Sidekicks
Originally posted by Brithlor
BTW, does mantis use SIDE kicks? Just curious... we use low side kicks in wing chun but my side kick is really poor... anyone know some mistakes that are often done when utilizing the side kick and how to prevent them?
In seven star tanglang there seems to be a theme of sidekicks being used almost predominantly for closing distance, retreating strikes, leg suppression, and high-low combinations. It is almost always used with the cooperation from another limb that is performing a separate technique. My personal feel for a sidekick in seven star, thus far, is that of gaining a tactical advantage regardless of what damage is done to an opponent... so even if the kick fails to strike it's intended target you have the simultaneous ability to move yourself into advantage. Just one more step in tanglang towards learning to use one's body like a swiss army knife in order to play a game of reflexive martial chess. That's neat stuff.
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