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Yoko-geri, the side kick, is one of the most devastating techniques in our arsenal. Side kick is also the single most complicated technique we will ever show you. We realize that teaching the hardest lesson early-on is probably not the best pedagogical approach, but side kicks are so amazingly great that it would be cruel of us to allow you to go on living without them.

To throw a side kick, stand in an [[Attention stance|attention stance]] with a side guard, just as we did for side [[Exercise kicks|exercise kick]]. Again, there are four points to a snap-kick:

# '''Chambering:''' Enter a walking [[Crane stance|crane stance]], just like a [[Front kick|front kick]]. Additionally, you must "open your hip." Skipping this step leads to weak, flicking kicks that rarely exceed knee-height. Spread your kicking leg out, so that your knee points 45° from both the direction you are facing, and where your opponent is standing. 
# '''Kicking:''' ''Point your hip at your opponent; use the hip to aim your kicks, not your foot.'' Concentrating on your foot can lead you to miss, but concentrating on where the hip is pointed always enables the kick to reach its mark, since the foot is connected to the hip, via the leg. To kick, simultaneously drop your knee and fully extend your leg. Strike your target with the [[Sokutō|blade of the foot]]. As you kick, perform the same motions used in side exercise kicks:
#*Switch your hands to protect your face and groin.
#*Rotate your supporting foot 90° as you kick, from toes pointing forward, to toes pointed away from your kick.
#*Arch your back while kicking for additional power and stability.
#*''Avoid leaning to the side to increase the height of the kick.'' You will have to lean somewhat to throw a side kick — this is unavoidable — but you should not deliberately exaggerate your leaning just to make your kicks higher. There is no reason to throw a side kick higher than your opponent’s [[Kyūsho#Solar_plexus|solar plexus]] or [[Kyūsho#Floating_ribs|floating ribs]]. Kicks above that level have a poor [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Benefit%E2%80%93cost_ratio benefit-cost ratio]; they’re more trouble than they’re worth. 
#'''Re-chambering:''' Return to crane stance as quickly as possible; kicks should return twice as fast as they went out.'' While re-chambering your kick, switch your hands back to a side-facing guard (like in side exercise kick), and rotate the supporting foot 90°, so that your toes point forward again. ''Do not use you kick as part of a giant step.'' 
#'''Stepping out:''' After kicking, return to a bent-knees [[Attention stance|attention stance]], and slide either leg into whatever stance you chose. Again, never step forward from crane stance into some other stance. You can — and will — be [[Leg_sweep|swept]].

[video of regular and step-up side kicks front the front and side, chambering as you step up, fast and slow.]

Side kicks are commonly thrown from an attention stance. You can enter attention stance from a [[Horse_stance|horse]] or [[Fighting stance|fighting stance]] either by pulling your front leg back (to draw your opponent into overextending themselves), or by pulling your back leg up (a step-up side kick, which covers more ground). The choice depends on the distance between you and to target. Training with a hanging heavy is crucial to develop this sense of distancing. Another way to evaluate the quality of your techniques is to kick over a horizontal pole, held at knee height, 1’ (~30 cm) away from your kicking leg. Good kicks will always clear the pole, and poor kicks will provide instant feedback.

[video of pole training]

