Hi, my name is Dan Schmidt from the Chinese Martial Arts Center and today we're going to be showing you the proper Lean Away Side Kick. Okay, starting from the fighting position, okay, there's two way to do it. You can either take a small step back or you can just lean away. Okay. As you lean away, you want to turn very slightly, keeping the head in a straight line with your front shoulder. You want to pick up the front leg, this way, kick straight out and then straight back down. Okay, with the step, it's exactly the same way. Just step and turn a little, pick up the knee and kick straight out, straight in, then down. So again, you step up, kick and down. Okay, from this angle. So he leans away, okay, see the shoulders straight line, going this way to complete 45 degree angle from his front foot, picks up the leg, kick straight out, straight in and down. Okay, this kick is good against someone that's either more powerful or a lot bigger than you. Okay, so, if someone comes with punches to the face, and they're more powerful, okay, it's easy, so you just lean back, pick up the foot, you kick straight in. Okay. Or, if you want to use it, it's like a fake tactic. Okay, so he punches, okay, you can block, lean in, disguides him in, then punch again. And as soon as he comes in, you kick there. So that's the proper way to perform the Leaning Side Kick.
