Water Dragon
10-29-2001, 06:39 PM
Let's try something new. List your best or favorite body mechanic. Let's see if Kung Lek is serious about serious discussion. Keep this one on topic buddy.
Here's Mine:
Squeezing the Kua
Definition: The kua is basically the area where your thigh connects to your hip joint. If you "squeeze" it shut, you can see a crease in you pants along the joint.
What it does
Squeezing the kua from an open to a closed position pitches your body weight forward and causes a rotational torque through the body. It is very similar to a boxers right cross from the waist down.
How to "get it"
1.Stand in a fairly wide horse stance (feet straight ahead) with both elbows parallel to the ground and the fists facing each other.
2. Rotate to the left on your heels until your feet are on a 45 degree angle from where you started.
3. Now "squeeze" your kua until you are in a Front Stance (left side forward). At the same time, twist your elbows as far as possible to the left. At the end position, you want your head resting on the crook of your right elbow, looking to the left.
** Feel the squeeze in your kua, the stretch in your back leg, and the torque in your waist. These are the key points.
Now, go back to the beginning position and repeat on the other side. This will end up being a relatively slow, smooth moving exercise when you get it right. When you get comfortable with the motion, start applying it to punches, elbows, etc.
Most actions of men can be explained by observing a pack of dogs. Not wild dogs, just neighborhood dogs who all scurry under the fence on the same night and set off together to reclaim a glimmer of the glory their species possessed before domestication.
[This message was edited by Water Dragon on 10-30-01 at 08:47 AM.]
Here's Mine:
Squeezing the Kua
Definition: The kua is basically the area where your thigh connects to your hip joint. If you "squeeze" it shut, you can see a crease in you pants along the joint.
What it does
Squeezing the kua from an open to a closed position pitches your body weight forward and causes a rotational torque through the body. It is very similar to a boxers right cross from the waist down.
How to "get it"
1.Stand in a fairly wide horse stance (feet straight ahead) with both elbows parallel to the ground and the fists facing each other.
2. Rotate to the left on your heels until your feet are on a 45 degree angle from where you started.
3. Now "squeeze" your kua until you are in a Front Stance (left side forward). At the same time, twist your elbows as far as possible to the left. At the end position, you want your head resting on the crook of your right elbow, looking to the left.
** Feel the squeeze in your kua, the stretch in your back leg, and the torque in your waist. These are the key points.
Now, go back to the beginning position and repeat on the other side. This will end up being a relatively slow, smooth moving exercise when you get it right. When you get comfortable with the motion, start applying it to punches, elbows, etc.
Most actions of men can be explained by observing a pack of dogs. Not wild dogs, just neighborhood dogs who all scurry under the fence on the same night and set off together to reclaim a glimmer of the glory their species possessed before domestication.
[This message was edited by Water Dragon on 10-30-01 at 08:47 AM.]