Video by kyryllo
It's pretty clear that you need pretty good flexibility to perform the kick it is also important to know the propper technique in order to bring some force into it. It's not only rasing the leg and putting it on the target, if you are doing it that way you then can just leave it.
There are multipple ways to make an axe kick: stiff leg or chambered, inside, outside, front.
Stiff leg version(the leg stays straight while raising)is the more physicaly demanding, but produces more force than the chambered version, which is much faster though.
Upward Movement:
Untill the foot reaches it's highest point the hips should be square to the target the head should be upright and the back curved, the foot of the supporting leg should show forward.
In the stiff leg version the leg should be swung up high in a inside/outside curve or to the front. This should be done with the highest velocity and as high as possible. When the leg reaches it's highest point, the muscles and ligamets are tensed and stop the upward movement, this tension forces the muscles to contract which dramaticaly increases the downward velocity later.
In the chambered version the leg goes up chambered (bent) in an inside/outside curve or the front and is exetended above the target (hint: front kick above the target)
Downward Movement:
The key point in both versions is the hip movement. When the foot reaches it's highest point you push your hip on the kicking leg side towards the target, turn your supporting leg outside, and lean slighty backward with your upper body (physicaly you are not leaning back, your upper body stays in place but your hips are going forward).
This initiates the active! downward movement of the leg, the axis is not!!! the knee but the hip joint and the main muscles are the glutei, supporting muscles are the ischio-curales.
Be sure that the movement is downward and not to the side, if this is the case you are turning your hips and or/leaning back too far.
To learn the correct hip movement you should start with a slow kick hip high, and performing a kind of a pushing motion starting from the supporting leg through the hips, then the inside curved stiff leged version with a full curve (crescent), then place your hand where the highest ballistic point should be and perform the hipmovement as soon the foot touches the hand.
The outside curved kick is the most difficult to bring the hip movement in it, because of the alternating movement directions.
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Friday, August 8, 2008
Jumping Back Kick Tutorial
Video by kyryllo
The korean term is apbal joogo twio dwi Chagi. Apbal joogo means front foot feinting skipping motion, twio dwi chagi is jump back kick.
The first step is to bring your rear foot to your front leg creating a skipping motion. As you do this, throw your body into the opponent's safety zone. The second step is execute a jumping back kick with the rear leg, without losing your balance. To do so, align your body in the air so that you don't rotate excessively.
The primary target is the middle section. The secondary is the head which may result in a knockout if done correctly and with sufficient force. In competition, you must do this technique confidently. Once you start, there is no way back. Relax your muscles just before you jump and follow through with firm conviction.
The korean term is apbal joogo twio dwi Chagi. Apbal joogo means front foot feinting skipping motion, twio dwi chagi is jump back kick.
The first step is to bring your rear foot to your front leg creating a skipping motion. As you do this, throw your body into the opponent's safety zone. The second step is execute a jumping back kick with the rear leg, without losing your balance. To do so, align your body in the air so that you don't rotate excessively.
The primary target is the middle section. The secondary is the head which may result in a knockout if done correctly and with sufficient force. In competition, you must do this technique confidently. Once you start, there is no way back. Relax your muscles just before you jump and follow through with firm conviction.
Spinning Hook Kick Tutorial version 1
Video by kyryllo
Step by step, basics:
Turn around 180°
bend the supporting leg a little
stick your butt out
watch over the shoulder
the upper body rotates somewhat in the kick direction
hold your kicking leg loose but straight
throw it in an arcuated motion
stretch the supporting leg
the hip leads the motion not the leg!
bend down your upper body
the angle between supporting leg and body should not be under 110°-120°
the shoulder/scapula point to the target
shortly before the foot reaches the target rotate the upper body in the opposite of the kick direction while flexing the gluteus which give the leg the last bit of acceleration
when hitting the target the leg is straight
after hitting the target you can bend the leg or just swing it out
Practice the kicking motion on the wall like it is shown in the video, while doing it make sure both of your hands are on the wall when you do the kick and release them only as soon as you "hit the target", other wise you could over turn the body which would mess up the whole technique. Don't swing the arms too much. If the basic technique works try to begin the kicking motion while turning around as it is shown around sec. 00:40 into the video, faster.
