oragami_itto wrote:In some forms, you slap your foot when you kick.
Do you practice any?
Do you kick your hand, it so you slap your foot?
What is the purpose?
Bao wrote:oragami_itto wrote:In some forms, you slap your foot when you kick.
Do you practice any?
Uh, yes...Do you kick your hand, it so you slap your foot?
No, you slap the side of the foot or the ankle. That's where someone might try to grab the foot.What is the purpose?
So you won't forget the application, to slap away a hand that tries to grab your foot.
wayne hansen wrote:What about spinning lotus kick
wayne hansen wrote:What about spinning lotus kick
robert wrote:Although it's called a kick the application I've been shown is a sweep - the upper body turns one way the lower body the opposite so it makes some sense to slap the foot.
johnwang wrote:- The rooting leg has to bend.
- The knee has to bend before the kick.
robert wrote:johnwang wrote:- The rooting leg has to bend.
- The knee has to bend before the kick.
Here's an example.
https://youtu.be/Holnh-VEysA?t=3m58s
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