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- From: schan@birch.srg.af.mil (Stephen Chan x4485)
- Subject: Re: Kicking with instep vs. ball
- Organization: SRG, Arinc Research Corp., Annapolis, MD
- Date: Tue, 17 Nov 92 13:59:38 GMT
- Message-ID: <1992Nov17.135938.15249@srg.srg.af.mil>
- References: <1992Nov13.160754.17949@ccd.harris.com> <Z5DcuB1w165w@ziggys.cts.com>
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- In article <Z5DcuB1w165w@ziggys.cts.com> cobra@ziggys.cts.com (Ron Lee) 619/262-6384 writes:
- >Use of the ball of the foot concentrates all your energy into a spot
- >roughtly 2" wide (more or less). That's why it's so good for breaking
- >boards.
-
- It also requires a little more tension in the lower leg to maintain
- this structure, and some more flexibility in the calves, so tends to be a
- little slower.
-
- >Use of the instep spreads your energy out over 4" (more or less),
- >allowing you to initiate with more force and feel it less coming back to
- >you, but also spreading that energy over a wider target.
-
- The converse of the previous comment applies: it's faster.
-
- >Use of the shin (as I've seen in only a couple posts--I'll have to try it
- >next Tuesday night) will spread that energy over an even wider area.
-
- The shin is a very hard and solid striking surface. Shin kicks also
- eliminate the need to transfer power through the ankles, getting rid of one
- more thing which can go wrong (ever hit a bag with incorrect wrist position?
- the same can happen with your ankle, right?)
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- Stephen Chan
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