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Advanced Explosive Kicks (Literary Links to the Orient)

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If you like to kick and want to learn to snap off a piledriver of a kick this is the book. Mr. Lee introduces several basic stretching techniques that we all know by heart. But the kicking sequences help the basic to intermediate student develop "the flow" that they need to master kicking basics. A good book for the library.

As a martial artist, I pride myself on my kicking ability. I have read many books that claim to contain advance kicking techniques only to find that the kicks were quite basic. Lee's book is the one that I've been searching for. It contains a variety of kicks that were new to me and provides thorough instructions (including very good photographs) on how to properly execute the techniques.

Mr Lee's technique is flawless and exciting, even in print format. The photos are well-done, so that the reader can easy follow the action and thus make the technique his/her own with practice. This is an exceptional look at the foot-fighting techniques of Korean tae kwon do.

I bought this book in the 80s when it was first published, and also bought its sequel regarding flying kicks. My martial arts instructor did private security advisory as well as training police and government agencies, and taught me the basics of proper form, stance and other elements of executing kicks. But Chong Lee opened the door on how to take that excellent instruction and, to use his phrasing, make it "Explode".

Suddenly as a very young yellow and green belt I was executing those fancy kicks reserved for black belt classes. The jump spin hook kick, the various linear flying kicks, jump axe kick, and a bunch of others. I used a few in sparring, and I'm not sure that my instructor disapproved.

The key to these kicks is like anything else; practice. Don't assume that because you've mastered them once and have a book that you'll always be able to reference them again. I know. I tried, and discovered just how rusty I was.

It's a fun book, and it's sequel with the blue cover is also highly informative. Read and enjoy the knowledge within.