Step by step, basics:
Turn around 180°
bend the supporting leg a little
stick your butt out
watch over the shoulder
the upper body rotates somewhat in the kick direction
hold your kicking leg loose but straight
throw it in an arcuated motion
stretch the supporting leg
the hip leads the motion not the leg!
bend down your upper body
the angle between supporting leg and body should not be under 110°-120°
the shoulder/scapula point to the target
shortly before the foot reaches the target rotate the upper body in the opposite of the kick direction while flexing the gluteus which give the leg the last bit of acceleration
when hitting the target the leg is straight
after hitting the target you can bend the leg or just swing it out
Practice the kicking motion on the wall like it is shown in the video, while doing it make sure both of your hands are on the wall when you do the kick and release them only as soon as you "hit the target", other wise you could over turn the body which would mess up the whole technique. Don't swing the arms too much. If the basic technique works try to begin the kicking motion while turning around as it is shown around sec. 00:40 into the video, faster.
Spinning Hook Kick Tutorial version 2
Video by kyryllo
The kick works the same way, the steps are the same eccept for the path of the foot. Bend the leg and throw a very chambered roundhouse or a spinning side kick so that the foot lands 15-30 cm lateral from the target. Shortly before the leg fully stretches begin to flex the gluteus a make the countermotion with the upper body. Follow through the target with the straight leg bend it as soon you hit the target.
The kick works the same way, the steps are the same eccept for the path of the foot. Bend the leg and throw a very chambered roundhouse or a spinning side kick so that the foot lands 15-30 cm lateral from the target. Shortly before the leg fully stretches begin to flex the gluteus a make the countermotion with the upper body. Follow through the target with the straight leg bend it as soon you hit the target.
Back Kick tutorial
Video by kyryllo
Two "versions": Basic and Attacking
Step by Step
Basics:
1.Turn around till your back is facing the target
2.Bend your upper body down and bring your wieght on your supporting leg, while sticking your butt in the direction of the target
(The basic technique also incluedes turning the head and looking at the target over the shoulder on the kicking side at this point, however experienced fighters tend not to look at all or just glance with the corner of the eye. In reality the foot goes so fast that you have no oportunity anymore to correct the kick, so looking and aiming becomes obsolete. You aim before you launch the kick!)
3.Chamber the leg by bending the knee as far as you can, the heel should point at the target, the knee MUST point down
4.Straighten your leg in a pushing motion towards the target
5.Impact happens with the flat foot or (better) with the heel.
Advanced, Attacking back kick:
Bounce forward to bring the weight above the front (later supporting) leg, at the same time perform the steps 1.-3. simultaneously
Points 4.+5. are obviously the same as in the basic technique.
You may slide on the supporting leg while performing it to gain distance but make sure to have a solid stand at the point of impact.
Important points:
knee MUST point down, back MUST face the target
head MAY turn around and look over the shoulder
the upper body SHOULD be bent, it improves the stability by bringing the center of gravity down and stops the rotating motion, it also gives you more power since the center of gravity is closer to the force vector and it is simply easier to raise the leg that way. However you can throw the kick standing upright, I wouldn't recomand it though.
Two "versions": Basic and Attacking
Step by Step
Basics:
1.Turn around till your back is facing the target
2.Bend your upper body down and bring your wieght on your supporting leg, while sticking your butt in the direction of the target
(The basic technique also incluedes turning the head and looking at the target over the shoulder on the kicking side at this point, however experienced fighters tend not to look at all or just glance with the corner of the eye. In reality the foot goes so fast that you have no oportunity anymore to correct the kick, so looking and aiming becomes obsolete. You aim before you launch the kick!)
3.Chamber the leg by bending the knee as far as you can, the heel should point at the target, the knee MUST point down
4.Straighten your leg in a pushing motion towards the target
5.Impact happens with the flat foot or (better) with the heel.
Advanced, Attacking back kick:
Bounce forward to bring the weight above the front (later supporting) leg, at the same time perform the steps 1.-3. simultaneously
Points 4.+5. are obviously the same as in the basic technique.
You may slide on the supporting leg while performing it to gain distance but make sure to have a solid stand at the point of impact.
Important points:
knee MUST point down, back MUST face the target
head MAY turn around and look over the shoulder
the upper body SHOULD be bent, it improves the stability by bringing the center of gravity down and stops the rotating motion, it also gives you more power since the center of gravity is closer to the force vector and it is simply easier to raise the leg that way. However you can throw the kick standing upright, I wouldn't recomand it though.
