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00:00Look, I got you guys. You want to kick higher, stronger, and faster. Not just for flashy demo
00:05sidekicks. If you're anything like me, who's competitive and always looking for an edge in a
00:10fight, then there's no better feeling in the world than hitting a perfectly timed spinning
00:14back hook kick to the head or landing a front leg axe against a taller opponent. And I'ma be honest,
00:19to be able to score all of these kicks in game while your opponent is moving around trying to
00:24counter you at the same time, it's not going to be a piece of cake. It takes a lot more
00:29than just
00:29doing a few basic stretches here and there. And I noticed because when I started Taekwondo at 13,
00:35I was an unathletic kid who couldn't even win in a sparring class. And there were times where I would
00:40crash out in frustration over my tight hips. I thought the solution was just stretching more.
00:46I spent hours trying to get more flexible, yet my kick still felt stiff, weak, and slow. But through
00:53years of trial and error, refining my approach, I went from barely keeping up to become the 2024
00:59US national champion and ranked number one in the under 74 kilogram class that year.
01:05And one of the biggest lessons I learned is that kicking higher isn't just about flexibility. You
01:10also have to build strength throughout the entire range of motion. Because if you can't control your
01:15leg at the highest point, your kick loses power, speed, and impact. And that's just one of the four
01:21important factors that transformed my kicks. And today, I'm going to show you all four.
01:28This will be the best tutorial you'll ever watch on how to get higher kicks. Let's get to work.
01:37So the first step to getting higher, stronger, and faster kicks is assessing and identifying your
01:44specific problem. So I'm going to break this down into two different problems. The first one is going to be
01:49passive flexibility. And then the second is going to be active mobility. So I'm going to show you an
01:55example with the front snap kick, right? If you go through to kick the snap kick, and then boom,
01:59you kick it, and you feel a pull in your hamstring, you feel like it's tight. That's going to be
02:03more of
02:04a passive flexibility problem. Whereas if you can already do the splits, and you can get your leg up high,
02:10but you feel like you can't keep it there, or you can't keep that power and that impact at the
02:15highest
02:16point of your kick. So when you bring it up, it's like floating, right? Then that's going to be more
02:21of an active mobility problem. Once you figure out if your problem is an active mobility or passive
02:27flexibility problem, then we can take a tailored approach to your specific situation. Before we get
02:33into it, I'm going to explain some basic anatomy for your hip. There's four different ways that your hip can
02:39move, and also two different ways that it can rotate. So first, we're going to go through hip flexion.
02:45That's going to be when you bring your leg up for a snap kick, right? Bring your leg up forwards.
02:50That's going to be when you're using your hip flexors to bring it up. So that's going to be hip
02:55flexion. The next one is going to be hip extension. So that's going to be when you go in for
03:00a back
03:01kick, right? You're bringing your leg backwards, you're using your glutes and your hamstring,
03:06putting your leg into hip extension. The next one will be hip adduction or adduction. That's going to be
03:13when you're taking your leg and you're swinging it to the side. So if you're going to apply that
03:17to Taekwondo, it would be when you're bringing it up and going for a crescent kick. So going from
03:22the outside to the inside, right? And then for abduction or abduction, that's going to be the
03:29outside of your hip. So when you go to lift up for a cancel or when you're going to bring
03:34your
03:34leg up to chamber for a side kick, that's going to be abduction. The final two things are not
03:40going to be a direction, but it's going to be more of a rotation. The first is going to be
03:45external rotation. So if you take your leg and you bring your foot to the inside, you're going to feel
03:50a stretch on the outside of your hip. That's going to be external rotation. And then if you take that
03:55same leg, right, and you bring your foot outwards, that's going to be internal rotation. So if you
04:03guys need any help along the video, feel free to pause and then come back to this spot so then
04:08you
04:08can have a good understanding of which part of the hip I'm talking about. So the first step to
04:14getting higher kicks is going to be working on your passive flexibility. Earlier, we talked about
04:20assessing what your problem was. And if you feel that stretch in the back of your hamstring,
04:24when you go into hip flexion, right, you're bringing your leg forward, then that's going to be
04:29a problem where you need to stretch out the muscles in the back of your leg. So I'm going to
04:34show you guys
04:34a good hamstring stretch. I'll show you it one way first and then from the side as well.
