Hello welcome to another Scott Adkins power kickking tutorial today we're going
to be working on the sidekick.
So you are in your fighting stance, whether that's with this foot more forwards
whether you're a bit more side on like this. Whether you've got your weight on
your back foot or on both feet, it doesn't matter. Doesn't matter which
style you want to want to start from. What's important is what you do with
your hips before you throw the side kick.
So what I like to do is I'm here and
I've got my techniques coming in the same place and if I want to throw that side kick
what I want to do is to turn this this foot out here - this back foot
turns out so that my toes point in that way and that my heels points that way.
Let me just show you the proper end position for a sidekick.
It's actually really important and a traditional martial art like karate or
Taekwondo is really going to drill this into you and it's really important that
you know this because if you know the end position that you're supposed to end
up in, then it's going to be easier to transition to that from whatever stance
you're in. You know the end position is so you're going to get there easier.
So just to talk about the very last position.
You should have these toes pointing that way
this heel points in that way
and you notice that I'm completely side on.
In fact, I'm more than side on I'm actually going to be a little bit turned
so that this shoulder is not side on here but this
shoulders down a little bit so my back is facing the opponent a little bit
The back is turned towards him a little bit. That might seem strange to people
like well it's a side kick not a back kick but if you want to get the proper position for
that side kick in my opinion, coming from a Taekwondo player, is to be here like this.
So I'm not here but you know that's that's pretty good side kick
I wouldn't say that isn't a side kick but I think you should actually be here.
That's your perfect side position.
If I was practicing this side kick in Tae Kwon Do I'd probably step up here behind
this this foot and I would kick with my toes down. Toes need to be down.
This is my heel these are my toes. If your toes are up like this, that means
your hips are in the wrong position. Make sure your toes are down below your hips
and you've really got to pull your toes back
Pull your toes back okay.
Now I'm not saying that you should hit this position exactly
but if you're thinking okay this is my perfect sidekick position like this
Then it's gonna help you get closer to that when you perform this kick properly.
But a good indication is always if my toes are higher than my heel then
that's not the side kick position. You've got to get the hero higher than the toes and
I'm going to be hitting with the ridge of the foot or the knife's edge...
whatever you want to call it
and mostly the heel
Also if you pull your toes back and stick that ridge out
that right there is your perfect sidekick position.
Shoulder down a bit. You need to be flexible for this kick
I'm not feeling very flexible today I'll be honest with you you
If you can do this but you're still struggling to kick head height
then maybe you're not leaning back enough
maybe you're trying to do your sidekick like this but you're trying to keep your head up.
You've got to lean back
From here I'm leaning back and kicking out like so...
Leaning back, kicking out like so.
So back to this kick how to get it out swiftly with good technique
I'm moving around on my toes and fighting
maybe he rushes towards me
maybe you just want to throw a good kick
but the key is I'm gonna turn on this foot
and it's gonna turn my hips into the correct position and in traditional martial arts
you are gonna be taught to chamber the knee and then hit through
chamber the knee and hit through
That's your legitimate sidekick technique
Turn, knee up, sidekick
but what I would suggest to you guys is don't bother with
the chambering of the knee, it's great to practice with and where I point the knee
the foot will follow
Its good for practicing, it's good for beginners but if you really want to do this technique
with speed then you are better off just turning into the position
and kicking straight out don't waste
don't waste time bringing the knee up and pushing through
I also believe that if you want to use the power from the floor
so soon as I turn I want to jump off the floor
I want to keep the momentum of that push going as I hit through to the kick
if I just bring the knee up then go out like that, so I've gone up and then I've
done a right angle 90 degree turn and then I've gone this way
Every bit of power from the floor that I generated I - stopped, I change direction, I've gone
this way, I've wasted that power.
From here you want to turn and then just kick.
Push off the floor and go straight into the kick
but of course got to keep that perfect technique
From here, turn the foot and kick
That's your perfect side kick there.
