2016 DIGHA CAMP ALL PHOTOS

2016 DIGHA CAMP ALL PHOTOS

FOOT POSITIONS FOR KICKING

   FOOT POSITIONS FOR KICKING

Kicking is your most useful defense. Beyond what you need to 

know for achieving the belt degrees, you should train in 

kicking techniques to build a permanent response to attack. It 

takes practice to get to the point of automatic kicking response, 

but I can not overemphasize the importance of such training 

for practical, lasting, effective self-defense knowledge.

What is being taught here is which part of the foot is used as a 

striking weapon, not how to kick. These are the five basic 

striking areas and they will be used in a number of different 

ways and in different combinations.

Although kicking practice with a partner is most safe when 

you train barefoot (as shown) you must keep in mind that you 

are more likely to use the kicks in actual self-defence when you 

are wearing shoes.

SAFETY AND CONTROL

SAFETY AND CONTROL

Teacher and student must have the same approach, if training 

accidents are to be avoided. The elements which insure safety 

in training are these: Safety must be considered a desirable 

aspect of training. The student must have confidence in the 

efficacy of the techniques. There must be mutual respect 

between teacher and students and among the students.

In the old-fashioned method of training still use by many 

teachers, safety was not an important consideration. Students 

who were hurt of injured in training were expected to bear 

their injuries in brave silence and such behavior made them 

seem more “worthy” of the “honor” of being taught unarmed 

fighting. When actual hand to hand combat was reasonable. 

When teacher and students consider safety as an important 

element of training, safety rules will be taught and applied.

MUSCLE REACTION: BODY REACTION

MUSCLE REACTION: BODY REACTION

There are automatic reactions to force which you can take 

advantage of if you understand them. In judo and Aikido it has 

been referred to as the “giving way” principle, but that does 

not adequately describe the full range of action and reaction 

which it means to explain.

You can experiment in this fashion: do not tell your partner 

what you are trying to do and you will have a completely 

unrehearsed demonstration of muscle reaction.

Ask him to make a fist and instruct him to push up as hard as 

he can, while you push down on his fist.

If you suddenly remove your hand, his fist will rise quickly as 

the result of his own action.

Body reaction is the same principle applied on a larger scale. If 

you ask your partner to pull back while you pull him forward, 

and then suddenly release your grip, he will move back-ward 

as the result of his own action.