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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
A reader of Stretching Scientifically has sent me this: “Hi. I have bought the Stretching Scientifically but I think it is not for me… I have tight hamstring and I can barely reach my knees with my legs straight (reaching my toes is a dream…). I have also started karate and with the kicks I […]
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Tags: flexibility training, karate, kicks, Lao-Tsu, Stretching Scientifically, Thomas Kurz, W. L. Bateman