Hi, my name is Dan Schmidt from the Chinese Martial Arts Center and today we're going to be performing Spin Side Kick. So, from a fighting position, okay, you're going to be turning. You want to turn the front foot in. You want to shift your weight, look over your shoulder, pick up the leg, side kick and then spin back around. Okay, so facing this way. So, turn the foot in, shift the back, make sure you look first, pick the knee straight up, kick and then spin back around. So, again from this angle. So, this is very important. So when you turn, you have to shift the foot, you want to try to maintain as straight a posture as possible. Keep the leg bent, don't try to straighten your legs and you want to make sure you look where you're kicking, so you don't lose control. Pick the leg straight up to maintain balance, kick straight out and then spin back around. Okay. Now this kick is excellent when you use it to set up an attack, okay, or as a defense. Okay, so one way to perform the kick, so I can punch him, make him block up, then at the same time very fast, turn, then kick straight in, and then come back around. Okay. That is the proper way to perform Spin Side Kick.
