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Post by AngelaG on Jun 15, 2005 16:21:32 GMT
I'm still waiting for the day when I turn into Bruce lee ;D
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Post by andym on Jun 15, 2005 16:24:36 GMT
I'm still waiting for the day when I turn into Bruce lee ;D May require a large amount of money and a rather large operation! ;D |
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Post by AngelaG on Jun 15, 2005 16:26:14 GMT
Back to practicing it is then!  |
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Post by AngelaG on Jun 19, 2005 10:38:36 GMT
Ok. Here's another question on this darned kick. When you actually make contact with it on something, such as a pad, how on Earth do you stop yourself from flying forward?
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Post by random on Jul 20, 2005 22:04:14 GMT
I think the main problem with the Ushiro Geri is application, because it is usually practiced as a spinning back thrust kick that is how one starts to see its application and practice, it is however best practiced with something supporting your body weight and thus preventing you from flying forward, usually the person you have just delivered a Zuzuki, Empi, Hizageri combination, they will most likely be on their way down, you may even have to hold them up.
To put this into some form of context, it is late, you are in a Kebab shop minding your own business when scumbag 1 starts being aggressive towards you, you get stuck in with the aforementioned close quarter technique. The result is scumbag 1 is on the way down. However, scrum bag 2, probably a drunken friend of scumbag 1 (now in a lot of pain) is already on his/her way over. There is no time to turn so the only realistic option at this point is the Ushiro Geri, thrown from a standing not spinning position. Scumbag 1 acts as a damper for the force so you don’t fall over or anything daft like that. The leg goes straight back into something soft and delicate belonging to scum bag 2. As you pull back your leg scumbag 1 gets another Hizageri, you can then make sure scumbag 2 is not going to continue this discussion. (The Kebab shops CCTV footage shows you being attacked by 2 scumbags as well)
The kick doesn’t have to be that high, it does have to be strong and accurate. If by regular practice from Zenkutsu Dachi, spinning round to through the kick, you can get it remotely accurate, imagine the devastating effect it will have when you are balanced and supported.
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Post by AngelaG on Jul 20, 2005 22:09:05 GMT
Hello random  Thanks for the post! |
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Post by random on Jul 20, 2005 22:18:41 GMT
Domo Arigato
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Post by Aefibird on Jul 20, 2005 22:20:43 GMT
Hi random, welcome to KR - good post on Ushiro Geri. |
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Post by andym on Jul 20, 2005 22:21:34 GMT
v good post. makes a change from some of the recent dross I've had to read - welcome!
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