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THREE KICK COMBINATION

The Three Kick Combination is designed to give you practice in balance as well as kicking form. As with the front snap-rear kick combination, you must not touch the floor with your kicking foot in between kicks.

Stand with feet together, knees slightly bent, and throw a right front snap kick. As you pull it back, angle your knee to the right for a right side snap kick. Throw the right side snap and position yourself for a rear kick. Throw your rear kick and replant your foot on the floor. In order to perform the combination effectively, look in the direction you are kicking.

Practice the same combination kicking with your left foot — just the reverse of kicking with your right. You will find the combinations difficult at first, but as you practice, you will become more proficient at them and your precision, power and balance will greatly improve.

DEFENSE TECHNIQUES

HEADLOCK VARIATION B

The second variation of the Headlock is for a situation in which your attacker's legs are apart, making it impossible for you to step into a Horse Stance as in Variation A (fig. ssss1). Step forward a few inches on your right foot and drop to your left knee (fig. ssss1). Strike upward to your attackers groin with a left reverse knife hand, the thumb side (fig. ssss1). Now form a claw with your left hand (fig. ssss1) and claw your attacker's groin by drawing your hand straight back between his legs (fig. 57). This motion completes Variation B.