04:39What you're going to do is you're going to come up. Right now I have a low box. I want
04:43you guys to
04:44bring it to the highest point that is comfortable for you. So if that's a little bit higher, you can
04:48put it up on a wall or a ledge. But if you're a little bit less flexible, you can put
04:52it down on a
04:53lower box. What you're going to do is you're going to square up your hips. You're going to take your
04:57foot,
04:58put it up on the box and pull your toes forward. After that, you're going to bend your body forward
05:05until you feel the stretch and you're going to hold for 30 seconds. I want to hold this for 30
05:10seconds
05:11so my body gets used to being in this range passively. Once I feel like I'm good, I come back
05:17up, give it five or 10 seconds rest and you can go for three sets on each side. I'm going
05:22to show you
05:24your body, right? Isn't off to the side. You're not leaning one way. You're keeping your hips nice
05:30and squared. So then you can really just sit into that stretch and hold. Once you've done that for
05:37three sets on each side, you can move on to hip extension. So jumping into hip extension. In order
05:44to have enough flexibility, when you go for those back kicks, you have to be able to bring your leg
05:49up
05:49backwards without feeling like a tightness in the front part of your hip. So in order to
05:54work on that, we're going to work on our hip flexors, the front part of your hip. This is
05:59called a wall stretch or a couch stretch. And I believe that you guys have probably seen this
06:03stretch before, but there's a few key pointers that I see a lot of you guys missing out on that
06:08we're going to cover today. So what you're going to do first is you're going to come up close to
06:12a
06:12couch or a wall. And if you're actually a dojang with mats, that's no problem. But if you're at home,
06:17you can put a towel or I have a little balance pad so I could cushion my knee. All right.
06:21So first I'm
06:22going to get down onto the floor and I'm going to come up and put my knee as close as
06:26I can to the
06:27wall. Then I have the back of my foot or the top part of my foot onto the wall. And
06:31I'm going to
06:32take my other leg and put it on the floor. Now from here, a lot of people, I see their
06:36body is
06:36forward. Don't want to keep your body forward because that makes it easy. I want you to try and
06:40raise your body up. And that's where we move on to the next important key. When people raise their
06:46body up, if they don't have the mobility, they're going to arch their back like this so they can
06:51compensate. I don't want that. I want you guys to think about tightening your lower core and
06:56engaging your glute. So then that way it's really putting in all of that stretching into this front
07:02part of the hip flexor. So I'm going to show you a bad example like this, right? My back is
07:07arched
07:07and my body is forward. I want to bring my body up while engaging my core and engaging my glutes.
07:13So I'm at a more straight position. I'm going to hold this for 30 seconds, three sets, and then
07:20also work on it on the other side as well. The next passive flexibility stretch that we will be
07:25covering is for adduction or adduction. So that's going to be when you're going to land a crescent
07:31kick and you're trying to bring your leg from the outside to the end. But when you bring it there,
07:35you feel a stretch on the outside of your hip, or you feel like it's a little bit tight.
07:39So in order to stretch that, right, what we're going to do is we're going to be next to a
07:44wall,
07:44or you can also come to a doorframe or a pole, right? And this outer foot is going to go
07:49behind
07:50the inner foot. So from here, I'm bringing it behind the inner foot. Then I'm going to put my
07:56hands on the wall or the pole, and I'm going to lean into that hip. So I feel a nice
08:02stretch on this
08:03outer side of my hip. One important thing to note is I don't want to be using my torso because
08:07that's
08:07going to be stretching my lower back, my QL, right? I don't want to focus on that right now.
