Sidekick in Martial Arts

Video Transcript

"Michael Lewis with Yeshua martial arts on behalf of Expert Village, we are here to talk about basic striking techniques. Now we are going to have an overview of the side kick. There are two ways to throw the kick. You can either use the blade of your foot and you point your kick inward towards the striking target so in other wards I'm striking with the blade of the foot such as this or you can strike with your heel. Personally I prefer to strike with the heel, because it's centered over your leg and that way the force is transferred a little bit easier into your partner; you're able to get a little bit more force out of it. Now, keep in mind that as you chamber up you're going to point your knee slightly back away from your target, that way you develop a lot of power in shooting the kick out. Also, footwork is very important there's many different ways to throw a side kick. You can throw a side kick by pointing up and staying right here at your target and throwing in the kick or to cover distance you can do a step behind side kick where you slide up your foot and you throw in your kick. Also, you can throw a spinning side kick which takes a little bit more practice because you're trying to throw in a circle and pretty much you're shooting in a straight technique, a straight strike. So, it's a little bit harder. To cover the basics of it though you are going to raise up whichever leg you feel comfortable with, you are going to raise it up, slightly point it back away from your target, and then as you get ready you're going to fire out that technique. Now, the other part to it is the bottom foot that you're standing on. It's going to twist in the opposite direction that you're kicking in order to develop a lot more power. So, as you chamber up you fire out the kick while twisting the bottom foot. Again, just a last demonstration; you pull up the knee, fire in your kick. That way you develop a lot of power into that side kick technique. That is just your basic overview of the side kick."