Osteopath and a funny Video

Hi Guys,

My Hip flared up a bit last week so I took a friends recommendation to go and see an osteopath that does Hapkido with her. He is pretty sure he has identified the issue which is a slight rise and rotation on the right side of my hip. This could very well account for both the hip pain and hamstring trouble I have been experiencing. The prognosis is pretty good and it should be back to normal after a few weeks of deep tissue massage. So for the next few weeks it will be only light isometrics.

This weekend I am attending a seminar with Grandmaster Ji Han Jae who is one of the last remaining original Grandmasters of Hapkido. Should be fun.

I thought I'd leave you with this funny video I found on Youtube called B.O.B's Revenge. I think of this everytime I hit him now.

Kicking BOB

Hi guys,

Thanks for reading. Here is the video of me doing some basic kicks on BOB. Focusing more on speed accuracy and technique rather than power. My kicking height is ok, I do seem to drop my knee after hitting especially on my turning kicks, will need to work on that.

While it was my right hip that was playing up actually kicking with the right leg feels better than when it is the supporting leg.

Basic punching combos on BOB

I've recently cleared out the spare room and its the perfect size now to put my Body Opponent Bag (BOB) in and do some light boxing work. So I just knocked up a quick video to analyze my basic punching technique. Looks like I drop my elbow a bit on my left hook.

As for BOB, I find him to be awesome for practicing strikes. It really makes a difference to learn how to hit an actual face rather than just hitting a punching bag, plus you can practice chokes, eye gouges, pressure point strikes etc.

Its great for indoors or outdoors, although if you are planning on using one outside I would put him on a matt or something, the base can get deep scratches gouged in it pretty quickly if he is on concrete or similar.

In the video I don't quite have enough water in the base so he is moving around a bit too much, I like him to move a bit but not as much as he did tonight.

It was a great warm up for my HFS light stretches today.

Feel free to comment on my boxing, constructive comments are always welcome.






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