08:11I want to focus on my hips. So once I get my hands over my head, right, I'm going to
08:15be pushing
08:16into my hips. So I really feel it on that outer side. We're going to hold this just like earlier,
08:2230 seconds for three sets on each side. And then you should feel a difference when you go for those
08:28crescent kicks. The next one we're going to cover is abduction or abduction. This happens in the game
08:34Taekwondo when you go in for a cancel or a cut kick, right? And you lift it up. But if
08:39you have
08:39a problem with the abduction, you're going to feel a stretch on the inner side of your groin.
08:44And in order to work on that, I'm going to come into a slightly specific lunge. Okay. So this is
08:50going to be a little bit Taekwondo specific. I'm not going to be working on my hip flexors like earlier.
08:54I'm going to turn my foot to the side and then sink in so I could stretch the inner side
09:00of my hip.
09:01So the reason I want to do this is so that when I lift it, right, I'm not feeling a
09:05stretch on this
09:05inner side. One important thing to note, I'm going to show you from the side angle is that when I
09:09go
09:10into this stretch, I want to make sure that my body is aligned. Top of my head or the top
09:15of my body is
09:15not leaning forward. Also, my hips aren't pushing out because sometimes if I have a little bit lower
09:21flexibility, my hips will tend to come out like this. I don't want that. I want you to try and
09:26keep
09:26your legs in one straight line. So my ankle, my knee, my hip, my torso is all in one straight
09:32line,
09:32and I'm going to sink into it. If this is as far as I could go, no problem. But if
09:36you can sink lower,
09:37you're going to try and come as low as you can. And then we get a hold for 30 seconds,
09:41three sets.
09:42So next we're going to be moving into hip external rotation. That's going to be when your hip is on
09:48the
09:48outside while your foot is coming to the inside like this. This is applicable to the Taekwondo game when
09:54you're going for a twist kick. So you're trying to be sneaky and you're trying to switch up the angle.
09:58So you have to have good external rotation to be able to get the correct range of your kick.
10:04So to work on that, we're going to work on a pigeon stretch. So you're going to come down to
10:08the floor
10:08like this and it's almost like a lunge, but it's a little bit different. What you're going to do is
10:13you're going to put your front knee right down on the floor and your back or your front foot is
10:19going to
10:19also be along with your knee. This back leg is going to be straight. And I want you guys to
10:25try
10:25and sit down into this stretch and you should really feel this outer hip getting that external
10:32stretch. So when you come into this, right, you don't want to be leaning to the side or coming
10:37over to the side, keep your body nice and square, and then try and lower your torso and stay as
10:43low as
10:43you can. I'll also show you from the side view. When you go right, you want to come into this
10:49position, but you don't want this outer leg to come out to the side. You want to keep it nice
10:53and straight. And then this front hip is the one that we're going to be focusing on. So again,
10:58I'm trying to lean into this external rotation. I feel the nice stretch on the outer part of my hip,
11:04keep it for 30 seconds. And then we're going to come back up after three sets. So we covered external
11:09rotation. Next, we're moving into internal rotation. So in the game of Taekwondo, when you're
11:14going for that sneaky snake kick, right, I see a lot of you guys want to learn how to do
11:18the
11:18snake kick, you have to have a lot of internal rotation, we are bringing your leg, right, where
11:24your knee is on the inside, but also your foot is on the outside. So to be able to flip
11:29downwards,
11:30right, you got to be able to have good internal rotation. So then that way, your foot can follow
11:35the line of that chest gear and score in that small space. So to work on that, right, we're
11:40going to come down to the floor. And this is called the 90, 90 position. And what we're going to
11:44do,
11:44right, is my knee, my foot and my hip is in 90. And then same thing on the other side,
11:49I don't want them to be too close like this, I want to try and get them 90 degrees, right?
