Thread: Ramon Dekkers teaching/seminar clips

Yes, he generates power from the hips like one should. I'm not real crazy about the twist to the right before he moves back to the left to throw the right round kick (demonstrating the RK in the seminar vid). I understand what he's doing but it also tends to telegraph when done in a fight. That being said, he's obviously been very successful and makes it work so good on him. I like watching how he moves as well.



William

Like I said earlier, I understand what he is doing and I’m in no way inferring that he doesn’t (He’s proven beyond a doubt). But with new students, that twist to the right and then twist back to the left to throw a right RK is something I try to get them to minimize. I want them to use a slight shift as opposed to a more exaggerated twist (kind of hard to explain on line) to tap power from the hips. Again, he was probably overemphasizing the mechanics to help explain them. I just mentioned it because it’s something I notice many new students doing in an attempt to add power when you don’t need to if you get the mechanic of pivoting the hip down.

And I agree, I love using kicks to set up the hands, and vice versa.



William