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shinsengumi77 β Drawing Action Scenes 1: Countering Kicks
Published: 2013-05-23 03:15:44 +0000 UTC; Views: 8972; Favourites: 155; Downloads: 98
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High kicks have their places, they really do. But 90% of the time only seasoned fighters can use them with any success. It's all about recognizing openings and grasping the timing.I don't like them for many reasons, and so don't use them. High, flashy kicks are one of my Martial Arts hot buttons, as anyone who's known me for long will know.
Here are some things you can do to counter them (and there are soooooooo many more). I have done both with some variety and high success, but if I wasn't sparring I'd finish them differently. (In a fight, if I catch your leg, you lose it. End of story.) Low kicks are generally much more effective and waste less energy.
Also, most people don't realize how weak and painful attacks to the shins can be (and how effective the shins can be as weapons if you condition them correctly). A good fighter can snap someone's lower leg like a twig...a good way to condition your shins is to tie a rope around a tree trunk and kick it repeatedly, increasing the force and repetition as your bones thicken and nerves deaden. A heavy bag is also fine.
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The kicking leg in the first one does not look right
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How so? Β (If you do not know the mechanics of a proper push kick, maybe it would look strange to you?)
Did you account for the hips moving forward? Β I filled it in to show the hips position after thrusting forward (the whole lower body moves forward a bit.) Β
The line on the middle of the back also is supposed to suggest this end position. Β Lastly, note that the legs is the right leg, and the foot is angled outward slightly to better "catch" the inner thigh. Β
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Oh sorry I didn't know it was a push kick, I thought it was meant to be a round house, my bad
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No prob! Β My handwriting is hard to read....
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Thanks For The Info I Study KARATE And This Is Very HELPFULL"
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I'm very glad you find it helpful!
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Haha, I loved the comments of the figures XD I'm not much of a fighting expert (my fight scenes are the worst part of my writing XP), so this was very informative!
(sorry I took FOREVER to comment on stuffs, been crazy busy and dealing with stupid bank people 
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I'm glad you liked it!
It's no problem -there's no need to comment on a schedule or anything!
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Portray them better...? 0.0 I think you did pretty good this time around!
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No way!
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That first counter looks like you have to see the kick coming a mile away. Unless your push kick happens to be as fast as the No-Shadow Kick. =3
Not that I've done any sparring, but I kind of enjoy seeing kicks stopped before they even start up by stepping down on the opponent's foot just as they are trying to lift it.
For some reason, I think I'd really enjoy a raepface study or just a regular sketch dump for your next thing.
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Not really. Same way a boxer watches the chest or shoulders of their opponent for the beginnings of a punch, anyone who sees enough kicks (and practices their own) can shut them down whenever they want. It helps that a push kick is linear while a roundhouse is not. You do have to have some training of course, but it's a highly effective maneuver. I've both performed it and received it.
Also, speed is nowhere near important if you can grasp timing. You can move as slow as you want if you know when to. I have been beaten many times by people slower than me, because they knew when and what to do. Similarly, I can do slower techniques on those new and fresh because they lack experience.
One of the techniques I was going to draw -but obviously didn't- was how you can catch a roundhouse in the air with a well-timed hook kick and force an opponent to spin around off balance, or throw them to the ground.
lol what??? You mean the expressions sketch dump?
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Thank you for your insights. I always forget about timing for some reason. I'd really like to see that roundhouse counter on paper!
This video made me cringe a bit, but what do you think of this? [link]
Is it just me, or is it a little retarded to take a defensive stance where you stick out your leg at your opponent and weaken your own balance? You're just asking to get grabbed or thrown, right?
Yes, I meant it as a study for the expression, lol. I don't know why, but I always find it really hilarious. Otherwise, I just enjoy a regular old sketch dump because I can see the artist's interests and thoughts on the page.
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I might throw that in somehwere...it's a great move to use on someone you want to psychologically unbalance.
That video was awful. First, you can't really take it seriously because it's not an actual fight -it's a poorly choreographed fight scene. In fact, the guy's moves looked so Bruce Lee-esqe that I wouldn't be surprised if they were pieced together from a bunch of his movies. The girl's leg sticking up is not martial arts at all...just a way for her to say "look how strong and flexible my legs are!" -it tends to look cool to people who don't know much. To me it looks ridiculous; and yes, a good fighter would have destroyed her for showing such impudence! 
Ah, yes...I am still due for that, aren't I?
As for the sketch dump, well...I could try it I guess. When it comes down to it, I wonder if I'll even be able to draw anything. 
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Lol is that a response to the "next?"
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No, an alternative title for this work.
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Ah, true, that would be fine, too!
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Also, a late happy memorial day to you.
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This should be very useful!
I really like these martial art's and fighting poses because I always learn something new. The notes are very helpful.
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