There is not just one method on Okinawa to perform a ‘toe
kick’, actually there are many methods. Some still being practiced, some not so
much any more. I was reading “Tales of Okinawa’s Great Masters” and in the section
of Arakaki Ankichi, one of the more obscure methods was shown on a photograph
of his toe kick.
Ankichi’s
unique forming of the toe-tip for “ashisaki-geri”.
Much more can be found about this kick in a post by Adreas
Quast ( a skilled martial historian) at his site. http://ryukyu-bugei.com/?p=3104 It
makes very interesting reading. There really is a lot of information there.
I have written about
this type of kick before. Here is one of my previous posts:
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