by lilman » Sat Mar 14, 2009 1:43 am
That is a great rule, but the excotion is the pponent. I personally never kick higher than the groin. Unless I have the pponent in a position where he cannot defend ie off balanca or in chin na. I have never had a high kick thrown at me I couldn't defend against personally. Their issually not practicle. Mid level kicks I only use if I can put the pponents attention high. Ie during grappling or after a fake punch. They can also be used to keep an upoonent at bay, but only effective in combat when unexpected. Low kicks knee level and lower are hard to defend against, effective, and great to bring the pponents chi down for effective high attacks if used sparingly. Remember, martial arts are deception. Taijiquan is no acception.