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Pinan 4 – Section 2 Overview
This includes drills 1 through 4. Make sure to note each of the transition steps between drills. If you miss one, you could end up facing the wrong direction!
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Pinan 4 – Drill 4
Get nice and low in that initial lunge stance. Use the back leg to drive out of that stance and get power for your knee and front kick. When you move into the twist, make sure to reach as far as possible with your strike to work that extension. We cover this from several angles […]
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Eat, Sleep, and Keep Calm (On Bag)
This challenge combines the front two knuckle/backhand combination with the thrust/palm combo. Make sure to put your body behind your strikes to show power. Good luck!
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Pinan 4 – Drill 3
The combination of the kick and strike is just like Kata 1, but your recovery moves are different. Do not land in a horse stance after the kick or you will not be able to get any rotation into your elbow strikes. You need to land back into a half moon stance thus allowing an […]
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Pinan 4 – Section 1 Overview
The initial salutation is the advanced dragon breathes fire from Pinan 3. Make sure you get the transition step from drill 1 into drill 2.
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Defense Maneuver 26 Overview
The footwork is critical to make sure you end up in the right position in relation to your opponent. Get nice and low on the sweep and final shuto.
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Defense Maneuver 14 Walkthrough
It is best to start developing the scissor kick by using a scissor knee first, but the timing of the dip is also very important. For a non-mirrored view go to 00:52.
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Kick to the Basics (On Bag) Walkthrough
You should be able to flow smoothly through the four kicks on each side. The twist in front is not recommended for practical application, rather it is used to create continuity in the combination and being able to keep the target in the same place.
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Let’s Do the Twist (On Bag) Walkthrough
This one is just like your Challenge #6 only it’s on a bag this time. Show that power in your kicks and like we said before, make sure to set you foot down close to your base leg so that your back kick fires out along the same line. If you step too wide, you […]
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The Elbow that Loved Me (On Bag) Walkthrough
Even though we are using an elbow strike again, the key focus in this challenge is nailing the footwork. You shouldn’t have to make any additional steps to get into the right position from each movement. this takes some practice to really know your range for each of your strikes. This is especially challenging because […]