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Advanced Explosive Kicks (Literary Links to the Orient)
by Chong Lee
Product Group: Book
Publisher: Black Belt Communications (1978-08-01)
ISBN: 0897500601
EAN: 9780897500609
Dewy Decimal #: 796.8153
Paperback: 144 pages
SKU: N1886
Condition: Good
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Editorial Reviews
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Product Description
How to execute single kicks, complex kicks, sitting kicks and takedowns. Fully illustrated.
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Customer Reviews
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Slightly Better Than His First Book, Which Was Pretty Good!
Rating  (3)
Date: 2008-05-21
2 out of 2 customers found this reveiw helpful
If I had written this review when this book first came out in 1978 I would have given it a higher rating. However, since I am writing this review in 2008, I have to give it a 3 ½ star rating (I found it slightly better than the author's first book Dynamic Kicks: Essentials for Free Fighting (Specialties Series)), which in itself is quite good since I am also the author of several books on the very same subject matter, and therefore, perhaps more critical of the content than I should be.
This book was basically written in six separate sections and I will provide you with a brief review on each section.
KICKING
This sections starts out with the striking areas of the foot used when kicking. This section is slightly better than the same body of information that was in the author's previous book, Dynamic Kicks. What made this section a little bit better was the author's use of another person in the photographs where he also demonstrates a particular kick being used against a person with the emphasis being on the surface area of the foot used in each instance. This directly corresponds to a smaller photograph which shows a closer view of the surface area of the foot being used.
The author then delves into a very well written section which covers some of the basic principles involved in kicking with the noted inclusion of the five (5) basic principles that were featured in his previous book, as well as, a few additional others.
STRETCHING EXERCISES
In this section the author briefly demonstrates eleven (11) basic stretches for the legs and lower back. As in my review of the author's first book, Dynamic Kicks, I must say that I would have preferred to see more detail to go along with the accompanying photographs in this section to explain in greater detail how to perform each stretch that is featured. There was definitely enough space available to do that, and I really wish he had.
SINGLE KICKS
Even though the accompanying written description with each kick was fairly accurate, I felt that there wasn't quite enough information provided to really teach the reader what he or she should know not only in how to execute each kick, but also in how to apply it against an actual opponent. Like the aforementioned section on stretching, there was definitely enough space to expand upon the written descriptions.
In this section the author shows you how to execute sixteen (16) kicks, some of which are even demonstrated against an actual opponent. The kicks the author demonstrates in this section include various versions of the following kicks:
Hatchet Kick (Achieving Kicking Excellence, Vol. 8)
Roundhouse Kick (Achieving Kicking Excellence, Vol. 9)
Hook Kick (Achieving Kicking Excellence, Vol. 7)
Back Kick (Achieving Kicking Excellence, Vol. 1)
Unlike the photographs of the kicks demonstrated in the author's first book, Dynamic Kicks, where you could tell that it was either written back in the 70's and/or the author was a traditionally trained martial artist due to the fact that all of his kicks were executed from a traditional martial arts stance rather than a more realistic upright position, the author appeared to me to be standing a lot more upright in a more realistic fighting position. Although I do have to say that if you look closely at the photographs throughout the book, you can see that the author tends to keep his hands down a lot lower than I would personally recommend.
COMPLEX KICKS
This section focused primarily on utilizing multiple kicks with one leg against one or more opponents. Overall it wasn't really too bad a section, but there still could have been more information provided to really teach the reader what he or she should know not only in how to execute the various combinations of kicks, but also in how to apply it against an actual opponent.
This section truly could have been an entire book in its own right, and perhaps should have been.
In this section the author shows you how to execute ten (10) different kicking combinations, some of which are even demonstrated against an actual opponent. The kicks the author demonstrates in this section include various versions of the following kicks:
Hook Kick
Side Kick (Achieving Kicking Excellence, Vol. 10)
Roundhouse Kick
Front Kick (Achieving Kicking Excellence, Vol. 6)
Back Kick
SITTING KICKS
This was a very short but quite interesting section that truly should have been a book onto itself. In this section the author demonstrates how to execute some very basic kicks from a disadvantageous position, which in this case is sitting on the floor. This is a real gem in this book and one that should definitely be expanded upon in great detail.
TAKE DOWNS
Like the previously mentioned section, this was also a very short but quite interesting section that truly should have been a book onto itself. In this section the author demonstrates how to execute some take downs using specialty kicks like the scissors kick, etc. The very last technique demonstrated in this book was how to defend yourself against a side kick being used against you. Very interesting and I foresee an entire book being written about this very subject sometime in 2008.
Overall this is really a pretty good book, and one that I have had in my personal library, along with Chong Lee's other books, for quite some time. I would recommend this book as a generalized introduction to the art of combination kicking and the application of kicking techniques against an opponent.
Shawn Kovacich
Martial Artist/Author of the Achieving Kicking Excellence series.
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Excellent Book on Kicking
Rating  (5)
Date: 2002-05-20
4 out of 4 customers found this reveiw helpful
As a martial artist, I pride myself on my kicking ability. I have read many books that claim to contain advance kicking techniques only to find that the kicks were quite basic. Lee's book is the one that I've been searching for. It contains a variety of kicks that were new to me and provides thorough instructions (including very good photographs) on how to properly execute the techniques.
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A must-have manual on kicking art
Rating (5)
Date: 1998-10-28
5 out of 6 customers found this reveiw helpful
Mr Lee's technique is flawless and exciting, even in print format. The photos are well-done, so that the reader can easy follow the action and thus make the technique his/her own with practice. This is an exceptional look at the foot-fighting techniques of Korean tae kwon do.
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A must for the kicking specialist
Rating  (4)
Date: 1998-05-28
8 out of 8 customers found this reveiw helpful
If you like to kick and want to learn to snap off a piledriver of a kick this is the book. Mr. Lee introduces several basic stretching techniques that we all know by heart. But the kicking sequences help the basic to intermediate student develop "the flow" that they need to master kicking basics. A good book for the library.
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