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Once again, it was brought up how important the side kick is in maintaining the distance.  It is not a powerful kick but strong enough to damage someone’s knee.  Honestly, I don’t like my side kick defense which means I need to work on my side kick.  When I was in college, I had an incident where a spoiled Taiwanese student kicked me in the knee when I approached him, the same side kick we are learning now.  I admit that I deserved this.  It was painful and I immediately stopped.

Next week is the fundamental lesson 10, the Pre fight.  It is my favorite lesson and the most practical.  By talking to a hostile person in the right way and the right approach, it can defuse an argument.   Already, this lesson has helped me in dealing with an angry person.  Another thing I like about  this lesson is the focus on defense against fist strikes.