Martial Arts discussion
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i think some of you do some martial arts so i just want to discuss it here.... recently i join Tae Kwan Do martial arts but i can't seems to get my balance right so i just wondering if there any tips for this....
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I took Moo Duk Kwan Tang Soo Do (class of Tae Kwan Do) when I was younger, and from what I remember the key to balance in many of the stances is placing all your weight on the back leg. A tip for practicing this is to stand in your stance and have someone try to sweep your front leg. If you stumble, you have too much weight on the leg. Horse stance was also key, where you have to firmly place both feet on the ground. The tip here is the right degree of bending the knees. Tip, again, involves the help of someone; have them try and push you over. Keep adjusting your knees and feet till you can withstand a decent shove.
God I miss it... been like 10 years.
God I miss it... been like 10 years.
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Soul_Slayer wrote...
I took Moo Duk Kwan Tang Soo Do (class of Tae Kwan Do) when I was younger, and from what I remember the key to balance in many of the stances is placing all your weight on the back leg. A tip for practicing this is to stand in your stance and have someone try to sweep your front leg. If you stumble, you have too much weight on the leg. Horse stance was also key, where you have to firmly place both feet on the ground. The tip here is the right degree of bending the knees. Tip, again, involves the help of someone; have them try and push you over. Keep adjusting your knees and feet till you can withstand a decent shove.God I miss it... been like 10 years.
but wouldn't it make your kick weaker? since all your weight concetrate on the back of your leg.... and the leg you use didn't have any weight behind it....
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skullboysz wrote...
Soul_Slayer wrote...
I took Moo Duk Kwan Tang Soo Do (class of Tae Kwan Do) when I was younger, and from what I remember the key to balance in many of the stances is placing all your weight on the back leg. A tip for practicing this is to stand in your stance and have someone try to sweep your front leg. If you stumble, you have too much weight on the leg. Horse stance was also key, where you have to firmly place both feet on the ground. The tip here is the right degree of bending the knees. Tip, again, involves the help of someone; have them try and push you over. Keep adjusting your knees and feet till you can withstand a decent shove.God I miss it... been like 10 years.
but wouldn't it make your kick weaker? since all your weight concetrate on the back of your leg.... and the leg you use didn't have any weight behind it....
In regards to a jump kick, it doesn't make it weaker because you lift the front leg and kick with the back, so all your strength is in your kicking leg.
In general, the stances are there for preparation of the first/next attack, so they're defensive. Obviously when you are about to attack you're going to have to adjust because you'll be moving forward. But if you have your weight even with one leg in front, and one leg in back, even if you can avoid the sweep to the legs, you'll fall forward and be open to their punches.
Now, if you want to kick with the front leg, that should be a conscious choice to use a weak kick to throw off the balance of the opponent or judge their abilities. It'd be more like a jab, using no momentum, just muscle.
I should point out the obvious that I am only restating the very basics. When you actually block kicks or high strikes you do a stepping motion forward, so some weight does go to the front. I'm sure their were plenty of times I shifted my weight and so did my instructors, but basics are important, and I remember them putting great emphasis on keeping the weight to the back foot.
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Soul_Slayer wrote...
skullboysz wrote...
Soul_Slayer wrote...
I took Moo Duk Kwan Tang Soo Do (class of Tae Kwan Do) when I was younger, and from what I remember the key to balance in many of the stances is placing all your weight on the back leg. A tip for practicing this is to stand in your stance and have someone try to sweep your front leg. If you stumble, you have too much weight on the leg. Horse stance was also key, where you have to firmly place both feet on the ground. The tip here is the right degree of bending the knees. Tip, again, involves the help of someone; have them try and push you over. Keep adjusting your knees and feet till you can withstand a decent shove.God I miss it... been like 10 years.
but wouldn't it make your kick weaker? since all your weight concetrate on the back of your leg.... and the leg you use didn't have any weight behind it....
In regards to a jump kick, it doesn't make it weaker because you lift the front leg and kick with the back, so all your strength is in your kicking leg.
In general, the stances are there for preparation of the first/next attack, so they're defensive. Obviously when you are about to attack you're going to have to adjust because you'll be moving forward. But if you have your weight even with one leg in front, and one leg in back, even if you can avoid the sweep to the legs, you'll fall forward and be open to their punches.
Now, if you want to kick with the front leg, that should be a conscious choice to use a weak kick to throw off the balance of the opponent or judge their abilities. It'd be more like a jab, using no momentum, just muscle.
I should point out the obvious that I am only restating the very basics. When you actually block kicks or high strikes you do a stepping motion forward, so some weight does go to the front. I'm sure their were plenty of times I shifted my weight and so did my instructors, but basics are important, and I remember them putting great emphasis on keeping the weight to the back foot.
hm.... i see.... did you learn some breathing technique? i know there is some breathing technique that increase your weight...... i hope i can learn that cause if you have fight with judo user, you can just increase your weight trough breathing so he can't trow you so easily.....
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Increase flexibility. That is one major one. If you try to kick higher than you can, the tightness of your tendons will make you lose balance. You must improve your flexibility to stabilize your balance.
I'm a black belt in Hapkido and I've been taking it for 8 years. Do some warm ups to loosen up your tendons then try and do some stretching exercises. You'll find plenty on YouTube.
Getting a stable balance takes years of practice. Very few people can jump right into and get it right. Through practice, you'll soon learn how to balance your kicks properly. Each kick is slightly different, so you have to adjust your weight differently.
I'm a black belt in Hapkido and I've been taking it for 8 years. Do some warm ups to loosen up your tendons then try and do some stretching exercises. You'll find plenty on YouTube.
Getting a stable balance takes years of practice. Very few people can jump right into and get it right. Through practice, you'll soon learn how to balance your kicks properly. Each kick is slightly different, so you have to adjust your weight differently.
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can someone move this folder to Random or General discussion since it is hard to ask another question here....
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can someone teach me or know some breathing technique? i know there is some breathing technique that increase your weight for sec......
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shinji_ikari
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skullboysz wrote...
can someone teach me or know some breathing technique? i know there is some breathing technique that increase your weight for sec......hm..."increase weight" ?? I don't know anything that magical and i'm honestly skeptical as hell about anyone who says they can do it. If you mean focusing your weight into a specific spot to give the illusion of more weight (i.e. a side-mount position in grappling where you put all your chest weight onto someone to keep them pinned down) then maybe i can help
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I'm kinda lost...but then I practice Northern Shaolin, so the only breathing techniques I know are what's called "8-treasures Breathing" which calms the mind and body to prepare them for training.
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Feon wrote...
Is street fighting a martial art?Err..unless not really? More like self-defense? ._. I don't know bout this one. Maybe it is if it's taught? Not too sure.
I'm planning on joining a club to learn a martial art next year but I can't decide between Kendo or Karate or Boxing. Anyone wanna give me some opinions?