The Uechi-ryu pointed toe-kick (Sokusen) - A How To Video

Описание: Uechiryu (Uechi-ryu) has two kicks (in kata), the primary one being ‘sokusen’ or pointed toe kick.

Thinking that this is done merely by having the toes straight and making contact with them will certainly lead to a broken toe!

The toes are flexed in a way to gain rigidity and strength by being ‘backed up’ by the rest of the foot.

Learning how to flex the toes the proper way opens a whole new avenue of protective kicking techniques; the pointed toe kick is devastating in its penetration power.

While wearing shoes/sneakers does somewhat diminish the effectiveness of the kick, the point of impact is smaller and still is able to transfer a tremendous amount of force to the soft targets when kicking.

This video will show you how the pointed toe kick (sokusen) is formed as well as how you kick with it. You will see me kicking the wall with the toe with no damage to myself; this is the conditioning element of Uechiryu and takes a number of years to develop. Take you time, do not kick too hard in the beginning, slow and regular training is key to proper body conditioning. No pain…. Is no pain 😉

Should you wish to learn more about training this kick, feel free to ask!




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