Brazilian Kick Tutorial
Video courtesy of kyryllo
Use the kick if the opponent is backing up or is very defensive, also to end a combination. Don't use it if your opponent is known for rushing, shortening the distance or direct countering.
1. Start with a fake front or roundhouse kick (if trying the roundhouse make sure you don't throw the hips in becouse you won't have enough room for the kick later). The fake kick should be fast enough to cause a defensive reaction.
2. The next three things are important and MUST be performed simultaneously: 1)Snap the lower leg back and continue raising the knee; 2)Turn the hips; 3)Turn the supporting foot so that the heel shows to the target. Once again all these things SIMULTANEOUSLY!
3. If the lower leg and the thigh reach the same level begin to straighten your leg as fast as possible, the kicking action is performed in a somewhat down ward motion, achieved by turning your hips further while performing the last phase of the kick.
This is only a variation and not the only way to perform the kick. It's not an easy kick but very practical.
Use the kick if the opponent is backing up or is very defensive, also to end a combination. Don't use it if your opponent is known for rushing, shortening the distance or direct countering.
1. Start with a fake front or roundhouse kick (if trying the roundhouse make sure you don't throw the hips in becouse you won't have enough room for the kick later). The fake kick should be fast enough to cause a defensive reaction.
2. The next three things are important and MUST be performed simultaneously: 1)Snap the lower leg back and continue raising the knee; 2)Turn the hips; 3)Turn the supporting foot so that the heel shows to the target. Once again all these things SIMULTANEOUSLY!
3. If the lower leg and the thigh reach the same level begin to straighten your leg as fast as possible, the kicking action is performed in a somewhat down ward motion, achieved by turning your hips further while performing the last phase of the kick.
This is only a variation and not the only way to perform the kick. It's not an easy kick but very practical.
Tornado kick/360 roundhouse tutorial
Video by kyryllo
1. You kick with your LEAD LEG! and the turning motion is performed with the BACK FORWRAD! Very obvious but there are people who still confuse it.
2. Your kicking leg should be bent, Lead the swinging/suppporting leg as close as possible to the calf of the kicking leg. This initiates the turning motion.
3. Turn around on the ball of your kicking foot untill you clearly see the target again. The looking at the target serves as control if you turned around enough to launch the kick.
4. Jump up from the kicking foot on the supporting foot and perform a round house kick. The supporting foot must be planted at the time when the kick hits the target.
Important notes:
The kick is technicaly simple, though not very easy.
The major aspect of the kick is to transfer the motion force in to the kick, this requires a lot of repetition and adjustments.
Keep your kicking leg bent, it lowers your center of gravity which helps you with the stabilization of the rotating motion and you need a bent leg to actualy jump for launching the kick.
Although it seems that way this is NOT a jumping or flying kick. Try to reduce the time in the air to minimum if you want to bring force into the kick and be sure to stand on your supporting leg when you hit the target. At any split second that you spend in the air you lose force.
If you can't bring the hips into your kick, and hit the target with your knee showing up, you need to turn around much more before you launch the kick. Some people would jump highr to have more time to bring in the hips, it could work but as I said above it costs force.
The swinging leg controls the length of the kick. It should be lead very near to the kicking leg. Leaving it close to the kicking leg within the motion leads to a short kick, poining it towards the target makes the kick long.
1. You kick with your LEAD LEG! and the turning motion is performed with the BACK FORWRAD! Very obvious but there are people who still confuse it.
2. Your kicking leg should be bent, Lead the swinging/suppporting leg as close as possible to the calf of the kicking leg. This initiates the turning motion.
3. Turn around on the ball of your kicking foot untill you clearly see the target again. The looking at the target serves as control if you turned around enough to launch the kick.
4. Jump up from the kicking foot on the supporting foot and perform a round house kick. The supporting foot must be planted at the time when the kick hits the target.
Important notes:
The kick is technicaly simple, though not very easy.
The major aspect of the kick is to transfer the motion force in to the kick, this requires a lot of repetition and adjustments.
Keep your kicking leg bent, it lowers your center of gravity which helps you with the stabilization of the rotating motion and you need a bent leg to actualy jump for launching the kick.
Although it seems that way this is NOT a jumping or flying kick. Try to reduce the time in the air to minimum if you want to bring force into the kick and be sure to stand on your supporting leg when you hit the target. At any split second that you spend in the air you lose force.
