Kicking Set 2

Under Second Degree Brown Belt Curriculum

Bow.

Start from a horse stance facing 12 o'clock.

Drop your right foot back to 6 o'clock in a left neutral bow to start the second Kicking Set.

1. Execute a front chicken kick beginning with the left leg and continuing with the right. Land in a right neutral bow facing 12 o'clock.

2. Execute a front chicken kick beginning with the left leg and continuing with the right. Land in a right neutral bow facing 12 o'clock.

3. Execute a rear chicken kick beginning with the right leg and continuing with the left leg. Land in a right neutral bow facing 12 o'clock.

4. Execute a rear chicken kick beginning with the left leg and continuing with the right leg. Land in a right neutral bow facing 12 o'clock.

5. Execute a front chicken kick beginning with the right leg and continuing with the left leg. Land in a left neutral bow facing 12 o'clock.

6. Execute a front chicken kick beginning with the right leg and continuing with the left leg. Land in a left neutral bow facing 12 o'clock.

7. Execute a rear chicken kick beginning with the left leg and continuing with the right leg. Land in a left neutral bow facing 12 o'clock.

8. Execute a rear chicken kick beginning with the right leg and continuing with the left leg. Land in a left neutral bow facing 12 o'clock.

9. Execute a side chicken kick to 3 o'clock beginning with a left thrusting sweep kick and right snapping knife edge kick. Land in a right neutral bow facing 12 o'clock.

10. Execute a side chicken kick to 9 o'clock beginning with a right thrusting sweep kick and a left snapping knife-edge kick. Land in a left neutral bow facing 12 o'clock.

11. Execute a left front scoop kick and step back to 6 o'clock so you are in a right neutral bow facing 12 o'clock.

12. Cover to the rear by stepping your right foot over. You will be in a left neutral bow facing facing 6 o'clock.

13. Execute a right front scoop kick and step back to 6 o'clock so you are in a left neutral bow facing 6 o'clock.

14. Step your left foot back to 3 o'clock into a right neutral bow facing 9 o'clock.

15. Execute a right front scoop kick and step back to 3 o'clock into a left neutral bow facing 9 o'clock.

16. Cover to the rear by moving your left foot over. You will be in a right neutral bow facing 3 o'clock.

17. Execute a left front scoop kick and step back to 9 o'clock into a right neutral bow facing 3 o'clock.

18. Step your left foot to 6 o'clock into a right neutral bow facing 12 o'clock.

19. Execute a left rear scoop kick and step to 12 o'clock into a left neutral bow facing 12 o'clock.

20. Execute a right spinning back scoop kick to 12 o'clock and land in a right neutral bow facing 6 o'clock.

21. Step your right foot to 9 o'clock into a left neutral bow facing 3 o'clock.

22. Execute a right rear scoop kick and step to 3 o'clock you are in a right neutral bow facing 3 o'clock.

23. Execute a left spinning rear scoop kick to 3 o'clock and step to 9 o'clock into a left neutral bow facing 9 o'clock.

24. Step your right foot to 6 o'clock into a left neutral bow facing 12 o'clock.

25. Execute a right front snap kick to 12 o'clock. Immediately (point of origin) execute a right round kick to 12 o'clock. Land in a right neutral bow facing 12 o'clock.

26. Instantly execute a right knife-edge kick to 12 o'clock. Land in a right neutral bow facing 12 o'clock.

27. Execute a left front snap kick to 12 o'clock. Immediately (point of origin) execute a left round kick to 12 o'clock. Land in a left neutral bow facing 12 o'clock.

28. Instantly execute a left knife-edge kick to 12 o'clock. Land in a left neutral bow facing 12 o'clock.

29. Execute a right front snap kick to 12 o'clock. Immediately execute a right rear kick to 6 o'clock. Immediately follow that with the right knife-edge kick to 12 o'clock. [This is all without planting into a stance.] Land in a right neutral bow facing 12 o'clock.

30. Execute a left front snap kick to 12 o'clock. Immediately execute a left rear kick to 6 o'clock. Immediately execute a left knife-edge kick to 12 o'clock. [This is all without planting into a stance.] Land in a right neutral bow facing 12 o'clock.

31. Execute a right front snap kick to 12 o'clock. Immediately execute a right rear kick to 6 o'clock. Immediately execute a right knife-edge kick to 12 o'clock. [Point of Origin, again.] Land in a left neutral bow facing 12 o'clock.

32. Execute a left front snap kick to 12 o'clock. Immediately execute a left rear kick to 6 o'clock. Immediately execute am left knife-edge kick to 12 o'clock. [Point of Origin, still.] Land in a right neutral bow facing 12 o'clock.

33. Step back to horse stance Attention stance.

Bow.

What Kicking Set 2 Teaches

Teaches how to execute chicken kicks:

To various directions: front, side, rear.
To initiate the action with either the front leg or the back leg.
Proper line of sight and guarding positions for chicken kicks.
Importance of looking over the correct shoulder when executing rear chicken kicks.
Properly using body momentum while airborne to increase the depth of action and increase power.
Proper breathing when airborne.
Synchronizing hands and feet as a means of counterbalancing your kicks while airborne.
Proper timing for kicks.
The detailed use of body mechanics when employing chicken kicks.
Creating a practical point of reference for height and depth of action.
Stable and tailored stances while airborne.

Teaches how to execute scoop kicks:

To various directions: front and rear.
Using both lead and rear leg and while spinning.
Teaches the proper angle of executing for the scoop kick as well as the proper angle of contact for scoop kicks.
Proper timing of body momentum to give you added power for the scoop kicks.
Using Dead Motion Deception of the upper body to conceal the actions of your lower body.

Teaches how to execute combination kicks:

When executing bouncing kicks:
- Use the ground as a launch pad to add power to a kick
- To develop deceptive timing when combining kicks.
- To strike from obscure zones.
- To economize on time while still using the ground to gauge your distance from your attacker.
- To make impact adjustments in order to maintain balance.
When executing double and triple kick combinations:
- Creates greater neuromuscular memory for precision kicking.
- To increase your balance through posture, relaxation and tension at proper moments, breathing, and positioning of your hands.
- To increase your vocabulary of motion for situations when such an action may become useful.

Notes on Kicking Set 2:

Practice this set in a variety of types of shoes, especially those you commonly wear.
Work this set on training equipment as well as bodies.
Add chicken kicks and scoop kicks in techniques; determine when and where they are logically applicable.
What are some possible environmental factors that can effect your chicken kicks? Plan for those as well.
Add bounce kicks to your self-defense techniques as suffixes or inserts.
What are some possible, as well as practical, applications of double and triple kicks?
What are some other double and triple combinations? Make some up.
Create other chicken kick routines.