2024-02-12

Teaching my regular classes at the Ross Farnsworth - East Valley YMCA.

The battle to differentiate between side thrust kick and side snap kick continues. Tonight we worked on both kicks while moving across the floor in kiba-dachi, but my rule was that everyone was only allowed to kick as high as their own knee. I find that many people tend to trade form for altitude when it comes to kicks, so I ask them to kick low on purpose, just to work on form. This tends to have a much better chance of keeping the foot angle and leg orientation correct.