BD Twisting Kick/Bituro Chagi Tutorial #4
There’s a terrible secret about this kick which we find so hard – we can actually do it, we just have to assemble the correct parts to make it. Here’s a side view of the waving kick method. This ensures the correct chamber / preparation. The vast majority of people “can’t” do this kick because […]
BD Twisting Kick/Bituro Chagi Tutorial #3
Most people can in fact do this kick, we just have to assemble it from movement pieces we already have. With this method we use waving kick / doro chagi, which is familiar from playing football, lifting our foot onto our knee when sitting in a chair, and the tucking action from flying side piercing […]
BD Twisting Kick/Bituro Chagi Tutorial #2
A second method for teaching and learning bituro chagi. Lots of people have trouble figuring out this kick. Once you clearly understand the chamber, the kick becomes easier to perform. Almost anyone can actually do this kick, if they understand it correctly.
BD Twisting Kick/Bituro Chagi Tutorial #1
A useful method for teaching and learning bituro chagi. Almost everyone can actually do this kick.
BD Classes of Kick #5 The Wave
For clarity of performance and ease of practice I divide the Chang Hon Taekwon-Do kicks into five classes. The fifth class of kick in Chang Hon Taekwon-Do is The Wave. This is used in blocking, foot lifting, twisting kick, and tucking the leg while flying
BD Classes of Kick #4 The Swing
For clarity of performance and ease of practice I divide the Chang Hon Taekwon-Do kicks into five classes. The fourth class is The Swing, where the kicking leg is pulled inward or outward across the body. Examples include crescent, vertical and hooking kicks.
BD Classes of Kick #3 The Chop
For clarity of performance and ease of practice I divide the Chang Hon Taekwon-Do kicks into five classes. I call the third class of kicks The Chop. These kicks chop downwards or “un-chop” upwards. The use the muscles in the front and rear of the hip to drive a straight legged kick. Examples include front […]
BD Classes of Kick #2 The Stamp
For clarity of performance and ease of practice I divide the Chang Hon Taekwon-Do kicks into five classes. The second class is stamping or un-stamping. This method uses extension of both the knee and the hip, in a range of planes and directions, while standing, spinning, flying. I name these types of kick The Stamp.
BD Classes of Kick #1 The Flick
For clarity of performance and ease of practice I divide the Chang Hon Taekwon-Do kicks into five classes. The first is opening and closing the knee, while kicking in various directions and planes. I call this the Flick. Examples: front and sidefront snap kicks, back snap kick, turning kick, reverse turning hooking kick, twisting kick.
Te Haka o Ngā Kaponga – The New Zealand Taekwon-Do Team Haka
Te Haka o Nga Kaponga – The New Zealand Taekwon-Do Team Haka