11:54And what I'm
11:55going to do is I'm going to lean into this part of my hip, I'm going to feel almost like
12:01a sharp pain
12:02on the outside of my hip. Because a lot of times if we're less passively flexible, then it's not
12:08going to feel that comfortable. But if you feel that part of your hip getting that sensation that
12:13you know, you're doing the right thing. So you want to lean into this part. And if you feel like
12:18this is okay, I don't really feel much of a stretch, what I could do is take this other foot,
12:22put it on top. And then again, I'm going to lean into it. So I really feel like the knee
12:28is going
12:28downwards, and my foot is going upwards. The second key to getting higher kicks is going
12:34to be working on your active mobility. So if you already have good flexibility, or you've worked on
12:39it, then now is the time to work on the strength through range of motion. So you don't want to
12:45just
12:45be throwing your leg out, right, and it kind of being floppy and airy, you want to be able to
12:50keep
12:50it nice and strong and precise throughout the whole range of the kick. So in order to do that, you
12:54got to
12:55work on your active mobility. And first, we're going to go through hip flexion. Okay, so we're
13:00going to come to the box just like earlier, we worked on the hamstring stretch, right? But this
13:04time, it's going to be not as focused on stretching the hamstring out, it's going to be more focused on
13:09working the hip flexors and really gaining strength in there. So what you're going to do is going to box
13:15up your hips box up your body just like earlier. And you're going to lean down until you feel that
13:19stretch.
13:20Once you feel that stretch, we're going to work on pulsing my foot up. So what that means is I'm
13:26going to try and raise this foot as high as I can. And it doesn't matter if this is too
13:33low or too high,
13:34I want you guys to focus on getting it to your max range first, and then working from there. So
13:39what
13:39this does is it really trains the hip flexors to be able to work when the backside of your leg
13:47is
13:47already stretched out. And what that translates to is higher and more precise axe kicks.
13:58So next moving on to hip extension, so you can have better back kicks. I want you guys to come
14:03down onto all fours, right? And from here, what we're going to do is focus on lifting one leg up
14:09to the
14:10sky. But the most important thing is a lot of times when you go to lift, it's very easy to
14:14compensate
14:15with my lower back, just like earlier when we were talking about that couch stretch. So before we start,
14:21what you need to do is if you look at my lower back, right, I don't want to arch, I
14:25want to engage
14:26my core. So I have a nice hollow body. And then from there, I'm locking up my core and I'm
14:31only using
14:32my glutes and my hips to move up and down. At first, as you can see, it's not going to
14:38be a wide range of
14:39motion because you're not going to be used to being able to isolate your core and only use your
14:45glute. But through time and repetition, your glutes will get stronger and you'll be able to have more
14:49strength to lift it up higher. For these, I want you to go through 20 reps on three sets on
14:54each side.
14:55So next, we're going to move on to hip adduction or adduction. In order to work on this, we're going
15:01to
15:01come and lay sideways on the floor. And my top foot is going to come over to the side. That
15:07way, I have a
15:08nice big range of motion that I could use on this bottom foot. And the side of it is going
15:12to be
15:12facing the ceiling. From here, I'm going to use the muscles in my inner groin to be able to raise
15:18and pulse and then bring it back down. Raise and pulse and then bring it back down. And what this
15:24does is it works on the inner side of my thighs so that when I go to kick that crescent
15:29kick, instead of
15:30it feeling light and slow and sluggish, I'm able to really whip it and then score on the back of
15:35that
15:35headgear. This time, we're going to be working on abduction or abduction. I want you guys to come to
15:41a wall and the bottom foot is going to face the wall like this. I'm going to put my hand
15:45on the wall
15:46and then I'm going to bring up the other leg. And what I'm aiming to do is really focus on
15:51the outer
15:52side of my hip. I should feel it almost tense up and feel ready to cramp. So I'm going to
15:56raise,
15:57right? And once I get to end motion, I can come back down. I'm going to raise and then come
16:03back down.
16:03And I want you guys to make sure on this one, especially that I'm not arching my back. If I
16:07arch my back, right? It kind of turns into like a swung position. I don't want to be doing that.