If you can't bring the hips into your kick, and hit the target with your knee showing up, you need to turn around much more before you launch the kick. Some people would jump highr to have more time to bring in the hips, it could work but as I said above it costs force.
The swinging leg controls the length of the kick. It should be lead very near to the kicking leg. Leaving it close to the kicking leg within the motion leads to a short kick, poining it towards the target makes the kick long.
Thursday, August 7, 2008
Pinoys in high spirits
BEIJING - Everybody is looking good and feeling fine, something that has brought smiles on the faces of Team Philippines officials and coaches on the eve of the 29th Olympic Games coming off the wraps in lavish, expensive rites here.
"All of them (RP athletes) are in high spirits, ready to play," said Chief of Mission Monico Puen-tevella, calling from the 66-hectare Athletes' Village, where 20 officials and 13 players from one of the smallest teams ever to carry the RP tri-color in the Games are staying.
"Walang may sakit. And everyone is being looked after by our doctors, coaches and officials," added Puentevella, who is scheduled to lead Filipino officials in welcoming President Arroyo and her party Friday night.
In a few more days, the number of the RP team staying in the Village, home to more than 10,500 athletes from a record 205 nations, will increase with the arrival of the two taekwondo bets and their two coaches.
Since action in taekwondo will not begin until the second week of the Games, athletes Mari Antoinette Rivero and Tshomlee Go and coaches Raul Samson and Kim Hong Sok will only depart Manila on Aug. 11.
According to Puentevella, the Filipino athletes have all gone through their usual training regimen since checking in at the huge Village, situated on the fringes of the Olympic Green that houses the iconic National Stadium or Bird's Nest and the Water Cube.
"Based on what they've (coaches and officials) told me, the athletes are doing well in their practice," said Puentevella, who headed the main bulk that arrived here Tuesday afternoon after a four-hour trip from Manila.
Blog Credits: Malaya
"All of them (RP athletes) are in high spirits, ready to play," said Chief of Mission Monico Puen-tevella, calling from the 66-hectare Athletes' Village, where 20 officials and 13 players from one of the smallest teams ever to carry the RP tri-color in the Games are staying.
"Walang may sakit. And everyone is being looked after by our doctors, coaches and officials," added Puentevella, who is scheduled to lead Filipino officials in welcoming President Arroyo and her party Friday night.
In a few more days, the number of the RP team staying in the Village, home to more than 10,500 athletes from a record 205 nations, will increase with the arrival of the two taekwondo bets and their two coaches.
Since action in taekwondo will not begin until the second week of the Games, athletes Mari Antoinette Rivero and Tshomlee Go and coaches Raul Samson and Kim Hong Sok will only depart Manila on Aug. 11.
According to Puentevella, the Filipino athletes have all gone through their usual training regimen since checking in at the huge Village, situated on the fringes of the Olympic Green that houses the iconic National Stadium or Bird's Nest and the Water Cube.
"Based on what they've (coaches and officials) told me, the athletes are doing well in their practice," said Puentevella, who headed the main bulk that arrived here Tuesday afternoon after a four-hour trip from Manila.
Blog Credits: Malaya
Rally behind Filipino Olympians, Villar urges nation
MANILA (PNA) -- Senate President Manuel Villar called on the entire nation to rally behind the 15 Filipino athletes who will try to realize the country’s age-old dream of winning its first ever Olympic gold in the forthcoming 2008 Beijing Games.
“Let us throw our all-out support to these 15 magnificent Filipino athletes who will carry our flag in the biggest sporting stage of them all for their victory will surely provide the needed boost in our quest for unity, prosperity and lasting peace,” said Villar in a statement.
Now one of the biggest benefactors of billiards, Villar urged his fellow leaders in government to invest in sports.
“We should look at sports as the best opportunity to bring back the lost confidence and faith of our people amid numerous problems besetting our country,” the Nacionalista Party president said.
“We lost our faith and confidence as an individual, and for that reason, our country continues to lose self-confidence. We should bring it back through sports which unites us as a nation every time somebody steps up in the international arena,” he added.
The man who is known for his “Sipag at Tiyaga” outlook also expressed confidence on each of the 15 Filipino athletes’ chances in the Games despite the overwhelming odds.
“We Filipinos are known for resiliency especially during hard times. So I’m very much confident that they would be able to overcome whatever disadvantage we have and achieve the victory that we’ve been longing for,” Villar said.
