It’s easiest to start the pull drag off of the rear leg because it allows you to use momentum to facilitate the drag motion. You can try it with almost any kick, but the rising knee is probably the easiest to begin with because you don’t have to worry about any re-chamber on a kick. […]
Once you feel comfortable with the balance point on the knee you can start to throw the roundhouse kick. It’s almost easier with the kick because the extension of the kick helps pull the body into the base position for recovery.
Working the lead leg is much trickier than the rear leg. As much as possible you want to avoid rocking back onto the rear leg and hopping forward. In a true drag motion, it should almost feel like you are falling forward at first until you push off the rear leg to get your base […]
The first kick after a knee that we recommend doing the pull drag with is a front kick. You can try it with almost any kick, but the front kick allows the easiest time with balance until you gain the confidence to try your other kicks.
You want to be able to do pull drags off both the lead and rear legs. Watch the additional videos to see how to develop your comfort level with using pull drags in your kicks.