A Trick to make your SideKick Better

[@douglaslindsey7512]

Miss you, glad you are back.

[@SimonScher]

Thanks so much! It’s been busy times. It’s good to be back.

[@howardray6736]

Excellent tutorial Simon, you've definitely put a lot of work into nailing down the problem areas of the side kick...many thanks 👍

[@kriswalter560]

Excellent video, sir.

[@SimonScher]

Thank you ma’am. It’s always good to hear from you 😃

[@justchary]

Finally I found someone with proper side kick

[@SimonScher]

Thank you. They can be challenging to find.

[@franciscocorrea6931]

Omg! My favorite taektuber!

[@SimonScher]

Aww thanks so much! That means a lot to hear.

[@torinslik6577]

Very nice! I wonder if the "swiping" way of doing it became common because of the increased emphasis of Point Sparring in many of these arts? If you don't need power, the "swiping" might feel faster for points?

[@ForeShadow20]

the twist of the hip will help to negate the swiping action and help with the rotation of the tool on impact.

[@SimonScher]

Most definitely!

[@Twobarpsi]

Your sidekick is incredible Sensei! Please tell me if this is an accurate way of looking at the mechanics of a sidekick. I have always visualized a sidekick as the horizontal version of, stomping on a aluminum can, or stomping on an insect. Would you say that it is more or less a horizontal stomp? I have analyzed my vertical stomp, and it travels very linearly. I visualize that when I am doing a sidekick, and I think it helps. Thank you Sensei ✊🥋!

[@SimonScher]

That is an excellent way to look at it. Yes and it’s not purely horizontal ideally it does come in at a slight downward angle for maximum power

[@Twobarpsi]

@@SimonScher thank you Sensei!

[@NeutroniummAlchemist]

Another way to train this is to start at extension, pull back into chamber, then retrace the path your foot made. Some people can feel the motion better this way. The "swipe" tends to happen because of lack of coordination between the glutes and quads on the extension. These are easier to get right on retraction. Also, I feel that you should train both the full chamber and the partial chamber for different situations. The full chamber can't really be jammed and is more powerful, but it's pretty easy to see coming and can be easily countered, as the path of the foot through the air has two directions. A partial chamber can still be done with the correct thrust mechanics, but is much harder to see and counter. In a partial chamber side kick, the foot rises in a straight line to the target from the ground. You can still get some power with a good push from the standing leg and foot.

[@SimonScher]

I agree. However if you become very smooth w the full chamber, the. When you do a demo side kick you can jump into the kick with the same alignment as a full range of motion kick.

[@NeutroniummAlchemist]

@@SimonScher Of course. I'm only talking about teaching utter beginners in the first paragraph. I find that starting at the end position gets them to proficiency faster.

[@practicaleffect]

this has been on my mind for a very long time and im so glad that someone finally explained it. At first, i thought it was just a style thing since a lot of kukkiwon guys dont have a chamber as deep as yours. Do you think there is a similar issue with the round kick? or any other kick in general?

[@SimonScher]

There is a similar problem w most kicks. But it’s most pronounced w the side kick. A lack of tech amber in the hook kick and a lack of hip rotation in the round kick.

[@practicaleffect]

@@SimonScher Do you only do the turning round kick in a front stance? is there a way to do it from the back leg of a back stance?

[@SimonScher]

@@practicaleffect you can do it from any stance. I just chose that to demonstrate it with for consistency and it’s the easiest to go from.

[@TangLong1972]

Nice video. Thanks

[@chobochobus]

Hi Simon, thank you for this video! We are currently working on kicks in our dojang. Thank you for showing how the human body and hips play a part, its nice to understand how and why kicks work! I was wondering if you could help with breathing techniques, I just got back into class after a 3 year hiatus and I've forgotten breath control, I'm trying to push the air out of my diaphragm but I don't know what sound it should make, a lot of people in my class make a sound when pushing out the air but I don't want to do anything that isnt genuine like faking a sound or something

[@SimonScher]

Thank you. I am honored you found it useful. Many martial artists use some kind of kiyup. However the main goal is unify breath and movement. A yell is always good and encourages energy and vigor. But anything that brings your outward breath to consciousness will work. I use a hissing sound. And audible exhale.

[@chobochobus]

@@SimonScher Thank you for the quick reply! I notice some of my fellow dojang members kiyup in certain moves while some don't, but I think an audible exhale or hissing sound is something along the lines of what I'm looking for, thanks again for your sidekick tutorial, the usage of tape makes it really easy to learn and correct myself

[@SimonScher]

I am pretty sure I discuss the role of breath in this video kzbin.info/www/bejne/j6nUiXmAf9eAi68

[@williambreen4290]

If you don't mind my asking sir is your background in traditional Taekwondo or Olympic Style? And furthermore which approach does this channel focus on just out of curiosity?

[@SimonScher]

Traditional

[@williambreen4290]

Traditional ITF Taekwondo is what I started in years ago and I think it is still a very effective martial art if you can actually find a dojang? It seems like that Olympic WT garbage is everywhere!

[@kmamk3288]

Super

[@kdefensemartialarts8097]

👏

[@krihs_krihs]

What happened to your voice

[@NeutroniummAlchemist]

Sounds like he recovered from a bad cold of some sort. Possibly why he was away.

[@SimonScher]

I don’t know. I am seeing an ent on Wednesday. It has been weird and raspy for a few months now. It reallynsucks

[@krihs_krihs]

@@SimonScher ok