DIAGNOSE THE PROBLEM & GET YOUR TECHNIQUE CORRECT

By Andrew Bryan

Often when trying to learn a new technique, a martial artist or coach will be too bogged down in what the correct technique is for a fighter rather than how to diagnose where the problem is occurring in a given technique, and how to fix it. 

It can be very frustrating if you can’t get a technique right but also can’t identify where it is going wrong. Today we will be examining the most common problems with punches and low kicks, as well as exercises to correct the form on each.

I’ve seen people trying to demonstrate the low kick for others with something along these lines:

"No, no. Watch. You're doing it like this. Try it like this!"

While I am all for people trying to teach and help one another, we also have to realize that sometimes a person knows what they should be doing but can’t co-ordinate themselves to be able to do it. That is where these exercises come...