]
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Tags: endurance training, exercise, gait, martial arts, posture, running technique, sports training, Thomas Kurz
Apart from the internal focus in this demo, I also don’t like the short grip–which is great for twirling but not for power with accuracy at a long distance.
Filed under: Sports Psychology/Mental Toughness, Sports Technique, Teaching Movement Skills for Sports and Martial Arts | 1 Comment
Tags: combat sports, external focus, fighting, internal focus, martial arts, mental training, nunchaku, sports psychology, Sports Technique, Thomas Kurz, Tom Kurz
Resistance and Technique
To make myself stronger, I use resistance between the minimum that forces the correct technique and the maximal training resistance (MTR)—the greatest resistance that can be overcome without a strong effort of will and emotional stress. Exceeding the MTR, except for a well-justified test, is about vanity, showing off—it doesn’t perfect technique (it leads to […]
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Tags: correct technique, maximal training resistance, optimal training resistance, Science of Sports Training, strength training, Thomas Kurz, Tom Kurz
This post was written as my contribution to a series of posts on training young athletes, published in coach James Marshall’s blog. I will begin with tips not for the young athletes themselves but for those who train them. I begin by commenting on a concept from the post by Frank Dick, “before you get […]
Filed under: Sports Injuries, Sports Technique | 3 Comments
Tags: Denis Betts, external load, external resistance, Frank Dick, general exercises, Gil Stevenson, gymnast, internal load, James Marshall, judo wrestler, judoka, Kelvin Giles, Paul Gamble, Roy Headey, Simon Worsnop, sport-specific exercises, sports techniques, sprained ACL, sprint, sprinter, Thomas Kurz, Tom Kurz, track-and-field, Vern Gambetta, young athletes
