“Dollyo September” starts this week!

Your challenge – perform 1,000 turning kicks each leg during the month of September.

Download this spreadsheet (link) to keep track of your kicks. It is about 34 kicks each leg each day. Anyone who completes it successfully will get an awesome certificate!

Rules:

  1. You must complete 1,000 turning kicks each leg during September 2017 (starting 1 September, ending 30 September).
  2. You must record your progress on the form linked above.
  3. You must submit your record to Master Banicevich during the first week of October (scan or photograph and email is acceptable).
  4. Variations of turning kicks are encouraged. Front leg, rear leg, multiple kicks, pad work, line work, etc. However, warm ups while holding a person or wall for support do not count. Flying turning kicks and ground turning kicks also do not count.

Remember these important pointers:

Turning kick (dollyo chagi)

This is a type of smashing kick, used to attack an opponent to the side front. Usually you kick with the ball of the foot, and you can also use the knee, instep, or toes (wearing shoes). Primary targets are the face, solar plexus, and scrotum. This kick can be low, middle or high.

  • Lift your knee and foot on the same plane as the target, while pivoting the supporting foot 45° away from the opponent.
  • Extend the attacking tool to the target in an arc, moving the mass of the hip in the same direction, and keeping the body as upright as possible by twisting the shoulders in the opposite direction. Your body will fold into a shallow ‘V’, with your bottom out.
  • Retract the attacking tool on the same plane, and use sine wave as you land in a stance.

Top tips

  • Lift your knee and foot early, and swing the attacking tool in an arc.
  • Point your foot slightly downward at the moment of impact, so your attacking tool is vertical.
  • Kick with your arms in front of your body.

Common mistakes

  • Don’t kick with your supporting foot forwards, or you cannot utilise your hip.

Here are some great examples.

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