Advanced Dynamic Kicks (Literary Links to the Orient) (Paperback)

~ (Author), Cynthia Rothrock (Author) "Landing a blow with the wrong area of the foot is usually both injurious as well as ineffective, and so is not positioning your hips..." (more)
Key Phrases: side kick position, chambered position, hook kick (more...)

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Product Description

Both members of Black Belt’s Hall of Fame, Chung (a taekwondo stylist) and Rothrock (an expert in Northern Shaolin kung fu) demonstrate the impeccable kicking skills that have made them tournament kata champions. Learn how to build a personal kicking system for competition and self-defense. Fully illustrated.

Product Details

• Paperback: 128 pages
• Publisher: Black Belt Communications (March 1, 1986)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0897501292
• ISBN-13: 978-0897501293
• Product Dimensions: 8.8 x 5.9 x 0.3 inches
• Shipping Weight: 5.6 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 3.3 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (3 customer reviews)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #937,568 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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8 of 8 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Advanced Kicks is a Must Have......., January 30, 2000

By	Sifu Karl (Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania USA) - See all my reviews

Advanced Kicks is a must have for any Fan or Student (past,present,or future) of Sifu Cynthia Rothrock.

It has a very good and easy to follow format. However...like ANY instructional book or video...... it is only a guide to actual training with a Qualified instructor. One could get "Hurt" trying to do some of the stretches or kicking drills without the proper warmup.

What would make this book complete is if it were to have a Video package.

I own a copy (*1st printing)of this book and use it as a reference manual at my Martial Arts Studio.

*A note to Collectors. This book has two printings. Both printings are pretty much the same. The difference is the "price" on the back cover.

3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars A Step Above The Average Book On Kicking!, May 22, 2008

By	Shawn Kovacich "Author of the Achieving Kicki... (The Greatest Little City in the World) - See all my reviews

This book, which was written in 1986, is typical in one respect of other books covering the same subject matter in that it follows what seems to be the standard layout or presentation that most of the books on kicking follow. There is the obligatory section on stretching followed by basic kicks, more advanced kicks, and then aerial and specialty kicks. However, even though they followed the same basic format, the author's stepped it up a bit with the material presented in their book. And with that in mind, I gladly give this book a solid 4 stars.

Being the author on several books on the very same subject, I often wonder if I am not being overly critical of other authors work covering the same material. Who knows, maybe I am, but I will leave that up to you to decide.

POSITIONING

This section was short and sweet and covered the basic foot positions for kicking and the importance of having a proper foot position when kicking. It also had a small section that covered the position of your hips when kicking, which is rarely, if ever, seen in books on kicking.

WARM-UP & STRETCHING

This section was actually better than I originally thought as the authors used a little bit longer and more detailed amount of writing explaining the various technical points of each particular stretch that they demonstrated. They also included three different exercises that can be used to enhance the power of your kicks.

BASIC KICKS

It is plainly obvious from the photographs in this book that both authors are extremely proficient in the art of kicking and their technique borders on perfection. Definite high marks given for their kicking prowess. The author's demonstrate seven (7) kicks in this section and they are as follows:

Front Kick
Side Kick
Roundhouse Kick
Hook Kick
Reverse Crescent Kick
Crescent Kick
Axe Kick

SPINNING KICKS

This section was a little brief as far as descriptive text goes, but the information that was there was solid and very good. The authors demonstrate three different spinning or turning kicks in this section and although really brief, they did well with the material presented.

JUMP KICKS

The review of this section is pretty much identical to the aforementioned section, with the exception of the author's demonstrating five jumping kicks instead of three in the previous section.

FLYING KICKS

This section not only demonstrated six different flying kicks, but it also had the added bonus of the authors demonstrating two different partner exercises that you can do in order to improve upon your skills executing jumping or flying kicks.

MACHINE GUN KICKS

This section was basically on the use of multiple kicks with one leg against an opponent. Very well done, just like the other sections in this book. Good solid information concerning the use of multiple kicks with one leg. A little brief, but still a pretty informative section.

Shawn Kovacich
Martial Artist/Author of the Achieving Kicking Excellence series.

0 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars baaaaaadddddddd bookkkkkkk, September 6, 2008

By	Cesar Osorio Ramirez "CECE" (FORT LAUDERDALE, FLORIDA United States) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

por favor no gaste su dinero en este pesimo y mediocre libro,,lo unico que la mujer y el chino hacen es mostrar su impresionante flexibilidad,pero nada mas,,no aportan tecnicas reales ni explicaciones para llegar a ese estado.

me parece mas bien que los autores lo que quieren es que la gente sepa que ellos tienen una super-flexibilidad impresionante.

este es solamente un librito y nada mas,, muy,,muy pero muy mediocre