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Chikara Kan, Inc. :: Books :: Hook Kick
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Author: Jessica
Here is another kick that I and my instructor thought was very similar to wheel kick with the exception of some hooking action of the lower leg. Please note; that my instructor was also taught incorrectly from his instructor, and therefore, thought that this was the correct way to execute this kick. Hence, the reason why I and my fellow students also learned it wrong. However, that error has been corrected because of the information contained in Hook Kick, the 7th book in the Achieving Kicking Excellence series by Shawn Kovacich.
This book was the one that finally convinced my instructor to purchase the complete series for our dojang. Now he'll finally quit borrowing my books.
The hook kick is more similar to the side kick than it is the wheel kick. Point of fact is that you actually do execute pretty much a side kick through the beginning phases of the kick before the hooking motion of the lower leg is utilized. I know this may seem like an over simplification, but in essence it is correct. A lot of people are taught that a hook kick is executed exactly like a wheel kick except that you execute a hooking motion with your lower leg just before striking your opponent. Now some would call this a lazy mans variation, I would call it simply an uninformed variation of the technically correct wheel kick, not the hook kick.
My instructor and I worked on both of our hook kicks outside of normal class times in order to get it down correctly before he began teaching it to the rest of the students. It took us both about three weeks of practice before he felt comfortable enough with it to start teaching my fellow classmates.
The absolutely outstanding quality of the information in this and all the books in this series is truly remarkable. It is plainly evident the great care and thought that went into each and every one of these books by Mr. Kovacich. He is truly one of the best authorities there is on the subject of kicking and how to get the most out of your kicks. He leaves no stone unturned in his quest to provide the readers of his books with all the information available on how to execute each kick correctly. I am anxiously awaiting the release of his "Applications in Combat" series which is due to come out at the end of 2007 or the beginning of 2008.
By purchasing, reading, and then implementing the information contained in Mr. Kovacich's books, I have improved my kicking skills by leaps and bounds. All I can say is thank you for finally making a series of books that goes into complete detail on how to correctly execute the kicks and there variations.
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