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hijiex
May-09-08, 03:44 AM
When I take off and bring my kick up and over... it hurts my groin, or the tendon from the inner thigh. It's like I'm using my groin muscle to pull my crescent or roundhouse kick over; I know that's the reason why but I don't know how to fix it. Maybe pivot my hips towards the direction I'm kicking so I'm more like leaning to the side? I don't know...
And when I land my kicking leg it hurts as well. It's like I slam my entire foot/leg straight into the ground. Some people told me it's because I land too early so the leg takes a lot of punishment or something. :ouch:
iFail
May-09-08, 06:33 AM
Same here :(
TKD_Andy
May-09-08, 06:36 AM
train your flexibility and practise the technique, it'll become painless soon.
Augenatic
May-09-08, 06:41 AM
For me it's absolutely painless haha.
karatekid
May-09-08, 07:59 AM
Stretch properly before tricking and have a good warm up.
hijiex
May-09-08, 01:12 PM
I don't think it's stretching, I always stretch for about 5-10 minutes before and after. I'm quite flexible too... I can do center and sideway splits.
I think my technique just sucks... Haha.
Augenatic
May-09-08, 01:40 PM
Can you do a high hook kick and stepover hook kick?
hijiex
May-09-08, 02:30 PM
What's a stepover hook kick? And how is that suppose to help my 540 wheel?
Augenatic
May-09-08, 02:36 PM
A stepover hook kick is like a hook kick in the air haha, you jump off the kicking leg. A c720 is basically a stepover hook kick, from another setup if you really simplify it.
CodyLee1337
May-09-08, 02:40 PM
You don't have the proper areas stretched and flexible enough obviously.
hijiex
May-09-08, 02:42 PM
Ohhhhh okay. I can do a stepover hook kick (I call it the 360 hook kick), but I can't do it in the air (c720). I'm still just trying to get my 540 wheel kick down first, before I attempt that Hahaha.
hijiex
May-09-08, 02:43 PM
so which area would I need to stretch then?
Augenatic
May-09-08, 02:45 PM
hook kicks
side dynamic flexibility
hijiex
May-09-08, 02:46 PM
what's side dynamic flexibility? sorry I just got into tricking so there's alot of stuff I don't now yet.
Augenatic
May-09-08, 03:00 PM
Not a problem man, we've all been newbies once! Check this out. http://www.trickstutorials.com/index.php?page=content/flx1 read it all :D
hijiex
May-09-08, 03:21 PM
Awesome. Thanks dude, this helps.