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-'''Yoko-geri''', the '''side kick''', is one of the most devastating weapons in the karateka's arsenal. Side kick is also the single most complicated technique we will ever show you. Teaching the hardest lesson early-on is probably not the best pedagogical approach, but side kicks are so amazingly great that it would be cruel to withhold them.
+'''Yoko geri''', the '''side kick''', is one of the most devastating weapons in the karateka's arsenal. Side kick is also the single most complicated karate technique. Teaching the hardest lesson early-on is probably not the best pedagogical approach, but side kicks are so amazingly great that it would be cruel to withhold them.
 To throw a side kick, stand in an [[Attention stance|attention stance]] with a side guard, just like a side [[Exercise kicks|exercise kick]]. Again, there are four points to a kick:
-# '''Chambering:''' Enter a walking [[Crane stance|crane stance]], just like a [[Front kick|front kick]]. Additionally, you must "open your hip." Skipping this step leads to weak, flicking kicks which rarely exceed knee-height. Spread your kicking leg out, so that your knee points 45° from both the direction you are facing, and where your opponent is standing.<br /><br />
+# '''Chambering:''' Enter a walking [[Crane stance|crane stance]], just like a [[Front kick|front kick]]. Additionally, you must "open your hip" by turning your knee to point 45° from both the direction you are facing, and where your opponent is standing. Skipping this leads to weak, flicking kicks which rarely exceed knee-height.<br /><br />
-# '''Kicking:''' ''Point your hip at your opponent; aim your kicks with your hip, not your foot.'' Concentrating on where the hip is pointed always enables the kick to reach its mark, since the foot is connected to the hip, via the leg. To kick, simultaneously drop your knee and fully extend your leg. Strike your target with the [[Sokutō|blade of the foot]]. As you kick, perform the same motions used in [[Exercise_kicks#Side_exercise_kick|side exercise kicks]]:
+# '''Kicking:''' ''Point your hip at the opponent; aim your kicks with your hip, not your foot.'' Concentrating on where the hip is pointed always enables the kick to reach its mark, since the foot is connected to the hip, via the leg. To kick, simultaneously drop your knee and fully extend your leg. Strike your target with the [[Sokutō|blade of the foot]]. As you kick, perform the same motions used in [[Exercise_kicks#Side_exercise_kick|side exercise kicks]]:
 #*Switch your hands to protect your face and groin.
 #*Rotate your supporting foot 90° as you kick, from toes pointing forward, to toes pointed away from your kick.
 #*Arch your back while kicking for additional power and stability.
-#*''Avoid leaning to the side to increase the height of the kick.'' You will have to lean somewhat to throw a side kick — this is unavoidable — but you should not deliberately exaggerate this to make your kicks higher. There is no reason to throw a side kick higher than your opponent’s [[Kyūsho#Solar_plexus|solar plexus]] or [[Kyūsho#Floating_ribs|floating ribs]]. Kicks above that level have a poor [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Benefit%E2%80%93cost_ratio benefit-cost ratio]; they’re more trouble than they’re worth.<br /><br />
+#*''Avoid leaning to the side to increase the height of the kick.'' You will have to lean somewhat to throw a side kick — this is unavoidable — but you should not deliberately exaggerate this to raise your kicks higher. Kicking higher than your opponent’s [[Kyūsho#Solar_plexus|solar plexus]] or [[Kyūsho#Floating_ribs|floating ribs]] have poor [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Benefit%E2%80%93cost_ratio benefit-cost ratios], and are more trouble than they’re worth.<br /><br />
 #'''Re-chambering:''' Return to crane stance as quickly as possible; kicks should return twice as fast as they went out.'' While re-chambering your kick, switch your hands back to a side-facing guard (like in side exercise kick), and rotate the supporting foot 90°, so that your toes point forward again. ''Do not use you kick as part of a giant step.'' <br /><br />
 #'''Stepping out:''' After kicking, return to a bent-knees [[Attention stance|attention stance]], and slide either leg into whatever stance you chose. Again, never step forward from crane stance into some other stance. You can — and will — be [[Leg_sweep|swept]].
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   [video of regular and step-up side kicks front the front and side, chambering as you step up, fast and slow.]
