Homolateral movement

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I've been reading Science of Sports Training and am interested on Kurz's theory about homolateral movement. I saw the discussion about Shotokan and homolateral movement, which only got a "kinda" answer. I've never experienced, nor have I spoke to anyone who has been confused to the slightest extent after performing jumping jacks.

Also, I have seen success and have been successful with a "homolateral" striking method -- stepping forward with the left foot, striking with the right hand... swinging the right hand forward as a distraction and kicking with the right foot. I'm not saying Thomas Kurz is wrong, I would just like a little more explanation.

I definitely recommend the book, I'm only in the second chapter and have found quite a bit of useful information for training for my next martial arts tournament. It's just that I have used jumping jacks successfully in the past ( I like how the "arms up" part expands the rib cage so you get a good deep breath), so I want to have a little more information before I take it out of my program.

Thanks for any feedback from anyone that can give me their informed opinion on the matter.

[Thomas Kurz]

Also, I have seen success and have been successful with a "homolateral" striking method -- stepping forward with the left foot, striking with the right hand...

This is not the homolateral pattern. This is a cross-pattern motion.

swinging the right hand forward as a distraction and kicking with the right foot.

If after the forward swing the arm swings back while the leg kicks forward then this too is a cross-pattern motion.

For in-depth explanation see the footnote on p. 26 and its source. Even more info is in David Walther's book listed at the Athlete's Bookshelf ( http://www.stadion.com/bookshelf.html )