Comments on: This week in teaching http://www.stateofmyarts.com/blog/2009/07/08/this-week-in-teaching/ My martial arts life Fri, 20 Aug 2010 17:13:56 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.1 By: State of My Arts » This week in teaching http://www.stateofmyarts.com/blog/2009/07/08/this-week-in-teaching/comment-page-1/#comment-182 State of My Arts » This week in teaching Sun, 19 Jul 2009 22:01:26 +0000 http://www.stateofmyarts.com/blog/?p=252#comment-182 [...] what they wanted to work on.  The most senior wanted to work on problem kicks, which we had done the previous week.  But it was good work for all 3 of them.  We worked back kick, back side kick, and back hook [...] [...] what they wanted to work on.  The most senior wanted to work on problem kicks, which we had done the previous week.  But it was good work for all 3 of them.  We worked back kick, back side kick, and back hook [...]

]]> By: Matt "Ikigai" http://www.stateofmyarts.com/blog/2009/07/08/this-week-in-teaching/comment-page-1/#comment-177 Matt "Ikigai" Thu, 09 Jul 2009 17:54:17 +0000 http://www.stateofmyarts.com/blog/?p=252#comment-177 Definitely challenging kicks, I'm sure the students appreciated you taking the time to really go over them. Heck, it takes years to get used to even the simple kicks! Definitely challenging kicks, I’m sure the students appreciated you taking the time to really go over them. Heck, it takes years to get used to even the simple kicks!

]]> By: Michele http://www.stateofmyarts.com/blog/2009/07/08/this-week-in-teaching/comment-page-1/#comment-176 Michele Thu, 09 Jul 2009 16:33:07 +0000 http://www.stateofmyarts.com/blog/?p=252#comment-176 Sounds like a good week. The students have the same problem with the side kick in our dojo. They are not getting the pivot and correct alignment before they execute the kick. The beginning students have trouble with retraction on all the kicks. Sounds like a good week.

The students have the same problem with the side kick in our dojo. They are not getting the pivot and correct alignment before they execute the kick. The beginning students have trouble with retraction on all the kicks.

]]> By: SueC http://www.stateofmyarts.com/blog/2009/07/08/this-week-in-teaching/comment-page-1/#comment-175 SueC Thu, 09 Jul 2009 16:31:11 +0000 http://www.stateofmyarts.com/blog/?p=252#comment-175 Hi Pete, it's not just beginners that have trouble with the side kick! I still have a lot of trouble with that one too. I don't know if a karate side kick is much different to a tkd one but I just cannot get my foot horizontal when I thrust it out to the side - my toes always point slightly upwards at an angle. Any tips how to get the foot shape correct? Hi Pete, it’s not just beginners that have trouble with the side kick! I still have a lot of trouble with that one too. I don’t know if a karate side kick is much different to a tkd one but I just cannot get my foot horizontal when I thrust it out to the side – my toes always point slightly upwards at an angle. Any tips how to get the foot shape correct?

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