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Wolf
13-Oct-2005, 11:50 PM
I just felt like bragging a bit because I'm bored. It's been a year or so since I've tried any difficult breaking technique, so I thought I'd jump in and try a difficult one at the end of class on Tuesday. Once upon a time I was able to do a speed break with a low spin kick, and sure enought I'm still able to pull it off. There's little more satisfying than hearing that CRACK as the board splinters and flys apart. At least that's the case for those of us into TMA's that like the whole breaking part of training.
Mari
14-Oct-2005, 12:01 AM
Congrats! ^__^ Low spin kicks are very difficult for me!

I broke a board with a side kick once... and tried with a hook but no success! XD breaking kind of scares me but i guess its all about precision and mind over matter! ^.^'
davefly76
14-Oct-2005, 12:08 AM
breaking is all about technique, get that right and you're laughing.

congrats to paul, i don't think i've ever done a low spin break.

:)
KSWarrior
14-Oct-2005, 07:06 PM
Great Job Paul, It is always rewarding to see your hard work pay off!
Wolf
14-Oct-2005, 11:57 PM
Thanks for the congratulations!
TXKukSoolBB
17-Oct-2005, 02:00 PM
FYI...Check out the November 2005 issue of BlackBelt magazine and you will see an article about low spin kicks...featuring two KSW practioners! It had some good tips on teaching the low spin kick that you could use in your classes.
ImaJayhawk
17-Oct-2005, 08:58 PM
FYI...Check out the November 2005 issue of BlackBelt magazine and you will see an article about low spin kicks...featuring two KSW practioners! It had some good tips on teaching the low spin kick that you could use in your classes.


Yeah KJN Middleton wrote the article and the article features two of his students. I know I need more practice on my low spin kicks! :D
Wolf
17-Oct-2005, 09:20 PM
KJN Middleton is actually my instructor now. His Low Spin Kicks are incredibly fast. I have a lot of work to do on mine after watching his.
KSW_123
18-Oct-2005, 03:51 AM
Congrats on the break KSWPaul. My favorite way to practice for low spin kicks is the spinning punch combo(see book 1) done as a squat. You hold your knife hand out and balance there for just a second before coming back up. Neither hand touches the floor during the exercise. Give it a shot if you haven't tried it before, it's fun.
Wolf
18-Oct-2005, 04:35 PM
I just got the issue of Black Belt. It's a good article with a lot of good tips. Sarah (the student performing the kick) is really good. She's one of the students I train with. Now I really want to go to class and start training. Unfortunatly KJN and the other instructors are all in Korea right now without me :cry:
KSW_123
18-Oct-2005, 04:58 PM
Unfortunatly KJN and the other instructors are all in Korea right now without me :cry:


But on the bright side, you get more room to train.
JKN-Taylor
24-Oct-2005, 09:41 PM
hehe, My low spinKicks need a lot of work. Congrats on the break.

... now if you manage to do the "thumb" break (it looks like a speed break using only your thumb and a "reverse knifehand", arm motion) in Grandmaster's mini book on Breaking, I'll be really impressed.

I just don't have the balls to try it