Originally Posted by
YouKnowWho
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- The #9 kick right leg behind the left leg are using the power from the leg only and not from the waist.
Forget the hands in the technique from here on know as "#9".
Have you ever thrown #9 against a punching bag while the bag was propped-up against a wall? Try throwing #9 against a wall or a door, landing the kick flat-footed against the surface. If the target is not as high as the knee, but higher than the ankle, it has force to it. If the target of #9 is too high, it loses force as it elevates. If the target is below the knee, but above the ankle, you can whip your waist counter-clockwise into the kick to generate alot of force. Now that I think about it, #9 isn't even EFFECTIVE if you don't whip your waist counter-clockwise when you throw the kick.
Throwing #9 against a tree, without using the hand technique, "enlightened" me (that's what it felt like, at least) as to how this technique is supposed to be thrown.
It's not a show-stopper of a technique, but it is effective. #9 thrown properly can take the opponents leg with all the weight on it right out from underneath them, if done properly.
Last edited by mantisben; 03-09-2005 at 03:31 PM.
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