I guess I have had a lot of questions lately since I have joined back in Taekwon-do. One of the questions i have is how to land after a jumping kick, how to land softly but not too heavy. Are there any exercises I can do? Any tips? Thanks.
What would going to China do for Hapuka?? Practice Hapua, thats the key, concentrate on landing lightly and after a while you will get it.
Just practice jumping into the air and landing lightly, no kick. The most common way to land lightly is to let the ball of your foot land first and then allow the movement from ball to heel (i.e. the weight spreading from just the ball to the whole flat foot) to absorb some of the shock.
*Klassh glances at his skipping rope* Maybe you aren't giving yourself time to land. I see a lot of areal kicks where the landing foot is practically on the ground before the kick is done. Causing a really hard land. Try to get some height, really dig in.
just to add to this, bend the knees some and try and let any tension in the legs go - in other words don't brace against the impact - go with it (if that makes sense). that should help with absorbing some of the shock. Something just occured to me// are a cats knees on the other way round to ours? hmm. do cats even have 'knees' or just high up 'ankles' ? blimey
you must first learn to kihup like lion Seriously though, land on the balls of your feet and bend knees for impact. The balance can be tough, but it can take lots of practice!
