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BEYOND BASICS

The drawback is that all of these examples telegraph the intention
to do a lead leg kick.

A short, high stance by nature is a telegraph of its potential
intention.

The key component… is eliminating the
fear of falling… on your face!

Leaning back is an obvious clue.

The Shuffle or Cross Step’s movement and position will also
communicate an intention.
The age-old question is, “How does one kick with the lead leg
without telegraphing the intention to do so”?

This lead leg roundhouse kick was also developed out of trying to
be as non-telegraphic as possible. It uses the Pendulum Rock,
Rocking the Hip, the Secret Handshake, and Foot to Target concepts.

The key component for this kick is eliminating the fear of falling…
on your face! But No worries, it’s not that hard to do. This fear is
another reflexive learned behavior. Simply stated, it’s just lifting
the foot. Here’s the catch! Lift the front foot without moving the
rear leg, leaning, or shifting weight to do so!

Starting from a neutral on-guard position, lift the lead foot and put
it back down… without leaning, moving, or shifting weight! The
Kick Slide photo, notice my center is well in front of the support
leg. The support leg will slide forward with the kick.

It’s a natural reflex to want to lean when the leg is lifted to maintain
balance! This lift is only for a split-second. Notice that when the
foot is lifted, you’ll have about one second before you have to put
the foot back down. That one second is the key to this kick slide.

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