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Basic Front Kick - Part 1 |
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Techniques -
Basics: Kicks
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Basic Front Kick - Part 1: The Bridge is the name given to the first kicking exercise. The purpose of this exercise is to develop the correct posture and balance when kicking. Within the Budo Institute and Bubishido most of the kicks used are thrust kicks, Kekomi, where the hips are thrown forward. This has many advantages.
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First and foremost, the thrust enables the student to extend the kick as far out as possible. Many martial art forms use a type of kicking form that is very quick but shorter, like a snap kick. We give up some of the speed for reach and power. Naturally, as a martial artist you too will have the fast snap kick in your repertoire. The second point is that the thrust generates a greater amount of power and therefore a greater potential to traumatize the target area of the opponent. In order to execute the thrust kick we must first practice the bridge, as shown above.
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Steps: |
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1.
Begin in a Natural
or general fighting
stance. |
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2.
Bring the feet together
and bend at the knees. |
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3.
Thrust the hips forward
and bring the shoulders back. |
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4.
Keep the chin down and
eyes look forward toward the opponent. |
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5.
Return to
the original natural stance position |
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