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Ian Hurst wrote:
Boon, re take their balance on the kick - agree with you up to a point, but the problems in achieving this with an experienced kicker are great, especially if they keep to the low kicks or use short knee jabs when in close.
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But surely the best kicker in the world would not have
better balance than the best puncher in the world standing on two feet? Which is not to say that kickers should be underestimated (taking their balance may be just as difficult as taking the balance of a puncher), but if I may capriciously put words in Boon's mouth, I believe he's suggesting that the core principles of aikido do not change when dealing with a kicker.