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Great Sage · 02-25-2003, 11:41 AM

Most people have the misconception that high and fancy TKD kicks are useless... These same people can't do them nor can they kick. I can do them and have used my kicks in real encounters without any repercussions.

The fact is most people don't expect kicks, especially high ones. It often takes them by surprise and they're usually not ready for them. A flying side kick is the most idea weapon for a "sneak" attack. Against a shove, simply planting and kicking the guy's head with a roundhouse will end the confrontation. Suprisingly, punching will not work, because as we know, our heads are higher up and people will see punches coming, but not a kick from down below.

I don't claim that simply thowing a tornado kick will win you a fight, but any technique can be practiced to a degree of effectiveness.

02-25-2003, 11:41 AM	#1 (permalink)
Great Sage Registered User Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: Nowhere, USA... Posts: 510 Groans: 0 Groaned at 0 Times in 0 Posts	Fancy Kicks and TKD work GREAT Most people have the misconception that high and fancy TKD kicks are useless... These same people can't do them nor can they kick. I can do them and have used my kicks in real encounters without any repercussions. The fact is most people don't expect kicks, especially high ones. It often takes them by surprise and they're usually not ready for them. A flying side kick is the most idea weapon for a "sneak" attack. Against a shove, simply planting and kicking the guy's head with a roundhouse will end the confrontation. Suprisingly, punching will not work, because as we know, our heads are higher up and people will see punches coming, but not a kick from down below. I don't claim that simply thowing a tornado kick will win you a fight, but any technique can be practiced to a degree of effectiveness. __________________ The sage experiences without abstraction, And accomplishes without action; He accepts the ebb and flow of things, Nurtures them, but does not own them, And lives, but does not dwell.