16:11I want to tighten my core. So I'm really isolating this outer hip and all of the motion is coming
16:17directly from the hip. Once you do these, you should definitely feel like a little bit of soreness
16:22in your hip and that's totally fine. But then when you go to kick those cut kicks, right? You go
16:27to
16:27lift that cancel. You should feel like you're a lot more strong and explosive through the motion.
16:33So improving active mobility in your external rotation. For this one, we're going to come down
16:37to the floor into that 90-90, just like earlier. And we're going to be focusing on this front leg.
16:44First, we're going to aim on pushing into the floor using this outer hip through the knee and the foot
16:49at the same time. So I'm going to push and this is going to feel awkward at first, but I
16:53want you to
16:54really feel it in the outside of your hip like this. I can hold that for 20 seconds. And then
16:58after I
16:59finish that hold, what I'm going to do is focus on lifting my foot up into the air while I
17:04keep this
17:05knee on the ground. So if you can't just lift it without using your hand, I want you to use
17:11your
17:11hand to kind of bring it into position. And once you feel like it's high enough, you can let go
17:16and
17:16try and hold that. Again, you can assist yourself by pulling it up higher and then you can let go
17:22and
17:22try to hold that. So we're going to go back and forth for 20 seconds each, three sets on each
17:27side.
17:28So finally, for internal rotation, we're going to do that same 90-90 pose, but instead of focusing on
17:34this front leg, I'm going to focus on this back leg. I'm going to turn my body towards that back
17:39leg
17:39and I'm going to push through my knee and my foot just like earlier into the floor. And then once
17:44I
17:44hold that for 20 seconds, just like earlier, I'm going to keep this knee as a pivot point and try
17:49to lift
17:49my foot up off the floor like this. I'm trying to hold, hold, hold, hold, hold. And you will feel
17:55either tightness or a cramp coming in the outer side of your hip. That's totally fine. We're going
18:00to hold this for 20 seconds. And then after I finish, I come back down and I push back into
18:04the
18:04floor. Just like the external rotation, I want you guys to go back and forth from push and pull.
18:10We're going to go for 20 seconds, three sets on each side. So next, the third key to getting higher
18:15kicks
18:16is going to be kicking mechanics. Even if you have good passive flexibility or good active mobility,
18:22if you don't have the correct mechanics, you're not going to be able to transfer those strengths
18:27correctly into the game. And the first kick we're going to cover today is the snap kick. So that's
18:31going to be the most basic kick in Taekwondo. What you have to learn, especially with the snap kick,
18:36because it translates to all of the other kicks we're going to be talking about today,
18:39is the chamber of your kick. If the chamber of your kick isn't high, then the kick is not going
18:45to be
18:45able to get high. So what that means is right. If my leg, if my chamber, my knee right is
18:51low,
18:52and then I'm trying to swing through, it's almost like I'm trying to bring all of my weight in.
18:56And it's kind of like I'm swinging through, right? I don't want that. I want to be able to bring
19:01my knee
19:01nice and high into my chest. So then from there, all my foot has to do is snap out just
19:07like the
19:07name snap kick, right? So I'm bringing my knee up nice and high. And from the side, I'm going to
19:12show
19:12you as well, right? You could be in the mirror, just make sure that your knee is coming up nice
19:15and high. And then from there, you could work on bringing it up into the kick. So you bring your
19:20knee high up first, and then you're snapping it out. You could also come to a wall, right? If you
19:26hold a wall, you can come, right? You bring your knee up, and then you're snapping it out, snapping
19:31it out. You don't want the chamber down here, you want it up nice and high. Next, we're going to
19:35be
19:36moving on to the roundhouse kick. Okay, so this is very similar to the snap kick, but you have to
19:40pivot
19:41more with this bottom foot, and then also change the direction that your knee that you're kicking
19:46knee is going into. And what you want to understand is the wider the arc, the more energy and more
19:52power that you're going to have to use to kind of lug your leg across. We don't want that we
19:57want more
19:57of a whip. Okay, so what I want you guys to imagine your head, right? If I bring my knee
20:03from this
20:04backside, all the way around, I got to use all this energy to be able to swing it. But instead
20:10of that,
20:10I want to bring my knee up nice and straight. So I'm making a shortcut. And then from there,
20:16I'm kind of drawing a diagonal angle from here. I'm not going from the outside, but I'm coming from
20:22the inside. And I'm turning diagonally at the last second, once my knee gets to the highest point.