-Side kicks are commonly thrown from an [[Attention stance|attention stance]]. You can enter attention stance from a [[Horse_stance|horse]] or [[Fighting stance|fighting stance]] either by pulling your front leg back (to draw your opponent into overextending themselves), or by pulling your back leg up (a step-up side kick, which covers more ground). The choice depends on the distance between you and to target. Training with a hanging heavy is crucial to develop this sense of distancing. Another way to evaluate the quality of your techniques is to kick over a horizontal pole, held at knee height, 1’ (~30 cm) away from your kicking leg. Good kicks will always clear the pole, and poor kicks will provide instant feedback.
+Side kicks are commonly thrown from an [[Attention stance|attention stance]]. You can enter an attention stance from a [[Horse_stance|horse]] or [[Fighting stance|fighting stance]] either by pulling your front leg back (to draw your opponent into overextending themselves), or by pulling your back leg up (a step-up side kick, which covers more ground). The choice depends on your distance from the target. Training with a hanging heavy bag develops this sense of distancing. Another way to test your kicking quality is to kick over a horizontal pole at knee height, 1’ (~30 cm) away from your kicking leg. Good kicks will clear the pole, and poor kicks will provide instant feedback.
   [video of pole training]
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-'''Yoko-geri''', the '''side kick''', is one of the most devastating weapons in the karateka's arsenal. Side kick is also the single most complicated technique we will ever show you. Teaching the hardest lesson early-on is probably not the best pedagogical approach, but side kicks are so amazingly great that it would be cruel not to teach them.
+'''Yoko-geri''', the '''side kick''', is one of the most devastating weapons in the karateka's arsenal. Side kick is also the single most complicated technique we will ever show you. Teaching the hardest lesson early-on is probably not the best pedagogical approach, but side kicks are so amazingly great that it would be cruel to withhold them.
-To throw a side kick, stand in an [[Attention stance|attention stance]] with a side guard, just like a side [[Exercise kicks|exercise kick]]. Again, there are four points to a snap-kick:
+To throw a side kick, stand in an [[Attention stance|attention stance]] with a side guard, just like a side [[Exercise kicks|exercise kick]]. Again, there are four points to a kick:
 # '''Chambering:''' Enter a walking [[Crane stance|crane stance]], just like a [[Front kick|front kick]]. Additionally, you must "open your hip." Skipping this step leads to weak, flicking kicks which rarely exceed knee-height. Spread your kicking leg out, so that your knee points 45° from both the direction you are facing, and where your opponent is standing.<br /><br />
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 [video of regular and step-up side kicks front the front and side, chambering as you step up, fast and slow.]
-Side kicks are commonly thrown from an attention stance. You can enter attention stance from a [[Horse_stance|horse]] or [[Fighting stance|fighting stance]] either by pulling your front leg back (to draw your opponent into overextending themselves), or by pulling your back leg up (a step-up side kick, which covers more ground). The choice depends on the distance between you and to target. Training with a hanging heavy is crucial to develop this sense of distancing. Another way to evaluate the quality of your techniques is to kick over a horizontal pole, held at knee height, 1’ (~30 cm) away from your kicking leg. Good kicks will always clear the pole, and poor kicks will provide instant feedback.
+Side kicks are commonly thrown from an [[Attention stance|attention stance]]. You can enter attention stance from a [[Horse_stance|horse]] or [[Fighting stance|fighting stance]] either by pulling your front leg back (to draw your opponent into overextending themselves), or by pulling your back leg up (a step-up side kick, which covers more ground). The choice depends on the distance between you and to target. Training with a hanging heavy is crucial to develop this sense of distancing. Another way to evaluate the quality of your techniques is to kick over a horizontal pole, held at knee height, 1’ (~30 cm) away from your kicking leg. Good kicks will always clear the pole, and poor kicks will provide instant feedback.
 [video of pole training]

