Karate by Hidetaka Nishiyama

Author:Hidetaka Nishiyama
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Tuttle Publishing

Avoid these mistakes:

• Bending the back and extending the hips backward; this destroys balance and prevents the body from absorbing the shock of the impact; the kick is weakened without the thrusting forward of the hips.

• Not raising the knee high enough up to the chest; unless the kicking foot is raised at least as high as the knee of the supporting leg, the kick turns into a sort of shovelling motion, neither a snap or a thrust kick; also, the kicking leg should be bent as sharply as possible.

• Not kicking directly to the front of the body; balance is weakened and efficient use of the maximum number of body muscles is impaired.

• Lifting the heel or straightening the knee of the supporting leg; this weakens balance and control.

• Lowering the kicking leg to the ground without first withdrawing the knee to the chest (a very common mistake); this creates an opportunity for the opponent to grab the leg and also weakens balance and delays preparation for the next technique.

1. Front snap kick (mae-geri-keage)

Bend the kicking leg sharply, and lift the knee high and close to the chest. At the same time, bend the toes and ankle upward as much as possible and hold them there under tension. The knee muscles of the kicking leg should be relaxed and the ankle and knee of the stationary leg bent slightly, tensed, with the toes pointing in the direction of the target. The knee and toes of the kicking leg should be in a vertical straight line, with both pointing toward the target. Utilizing a snapping motion of the knee, kick upward directly in front of body, striking the target with the ball of the foot. Allow the kicking leg to return to the previous position with the knee next to the chest, and then lower to the original stance. Of course, all these actions should be performed in one smooth, continuous movement, not jerkily, so that the momentum of the first movement raising the knee to the chest adds force to the snapping motion of the kick. (Note: Occasionally, in making a front snap kick to the groin, the ankle is bent down and the kick delivered with the instep as the striking surface.)

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