20:29So again, I'm going to break that down, I bring my knee to the highest point. That's when I turn
20:33my
20:33knee sideways. And then I get that diagonal angle. But in order to turn the knee sideways, right, if I
20:38don't
20:38pivot on this bottom foot, it's going to get caught and my hips are going to come out.
20:43I got to be able to bring my knee up. And then once it comes to the highest point, I'm
20:47pivoting
20:48on that bottom foot as you saw. And that lets me open up my hip more. Okay, so next we're
20:53going to
20:53go through the cut kick. The cut kick is going to be primarily going to the body. And what I
20:59see a lot
20:59of times in beginners, right, is they're bringing their knee up, but they're not bringing their foot
21:04up. So if you bring your knee up first, right, and your foot is down, then it's like this. And
21:08then
21:09from here, they're trying to swing it up and then push it out. I don't want that. What I want
21:13you guys
21:14to focus on, right, is as soon as you start, you want to get your foot up first. You want
21:18to get that foot
21:19up nice and high into the chamber. So then if the person runs in, your foot is ready to defend.
21:25If
21:25the person moves back, you're able to pump. So what you need to do, right, is imagine to yourself,
21:31there's a block in front of you, or if you have a block, or if you have something that you
21:35can kick
21:35over at home that works really well as well. But I want you guys to think about clearing that block.
21:39So if my knee is higher than my foot, then it's going to get pushed into the block. If my
21:44foot is
21:45level with my knee, then I'm able to clear that block, and then I'm safe in the range to be
21:49able
21:50to extend over and touch my opponent. So the final kick we're going to cover today is the back hook
21:55kick. When you go to throw a back hook kick in a sparring game, right, it's a little bit different,
22:00and the angle is a little bit tighter than it would be in a demonstration kick. Because when you go
22:05in
22:05for demonstration, you're trying to show the kick, right? So you're trying to be a wide angle all the
22:10way across. So maybe it looked like a little bit more like a circle. So when you throw it, it's
22:14like,
22:15like this, right? But you don't want that. For this one, you don't want your toes facing up,
22:19right? And you don't want it to be a wide angle, you want it to be a little bit more
22:23tight,
22:24like a back kick. And then at the last second, it's hooking diagonally. So instead of the line
22:29being like this, like a rainbow, right? It's more like it's going straight, just like a back kick.
22:34And then at the last second, boom, it goes diagonally. What that does is when you get your foot or
22:39the back
22:39of your heel to their chin, that's when you extend and then boom, you create that nice whip or that
22:45hook. And that's what creates that knockout power. So I want you to focus first, right? You come into
22:49that chamber and you can also hold on to a wall that makes it easier. I'm gonna show you guys,
22:53right? You hold on to your wall. And then I want you to see what it feels like just to
22:56kick straight.
22:57So a back kick, boom, right? Then from there, think about bringing your foot into that back kick
23:03chamber. But at the last second, you're hooking diagonal. So if you go full speed, right? You
23:08come here and then instead of being a wide circle like this, you're bringing it up and over. So then
23:15that way it's almost like a back kick into a hook kick. And that's what's really going to separate
23:20a sparring back hook kick from a demonstration back hook kick. So we already went through working
23:25on your passive flexibility, your active mobility, and your kicking mechanics. But to be able to land it
23:31in real game, you have to be able to work on your realistic application. So then when the situation
23:37comes, you're able to throw and use all of the strengths that we just worked on. First, we're
23:41going to talk about the angle that we're focused on. If I come into a fighter stance like this,
23:45right? I want to be able to draw a line right next to my opponent's shoulder. And then once it
23:50gets to
23:50the highest point, that's when I'm flipping my hip over and kicking through, right? I don't want the kick
23:56to be going upwards, right? I want it to come nice and high and then I pivot through and then
24:01kick
24:01through almost like sideways, right? So if I draw the line with my knee, I can come all the way
24:07up.
