Technical Quick Tips 5
Also For Red Belts
Also at red belt level we are introduced to checking kicks. There are two types: front and side checking kicks.
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Technical Quick Tips 6
The pattern Choong Moo contains two different types of front strike. The first is movement 2, the knifehand front strike, and the second is movement 13 with the reverse knifehand. The heights and other details are explained in this video.
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Relaxation : the key to power and performance
Spend any amount of time in a dojang and you will see some guy (and it is more often than not a guy) whose moves look, well, clunky. They have a tense stiffness about them, a forced attempt to generate power. Trust me I know I was that guy (and still am on occasions).
Instructors faced with the clunky guy almost invariably say “try to relax”. Of course as soon as anyone tells you to relax you are likely to find yourself completely unable to do so, in fact, you are likely to actually stiffen up more. Akin to the experience of being told not to think of a pink elephant, the first thing that pops into your mind is a pink elephant.
Technical Quick Tips 8
For Red Belts
A quick reminder about sliding. Mr Doogan goes over how long a slide is – a requirement for red belts as it is a feature of the pattern Hwa-Rang.