The Philippines has not won an Olympic gold since it joined the quadrennial meet in 1924. The best the country has done was winning two silver medals, the last coming in the 1996 edition in Atlanta courtesy of boxer Mansueto “Onyok” Velasco. It also has won a total of seven bronze medals. The 15 Filipino athletes, who will slug it out with the world’s bests in their respective fields, are boxer Harry Tanamor, taekwondo jins Mary Antoinette Rivero and Tshomlee Go, archer Mark Javier, shooter Eric Ang, weightlifter Hidilyn Diaz, tracksters Marestella Torres and Henry Dagmil, swimmers Miguel Molina, Ryan Arabejo, Daniel Coakley, James Walsh and Christel Simms, and divers Shiela Mae Perez and Rexel Ryan Fabriga. (PNA)
Blog Credits: Positive News Media
“Let us throw our all-out support to these 15 magnificent Filipino athletes who will carry our flag in the biggest sporting stage of them all for their victory will surely provide the needed boost in our quest for unity, prosperity and lasting peace,” said Villar in a statement.
Now one of the biggest benefactors of billiards, Villar urged his fellow leaders in government to invest in sports.
“We should look at sports as the best opportunity to bring back the lost confidence and faith of our people amid numerous problems besetting our country,” the Nacionalista Party president said.
“We lost our faith and confidence as an individual, and for that reason, our country continues to lose self-confidence. We should bring it back through sports which unites us as a nation every time somebody steps up in the international arena,” he added.
The man who is known for his “Sipag at Tiyaga” outlook also expressed confidence on each of the 15 Filipino athletes’ chances in the Games despite the overwhelming odds.
“We Filipinos are known for resiliency especially during hard times. So I’m very much confident that they would be able to overcome whatever disadvantage we have and achieve the victory that we’ve been longing for,” Villar said.
The Philippines has not won an Olympic gold since it joined the quadrennial meet in 1924. The best the country has done was winning two silver medals, the last coming in the 1996 edition in Atlanta courtesy of boxer Mansueto “Onyok” Velasco. It also has won a total of seven bronze medals. The 15 Filipino athletes, who will slug it out with the world’s bests in their respective fields, are boxer Harry Tanamor, taekwondo jins Mary Antoinette Rivero and Tshomlee Go, archer Mark Javier, shooter Eric Ang, weightlifter Hidilyn Diaz, tracksters Marestella Torres and Henry Dagmil, swimmers Miguel Molina, Ryan Arabejo, Daniel Coakley, James Walsh and Christel Simms, and divers Shiela Mae Perez and Rexel Ryan Fabriga. (PNA)
Blog Credits: Positive News Media
Wednesday, August 6, 2008
New Vios dangled for Olympic silver
MANILA, Philippines—JB Sports and Music and Toyota Balintawak on Monday joined forces to boost the reward package for athletes who will win at least a silver medal in the 2008 Beijing Olympics.
JB executive Jerico Fernandez, a martial arts enthusiast, and Toyota Balintawak’s Cosco Oben announced that they will give a brand new Toyota Vios to the first Filipino silver medalist in this year’s Olympics as well as the gold winners.
“This is our way to inspire our athletes,” Fernando and Oben said during a press conference attended by Philippine Sports Commission chair William “Butch” Ramirez and JB’s Jean Fernando.
The incentive for the Olympic gold medal has reached P15 million after President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo added P4.5 million to the pot Friday.
Petron has also committed P1 million for a taekwondo gold, P600,000 for a silver and P300,000 for a bronze.
The silver medalist also stands to win P3 million, including the P2.5 million from the government.
Blog Credits: Cedelf P. Tupas, Philippine Daily Inquirer
JB executive Jerico Fernandez, a martial arts enthusiast, and Toyota Balintawak’s Cosco Oben announced that they will give a brand new Toyota Vios to the first Filipino silver medalist in this year’s Olympics as well as the gold winners.
“This is our way to inspire our athletes,” Fernando and Oben said during a press conference attended by Philippine Sports Commission chair William “Butch” Ramirez and JB’s Jean Fernando.
The incentive for the Olympic gold medal has reached P15 million after President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo added P4.5 million to the pot Friday.
Petron has also committed P1 million for a taekwondo gold, P600,000 for a silver and P300,000 for a bronze.
The silver medalist also stands to win P3 million, including the P2.5 million from the government.
Blog Credits: Cedelf P. Tupas, Philippine Daily Inquirer
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