| This ten article series will deal with
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| | and competent (you shouldn't be with him
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| the various components that need to be
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| | or her if they aren't) he will be able to
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| addressed when considering the
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| | fully assess your ability and give you
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| utilization of a particular kick in a
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| | his honest and forthright opinion. The
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| combat or self-defense situation. These
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| | next group of people you should speak
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| ten components can also be used by the
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| | with is your senior classmates. They too
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| tournament competitor although certain
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| | should be able to give you their
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| segments would have to be modified
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| | assessment of your kicking abilities.
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| slightly for the tournament aspects of
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| | Now after you have spoken with your
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| kicking, rather than the more intensive
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| | instructor and your senior classmates,
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| nature of using a kick or kicks in
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| | you can then talk to yourself. Now I
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| combat. Although all of these individual
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| | don't recommend doing this in a public
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| components are important, they are most
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| | place or your liable to end up getting a
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| effective when combined together and
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| | visit from the large men dressed in white
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| utilized correctly when executing a kick.
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| | carrying the butterfly net and the canvas
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| Although I will only be discussing one of
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| | jacket with extra long sleeves. What I do
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| the components in this article, here is
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| | recommend is a private time of
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| the complete list of all ten of them.
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| | self-reflection where you can honestly
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| 1. Your Kicking Ability
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| | evaluate your own abilities.
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| 2. Your Intended Application
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| | Here is a list of the important items
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| 3. The Environment
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| | that I feel you need to look at when
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| 4. Telegraphing
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| | considering what level your kicking
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| 5. Striking Implement
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| | ability is at.
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| 6. Striking the Correct Target
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| | 1. Length of time spent learning those
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| 7. Initial Impact
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| | kicking skills.
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| 8. Impact
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| | 2. The degree of flexibility that you
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| 9. Retraction or Follow Through
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| | have in your legs.
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| 10. Return to Fighting Position
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| | 3. The amount of power that you are able
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| Component One; Your Kicking Ability:
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| | to generate with your kicks.
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| Your kicking ability is just that, your
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| | 4. Your ability to execute every aspect
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| kicking ability. Not your perceived
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| | of those kicks correctly from start to
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| kicking ability, but your actual reality
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| | finish.
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| based kicking ability. This may be a hard
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| | 5. Your own past experiences in actual
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| pill to swallow, but you may not have the
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| | fights, not sparring in the dojo or at a
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| ability to utilize all of those flashy
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| | tournament.
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| spinning and flying kicks effectively in
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| | 6. Your ability to effectively and
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| an actual self-defense situation. Now the
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| | consistently land a kick on a training
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| good news, if you can realize this and
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| | partner anywhere from the waist down
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| accept it, then you are off to a lot
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| | without them seeing it even after it hits
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| better start than most people who like to
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| | them.
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| kick. Awareness is the key to survival,
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| | 7. Your ability to execute that very same
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| and nothing is more important than
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| | kick without telegraphing it.
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| self-awareness.
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| | 8. Your attitude towards being confronted
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| Now there are a lot of "self-defense"
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| | with a violent situation.
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| experts out there than don't advocate
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| | 9. Your overall physical condition.
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| kicking at all in a self-defense
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| | 10. Your ability to use your brain
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| situation. However, when you do a little
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| | intelligently.
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| research into why they believe this, most
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| | One of the best training aids that I have
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| of the time you will find out that they
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| | ever used and still do is a large full
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| had a bad experience and/or witnessed a
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| | length mirror. I have used a mirror to
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| bad experience with someone who tried
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| | train with ever since I first started
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| kicking and ended up getting the worst
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| | taking lessons over 25 years ago. It is
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| end of the beating. This is almost
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| | without a doubt the most important piece
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| certainly due to a lack of proper
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| | of training equipment that you can use,
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| knowledge not only of how to kick, but
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| | if it is used correctly. What you want to
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| also the who, what, where, when, and why
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| | do is to stand in front of the mirror in
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| of correctly applying a kick. Which
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| | a fighting position. Then without
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| unfortunately seems to be fairly common
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| | thinking about it, execute a kick at your
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| with a lot of the McDojo's that are so
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| | reflection in the mirror. Now a word of
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| prevalent in today's society. These
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| | caution, make sure you are back far
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| articles will help clear up some if not
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| | enough from the mirror that you aren't
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| all of those problems.
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| | going to actually hit it. This can not
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| For as many of the "self-defense" experts
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| | only be dangerous to yourself and be very
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| that are out there that don't advocate
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| | expensive, but you could also end up with
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| kicking, there are many more that do,
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| | seven years of bad luck. If you believe
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| although they recommend that you should
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| | in that sort of thing.
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| never kick above waist high. For the most
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| | When you can stand in front of the mirror
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| part this is very sound and intelligent
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| | and execute a kick, or any technique for
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| advice, and should be adhered to for the
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| | that matter, without telegraphing it then
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| most part by everyone. However, like
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| | you're starting to make some real
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| every known rule or law, there are
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| | progress. This is not an easy thing to
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| exceptions. For those few individuals out
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| | do, but you can do it. It just takes a
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| there who are truly gifted in the art of
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| | lot of time, hard work, and proper
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| kicking you can, with careful planning
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| | instruction.
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| and intelligence, execute kicks to a
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| | The next article in this series will deal
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| standing opponents head with amazing
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| | with the second of ten components needed
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| results. I know I've done just that on
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| | to kick effectively in a combat or
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| numerous occasions.
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| | self-defense situation. That component
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| Now how do you know just how good you are
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| | is, "Your Intended Kicking Application."
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| at kicking? Well, first and foremost
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| | Shawn Kovacich has been practicing the
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| unless you are a truly perceptive and
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| | martial arts for over 25 years and
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| honest person with yourself, you can
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| | currently holds the rank of 4th degree
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| forget about asking yourself. If you do,
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| | (Yodan) black belt in both Karate and Tae
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| you'll probably be able to execute any
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| | Kwon Do. Shawn is the author of the
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| one of a dozen or more jump spinning
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| | highly acclaimed Achieving Kicking
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| kicks taking out as many as two dozen
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| | Excellence (TM) series and can be
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| ninja villains before your feet ever
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| | reached via his web site at: Chikara Kan,
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| touch back down on the ground. Way to go
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| | Inc.
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| Hollywood!
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| | Be sure and check out Back Kick, volume
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| The first person you should consult with
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| | one in the Achieving Kicking Excellence
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| is your instructor. If he is qualified
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| | (TM) series.
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