Bag work critisim wanted *VIDEO*

[stav]

Hi guys.

Just to give you abit of a background on my self i have done Karate for almost 5 years (have a Probationary Black belt...havnt gotten my full black yet) and i trained for a few months at a good local kick boxing gym (Styng gym Melbourne) doing a fighters class sparring some amateurs and just trying to learn some better stand up.

Latley i have been training by myself at home and i decided to film on my mobile one of my rounds on the bag.
I just wanted some tips on what i should be trying to improve or if you think i am doing somthing wrong.

Constructive critisism is appreciated thnx

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Oq8TTgoIjik

sorry video quality is abit low b/c it was from my mobile


cheers

 

[Deleted member 130905]

You flail your arms out WAY too much on your kicks, you still have to keep them on guard so you can't be countered.



On your hooks, use a little more hip action, overall very good though.

 

[remmah]

You flail your arms out WAY too much on your kicks, you still have to keep them on guard so you can't be countered.



On your hooks, use a little more hip action, overall very good though.

i disagree i thought that he kept his hands up well. but i do think that you lean backwards too much on your kicks.

 

[Michael Wanaka]

You flail your arms out WAY too much on your kicks, you still have to keep them on guard so you can't be countered.



On your hooks, use a little more hip action, overall very good though.

No. His arms are fine.

 

[SnowBlynd]

I thought it looked pretty good. Some of the kicks looked telegraphed, but I'll forgive that since it was bag work. Smooth combos.

 

[jlagman]

Next time, try to set the camera back a little further so we can see a full body shot. I can't see from that angle, but it's reasonable to assume you're not turning the heel over on the supporting foot, hence the lack of power in your kicks. As much as possible, you want to pivot your supporting heel to a degree where it points towards your target. I'm judging this based on the fact that your hips don't turn over as much as they should, if you can turn the heel over, everything else follows.

Your left hook lacks power because your elbow remains below the shoulder and fist and it moves in an upwards arcing motion. For a short hook, lock your elbow at a 90 degree angle and align you fist to your elbow and your elbow to your shoulder. Then inwards pivot on the ball of your lead foot as your executing the hook.

You lean too far forwards when you throw the elbows from the outside. Stay upright, use yor core muscles and an inward pivoting to generate power. Make up the distance by first setting up, then taking a deeper step. Treat the elbow like hook minus the fist, so keep your elbow on a level field with your shoulder.

Your recovery time seems much too slow, there's a lot of "dead time" after you perform the technique and before you set into your stance. Your arms and legs are staying out there for far too long.

No. His arms are fine.

I don't know if I can completely agree with you there Mike. His left arm has that lazy guard when he throws the roundhouse; rather than travel straight from the guard to his cheek, he lets it drop a little before he brings it up to guard. If I saw that, I'd straight up move in, eat the kick, and land a flush right hook.

 

[ssssmashing]

I don't see him "flailing his arms" he is dropping his right on kicks and that could be a real problem for an off angle counter or a lead leg hook.

To really comment I'd like to see some footwork. Any chance you could get some full body shots. Overall though you look pretty good.

 

[Deleted member 130905]

I don't see him "flailing his arms" he is dropping his right on kicks and that could be a real problem for an off angle counter or a lead leg hook.

To really comment I'd like to see some footwork. Any chance you could get some full body shots. Overall though you look pretty good.

Maybe flailing wasn't the right word, but he's dropping his hands down quite a bit, which isn't good.



He DROPPED his hands, not much question about it, it's easily fixable, and many, many people do it, even professionals.

 

[MuayFC]

1. bouncing too much once you stop bouncing I know your coming
2. Kicking with your legs at start of video it gets better but try leading with your hips
3. letting the kicks hang out too long could be the lean others mentioned
4. Transitioning between kicking and punches needs work, ie footwork stepping out to kick
5. deepen your kicks, try to draw your hip across and draw your knee across to the opposite of your target. a good thai kick hits not only the side of the opponent but most of the front also

better than a lot I've seen posted
Just my two cents

 

[stav]

Thnx heaps guys.

Theres not much i can do about getting better view on the camera b/c bag is to close to the wall. Thats y i dont rotate around the bag either b/c tey way it mounted.
Thnx for your tips though.


And yea need to work on the elbows...havnt trained them heaps i just like throwing them in.

And yeah i do notice i lean back to much on my kicks i been trying to fix that.