Hold-Out Kicks vs. Throwing Your Leg
Throwing your leg up using momentum might look fast, but it ruins your balance, leaves you vulnerable if you miss, and cheats your muscles out of real development.
If you want ironclad stability and true striking power, switch to hold-out kicks.
Why to Avoid Throwing Your Leg
Zero Control: Momentum carries you through, meaning you cannot stop or redirect mid-strike.
Compromised Balance: You have to lean your upper body away to compensate, leaving you off-balance.
Superficial Strength: Swinging relies on loose momentum rather than deep muscular contraction.
The Benefits of the Hold-Out
Total Engagement: Pausing at full extension forces your core and standing leg stabilizers to lock in, building exceptional balance.
Strength Under Tension: Isometrically holding the position forces your quads, glutes, and hip flexors to work harder.
Absolute Ownership: If you can hold a kick out cleanly, you control the technique.
How to Drill It
The Iso-Hold: Extend your kick to your target height and freeze it for 3 to 5 seconds before retracting. Keep your posture upright and hands up.
Slow-Mo Reps: Perform your kicks in extreme slow motion through every phase—chamber, extension, hold, and retraction.
Quality reps beat sloppy volume every time. Slow it down and build strength where it counts.
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Kahen-sei Martial Arts
Freestyle Kickboxing
Japanese/combat Jujitsu
Shootboxing
Members of UK Shootboxing Association , Jujitsu Uk and The World Kickboxing Council (WKC)
British Martial Arts and Boxing Association
Hall of fame 2023,4,5
15/08/2026
What an incredible Saturday morning at Kahen-sei Martial Arts Academy! 🥋
We’ve had a fantastic energy in the dojo today. It was brilliant to see our beginners putting in the work and perfecting their kicks, followed by some sharp, high-level sparring from our advanced students. The progress everyone is making is inspiring!
Huge well done to everyone who hit the mats today. Keep pushing, keep learning, and we’ll see you all back in class soon!
15/08/2026
Proud Sensei and proud uncle moment today! 🥋❤️
I had the absolute honor of grading my niece today as she successfully earned her 9th Kyu in Kahen-sei freestyle kickboxing. Watching her step onto the mat, focus, and put all her hard work into action is an incredible feeling.
Seeing family grow and excel in the martial arts is something special. Huge congratulations to her on taking this next big step—the journey is just beginning! 👊💥
14/08/2026
Great energy at the dojo tonight! We pushed through another solid Freestyle Kickboxing session—nothing beats the feeling of leaving it all on the mats at the end of the week. Huge respect to everyone who turned up, put in the work, and kept the focus sharp. Let’s keep that momentum going!
14/08/2026
13/08/2026
Cleaning & Hygiene Routine
Mats are fully disinfected, gear is sanitized, and the academy is locked up and spotless for the next session!
Maintaining a high standard of cleanliness and hygiene is non-negotiable for us. Every corner is scrubbed and kept tidy so everyone can train in a fresh, safe, and professional environment week in and week out.
See you all on the mats! 🥋💪
13/08/2026
🔥 What an absolute scorcher of a session tonight at Shootboxing! 🔥
The energy in the room was scorching hot from start to finish, and the dedication and heart on display were next level.
A massive shoutout to every single person who stepped up tonight—the work ethic was unreal. Special respect to everyone putting in that crucial work during sparring; iron truly sharpens iron, and the mutual effort, respect, and progression we saw out there tonight was phenomenal.
Proud of this team and the constant drive to level up. Let's keep this momentum going! 🥊💪
12/08/2026
Despite the heat in the gym tonight, the level of sparring in the ring was absolutely next-level! 🥊🔥 Huge credit to everyone who stepped up and put in the work under those tough conditions. Iron sharpens iron! 💪💯
12/08/2026
It was a quiet one at Kahen-sei Freestyle Kickboxing tonight, but don’t let that fool you! Despite the heat, everyone who made it in was working incredibly hard, drilling their syllabus and putting in the effort. Great focus from everyone on the mats!
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Chatfield Place, Longton
Stoke-on-Trent
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| Monday | 7pm - 8:30pm |
| Wednesday | 8pm - 9:30pm |
| Friday | 7pm - 8:30pm |
| Saturday | 11:30am - 1pm |