Lead leg side kick
Maybe my toe wasn't completely below my heel all the time
you're never gonna be able to do it perfectly, well sometimes but you
know it's depending on where the other guy is right? But you'd always be aiming
to get your toes lower than the heel and then you're gonna know that you are
in the correct position and it is the correct technique because the thing about it is
for this sidekick to really work, you want to really hit him just with the heel
you want to dig that smaller area into the solar plexus. If you're hitting with
a flat foot then you're spreading that space over the body and the impact
doesn't hurt as much. Imagine a woman with a
stiletto shoe on hitting you in the solar plexus. That is going to hurt
a lot more than a woman with trainers on, hitting with the flat of the foot
that's what we do when we're doing the movies and I'll do a front kick or
a side kick. If I'm doing a side kick in the movies, I will make sure that I don't
just hit with the heel. I'll make sure that I hit with a flat and the foot.
Reason is, it's going to be easier for the stuntman to accept that if we're gonna
do it take after take and it's not going to put
him in hospital
So what I want to do is make sure you're hit him with that heel
just the heel maybe it won't happen all the time but if you want this to be as
devastating as you as it can be.
You just need to hit with the heel
Don't hit with the toes. Don't hit with the flat of the foot.
The reason I'm saying that is because if your toes are up
you probably are hittting with the toes or the flat of the foot.
If your toes down it's gonna be easier just to kick with the heel.
So again here we are moving around and fighting side to side
movement forward and back.
He's coming at me or I want to go to him
Turn that foot, twist the hips and kick through with the side kick.
I can't be perfect all the time
butI know I' AM perfect MOST of the time...
shut up!
There is even more power that we can get to the side kick
If I can put my weight behind the kick we're gonna increase the power of this
side kick. I'm 86 kilograms maybe 88, I've been on the biscuits.
If I can move forwards with the kick then there's gonna be more power here
If I can shift my body weight into the kick the you end up hitting harder.
I mean this is a good technique just to keep people away.
You can even jump back.
but of course you can attack with it as well you can really attack by pushing
your body into the target like so. Get my body weight behind it so in order to do
that I'm going to remember my technique, which is to put that hip in the correct position.
But I can push off the floor with the back foot and push myself into
the kick and at that point I'm going to get myself into the correct technique
and implement the side kick.
That's why it's really important to get
the correct technique and to do you know to drill, from this position, to drill
hitting with the correct technique.
And don't think about telegraphing the kick
It's just really important to be able to get the correct sidekick
The correct position so you know how you should feel when you're there.
So many times I'll see the sidekick with this foot not turned out enough
with the toes up
but if you just get that that good technique
it's gonna pay dividends in the end. So guys never forget your basics
never forget the basics of practicing those
front kicks. Practicing the round kick, twisting on the foot
Practicing a sidekickand ending up in the correct position
Don't fear the man that can do a thousand kicks
Fear the man that practiced the one kick a thousand times
as Bruce Lee once famously said.
I'm gonna jump forward, pushing off the back leg
I'm slow today because I was jogging yesterday I haven't done it for a while
my calves are absolutely killing me
that's my excuse.
So from here,
twist, kick.
Moving my body in to the kick now.
Now of course, if I was to telegraph it and set the thing up
in a good position
I can kick much harder
from here like that
but I'm telegraphing the kick so the key is
from here...
One thing I do like to do and I think works quite well
if I was throwing the round kick and I missed, well I'm in a perfect position
now for the side kick where I can really hit with power
so sometimes that's a good technique to use
by throwing that front leg or back leg round kick and missed
I come through to here and now I'm in the perfect place
to hit with the side kick should he
be leaning back and he's going to come in
I missed that first kick and there's the side kick.
It's set up brilliantly
That is a technique that I do like to use.
Problem is when you do as many movies as I do, I'm so used to
kicking with the flat of the foot that maybe I did get into street fight
I don't get into many street fights when was the last one?
Probably 15, 20 years ago anyway...
I probably would end up hitting them with the flat of the foot because
I'm just too nice to the stunt men, what can I say?
Yeah I'm nice to the stuntmen!
You what mate?!