I can't get my inside kicks consistent due to the fact that when my foot hits the bag it goes straight up, and because of that I can't alternate feet.
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Inside Kick
Moderator: Muffinman
It's good that it goes straight up! I would think that the more common problem is that it is kicked out in uncontrollable directions. You don't want to kick from one side to the other, you want to twist you body (your hips). The bag should go straight up and down and you feet should be in roughly the same place when alternating. Twisting your hips will also help flatten the inside surface making it easier to control.
For once, Anssi's video isn't a great example, because many of them are out of control, but watch the kicks where he sets lower, near belly-button height. Notice how the bag goes straight up and down, very controlled (at 0:32-0:34) -- this is the ideal and most efficient way to perform inside kicks.
[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y5eUkdf9tCo[/youtube]
For once, Anssi's video isn't a great example, because many of them are out of control, but watch the kicks where he sets lower, near belly-button height. Notice how the bag goes straight up and down, very controlled (at 0:32-0:34) -- this is the ideal and most efficient way to perform inside kicks.
[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y5eUkdf9tCo[/youtube]
Took the words out of my mouth.Muffinman wrote:It's good that it goes straight up! I would think that the more common problem is that it is kicked out in uncontrollable directions. You don't want to kick from one side to the other, you want to twist you body (your hips). The bag should go straight up and down and you feet should be in roughly the same place when alternating. Twisting your hips will also help flatten the inside surface making it easier to control.
Definitely learn inside kicks with good form. Inside kicks become inside stalls, and inside stalls eventually become clipper stalls.