Korean Karate. Sihak H. Cho

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СКАЧАТЬ 125 15. How to Use the Front Kick 128 • Basics for Front-Kick Application 129 • Front Kick in Combination Attacks 136 • Front-Thrust Kick Following Fake Moves 140 • Front-Fake Kick to Adjust for Distance 142 16. Defense Against the Front Kick 146 • Simple Defense 146 • Counterattack Against the Simple Front Kick 150 • Counter Shifting (Pahng-Kong Yeedong) 152 PART VII Side-Kick Moves (Yup Chagi) 155 17. How to Make the Side Kick 156 • Side-Limbering-Up Kick (Yup Ohlligi) 157 • Side-Rising Kick (Yup Cha-ohlligi) 158 • Side Thrust Kick (Yup Cha-tzirugi) 159 • Rising-Heel Kick (Yup Duiro-chagi) 160 • Flying Side Kick (Dtuiyu Yup-chagi) 161 18. How to Use the Side Kick 164 • Basics of Side-Kick Application 166 • Side Kick in Combination Attacks 175 • Side-Thrust Kick Following a Faking Move 178 • Side Fake Kick to Adjust for Distance 180 • Side Kick as an Instant Counterattack 188 19. Defense Against the Side Kick 190 • Simple Defense and Counterattack 191 • Counter Shifting 194 • Immediate Counter Punch With a Smothering Move 198 20. When the Kicking Leg Is Grabbed 200 PART VIII Roundhouse-Kick Moves (Tohllyu Chagi) 205 21. How to Make the Roundhouse Kick 206 • Roundhouse Snap Kick (Tohllyu Cha-pusugi) 207 • Roundhouse Thrust Kick (Tohllyu Cha-tzirugi) 208 • Short Roundhouse Kick (Pahn Tohllyu-chagi) 209 • Flying Roundhouse Kick (Dtui yu Tohllyu-chagi) 210 22. How to Use the Roundhouse Kick 212 • Basics for Roundhouse-Kick Application 212 • Roundhouse Kick and Following Attacks 213 • Roundhouse Kick Following Other Moves 216 23. Defense Against the Roundhouse Kick 218 • Inward Arm Block 219 • Double-Arm Block 220 • Arm and Leg Block 221 • Defense With Body Shifting 222 • Instant Counterattack Against the Roundhouse Kick 223 PART IX Other Kicks 225 24. Knee Kick (Moohrup Chagi) 226 25. Stamping Kick (Naeryu Chagi) 230 26. Hook Kick 234 27. Miscellaneous Kicks 239 • Back Kick (Dui Chagi) 239 • Crescent Kick 241 • Outer-Edge-Crescent Kick 244 Index 247

      Foreword

      THE TERM "karate" is a generalized term of Japanese origin, coined to represent the various traditional and modern styles of the so-called "empty-hand" combat art.

      In Korea, tae-kwon do has only recently been agreed upon as the term representing modern Korean karate, superceding such terms as tang-soo do, kong-soo do, tae-soo do, soo-bak do, etc. Since tae-kwon do refers only to modern karate, it would be inaccurate to use it as a generic term throughout the entire manuscript.

      Consultations with fellow tae-kwon do masters have convinced me that the term "karate" has become more widely known in Western countries than any other and would thus be a more familiar one to English-speaking peoples than would tae-kwon do. For this reason, I have decided to use "karate" throughout the entire book and "tae-kwon do" only where necessary to indicate the differentiation.

      I wish to express my sincere appreciation to my students Robert Zychski, Carlos Farrell, and Julio LaSalle for posing with me in the photos to help make this book more expressive; to Charles Peck, Nat Greenspan, and Jerome Cohen for their unlimited advice and help in proofreading the entire manuscript; and to Bernard MacSweeney for his excellent photographs.

New York City

Sihak Henry Cho

      Introduction

      UNTIL approximately ten years ago, karate (tae-kwon do)^* was practiced only in Far Eastern countries. Since then, it has gained such widespread attention that the whole world is becoming familiar with it. Its popularity in the United States has been brought about by many public demonstrations—by experts on TV, in public appearances, and in championship tournaments—as well as through books. However, there are still thousands interested in this art who do not know the real principles of karate. In fact, a number of unqualified karate demonstrators have given such an erroneous impression of it that many people believe that it is either a brutal method of killing people or an esoteric form of magic that gives the initiate an enormous power to destroy anything within reach of his hand.

      Karate is a fighting art which employs almost all parts of the body in offensive and defensive moves. Karate techniques consist of many individual moves which are practiced as individual units and joined together for maximum efficiency in free fighting. These practice units are: basic drill in stances, kicking, punching, striking, blocking, combinations of these moves in formal patterns, prearranged attacks and counterattacks, stepping and shifting, etc. The combination of all of these results in skill at karate techniques, which is demonstrated in free fighting. Some of the moves are directly applicable to free fighting while the others develop basic speed and coordination.

      One's ability to use these basic moves after they have been perfected can be seen in free fighting. Skill at free fighting is the main goal of karate, and its techniques are СКАЧАТЬ