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BEYOND BASICS

doing was not an optimal way to kick! The purpose of this story is
to illustrate how a concept can be perpetuated for generations.

…the “Pendulum Rock” can be
applied to… create a more powerful,
natural kick.

Let’s look at what happens when the knee is lifted first to kick. The
kick becomes a 2-stage movement; the Lift and the Kick. If not
corrected, the kick’s pivot point is the knee causing the foot to
travel in an upward arc. “The shortest distance between two points
is a straight line”! Consequently, it’s impossible for something
traveling in an arc to be as fast as something traveling in a straight
line.

The concepts of the “Secret Handshake”, “Foot to Target”, “Rock
the Hip”, and the “Pendulum Rock” can be applied to kicking to
create a more powerful, natural kick.

The Secret Handshake has been discussed previously, so please
refer to that chapter.
The other three concepts are all components to creating an
efficient kick.

● Pendulum Rock
● Rock the Hip
● Foot to Target

No, this is not a new music genre, it’s a more natural method for
kicking. It's like an upside-down Pendulum, where the torso rocks
over the hip joint. Try this! While standing on one leg, keep the
other leg straight, and swing it forward and back in a rocking
motion from the hip joint. Now standing with your feet together,

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