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-Yoko-geri, the side kick, is one of the most devastating techniques in our arsenal. Side kick is also the single most complicated technique we will ever show you. We realize that teaching the hardest lesson early-on is probably not the best pedagogical approach, but side kicks are so amazingly great that it would be cruel of us to allow you to go on living without them.
+'''Yoko-geri''', the '''side kick''', is one of the most devastating weapons in the karateka's arsenal. Side kick is also the single most complicated technique we will ever show you. Teaching the hardest lesson early-on is probably not the best pedagogical approach, but side kicks are so amazingly great that it would be cruel not to teach them.
-To throw a side kick, stand in an [[Attention stance|attention stance]] with a side guard, just as we did for side [[Exercise kicks|exercise kick]]. Again, there are four points to a snap-kick:
+To throw a side kick, stand in an [[Attention stance|attention stance]] with a side guard, just like a side [[Exercise kicks|exercise kick]]. Again, there are four points to a snap-kick:
-# '''Chambering:''' Enter a walking [[Crane stance|crane stance]], just like a [[Front kick|front kick]]. Additionally, you must "open your hip." Skipping this step leads to weak, flicking kicks that rarely exceed knee-height. Spread your kicking leg out,  so that your knee points 45° from both the direction you are facing, and where your opponent is standing.<br /><br />
+# '''Chambering:''' Enter a walking [[Crane stance|crane stance]], just like a [[Front kick|front kick]]. Additionally, you must "open your hip." Skipping this step leads to weak, flicking kicks which rarely exceed knee-height. Spread your kicking leg out, so that your knee points 45° from both the direction you are facing, and where your opponent is standing.<br /><br />
-# '''Kicking:''' ''Point your hip at your opponent; use the hip to aim your kicks, not your foot.'' Concentrating on your foot can lead you to miss, but concentrating on where the hip is pointed always enables the kick to reach its mark, since the foot is connected to the hip, via the leg. To kick, simultaneously drop your knee and fully extend your leg. Strike your target with the [[Sokutō|blade of the foot]].<br /><br />As you kick, perform the same motions used in side exercise kicks:
+# '''Kicking:''' ''Point your hip at your opponent; aim your kicks with your hip, not your foot.'' Concentrating on where the hip is pointed always enables the kick to reach its mark, since the foot is connected to the hip, via the leg. To kick, simultaneously drop your knee and fully extend your leg. Strike your target with the [[Sokutō|blade of the foot]].<br /><br />As you kick, perform the same motions used in side exercise kicks:
 #*Switch your hands to protect your face and groin.
 #*Rotate your supporting foot 90° as you kick, from toes pointing forward, to toes pointed away from your kick.
 #*Arch your back while kicking for additional power and stability.
-#*''Avoid leaning to the side to increase the height of the kick.'' You will have to lean somewhat to throw a side kick — this is unavoidable — but you should not deliberately exaggerate your leaning just to make your kicks higher. There is no reason to throw a side kick higher than your opponent’s [[Kyūsho#Solar_plexus|solar plexus]] or [[Kyūsho#Floating_ribs|floating ribs]]. Kicks above that level have a poor [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Benefit%E2%80%93cost_ratio benefit-cost ratio]; they’re more trouble than they’re worth.<br /><br />
+#*''Avoid leaning to the side to increase the height of the kick.'' You will have to lean somewhat to throw a side kick — this is unavoidable — but you should not deliberately exaggerate this to make your kicks higher. There is no reason to throw a side kick higher than your opponent’s [[Kyūsho#Solar_plexus|solar plexus]] or [[Kyūsho#Floating_ribs|floating ribs]]. Kicks above that level have a poor [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Benefit%E2%80%93cost_ratio benefit-cost ratio]; they’re more trouble than they’re worth.<br /><br />
 #'''Re-chambering:''' Return to crane stance as quickly as possible; kicks should return twice as fast as they went out.'' While re-chambering your kick, switch your hands back to a side-facing guard (like in side exercise kick), and rotate the supporting foot 90°, so that your toes point forward again. ''Do not use you kick as part of a giant step.'' <br /><br />
 #'''Stepping out:''' After kicking, return to a bent-knees [[Attention stance|attention stance]], and slide either leg into whatever stance you chose. Again, never step forward from crane stance into some other stance. You can — and will — be [[Leg_sweep|swept]].

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