24:07And then once I get to the highest point, I'm pivoting, I'm turning, and then I'm bringing it
24:11through like this. So when you go to practice, right? Realistic application, you have your partner
24:16bouncing with you and they're not just going to hold it like this because then you can kick it on
24:20your own time. I want them to be giving you the stimulus and you reacting. So we're in a bouncing
24:25and then we're over here. And when he gives it to me, that's when I bring my knee up nice
24:31and high
24:32and I kick through. So next working on the cut kick. In order to work on realistic application
24:37for the cut kick, I got to be able to get my foot to the target on a dime, right?
24:42So like we talked
24:43about earlier, if my chamber looks like this, then if they're coming into me and they stuff me,
24:47my foot gets stuff like this. So when you're working with your partner, right? We could do this in a
24:52various different way, right? They could either come in, they could stay there or they could move
24:56back, but they're going to be the stimulus. So he's going to tell me either verbally. So like saying go,
25:01right? Or he could tap on a target, whatever it may be. But when he gives me that signal,
25:05I want to be able to get my foot straight to the target without any telegraph. So that means that
25:11I'm
25:11not taking an extra hop, two steps, right? I'm not bringing my knee up like this and then turning,
25:15right? I want to get my foot straight to the target. So I'm waiting for him. Boom. And then I
25:20bring it out.
25:20Okay. And then again, he could come into me this time. Boom. And I'm getting it out. This time he
25:25moves back, right? And then I could get it out. But I want you guys to be able to bring
25:30your foot
25:30up first into a nice chamber. And then boom, you put that foot out and score that point.
25:35So the last kick that we're going to cover today is the back hook kick. We talked about earlier in
25:40the kicking mechanics that we don't want to draw a big arc like this. We want to push it straight
25:45through like a spear, almost like a back kick. And then at the last second, we're pushing our hip and
25:50creating that whip. So when you're going to work with your partner for realistic application,
25:55you're going to work off them. So they're going to give you the stimulus, right? They're not going
25:58to just hold it out. They're going to give you the stimulus by either bringing their hand out like this,
26:02or as they bring their hand out, right? They're going to bring their front leg out,
26:05just like a person would cut you. Then from there, the partner that's holding for you,
26:10they have the job of telling you, does your kick create a wide arc sideways like this,
26:15or does it come straight through and at the last second it pushes? So I'll show you two variations,
26:20right? I'm waiting for him. And when he gives it to me, I could kick like this. And if I
26:27kick like
26:27this, it's his job to tell me, no, Danny, that kick, it had a wide arc. It's not going to
26:32hit in
26:32real competition. And then I'm able to adjust where I'm hitting, adjust the angle of my kick.
26:37And then when he gives it to me the next time, right? I'm waiting for it. Boom. I'm able to
26:43hit
26:43straight, create that arc. And I know if I throw that in competition, it's going to score.
26:49If you found this video helpful and you're serious about taking your flexibility,
26:54mobility, and kicking power to the next level, then this might be something you're trying to
26:58check out. Inside my online school, the Taekwondo Fury Institution, I just released a brand new bonus
27:03module called the Flexible Fighter. And it goes way deeper than what we covered here today.
27:09You're going to start off with 12 different diagnostic self-assessments to help you identify
27:14your biggest limitation, whether it's flexibility, mobility, or strength through range. And then from
27:20there, you're going to follow targeted protocols to open up your range and build real control,
27:25not just static flexibility, but functional mobility you could use in your games. Then we're going to dive
27:30into kick specific development. So you can actually apply what you've gained into roundhouse kicks,
27:35axe kicks, hook kicks, tornado kicks, whatever you're trying to do. And then to wrap it all up,
27:40I'm giving you my personal warmup routine so that you could build a consistent system that primes your
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