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With
a few exceptions, you should always kick sideways, for you arc thus
able to put more force behind your blow and can, if necessary, reach
farther.
Turn
your right side to your opponent, putting the weight of your body on
your left foot. Bending your left leg slightly from your knee, raise
your right foot two to four inches off the ground, as in Fig. 7. Shoot
your right foot outwards and upwards to your right, aiming to strike
your opponent's leg just below the knee-cap.
Follow
the blow through, scraping down your opponent's shin with the edge of
your boot from the knee to the instep, finishing up with all your
weight on your right foot, smashing the small bones of his foot. If
necessary, follow up with a chin jab with your left hand (Fig. 8).
Note. - Where the kick is to be made with the left foot, reverse the above.
 NO. 3A - BOOT DEFENSE
Your opponent has seized you around the body from in front, pinning your arms to your sides.
1.
Having put your weight on one foot, raise the other and scrape your
opponent's shinbone downwards from about half way from the knee,
finishing up with a smashing blow on his foot (Fig. 9).
2. An alternative method to Fig. 9, permitting you to use the inner edge of the boot, is shown in Fig. 10.
Note
A. - Whether you should use the outside or inside of your boot will
depend upon how the weight of your body is distributed at the time.
Provided that you are equally balanced on both feet, you can use
either; otherwise, use the one opposite to that on which you have your
weight.
Note
B. - lf seized from behind, stamp on your opponent's foot with the heel
of either boot, turning quickly and following up with a chin jab with
either hand.
NO. 3B - BOOT ("BRONCO KICK")
Your opponent is lying on the ground.
1.
Take a flying jump at your opponent, drawing your feet up by bending
your knees, at the same time keeping your feet close together (Fig. 11)
2.
When your feet are approximately eight inches above your opponent's
body, shoot your legs out straight, driving both of your boots into his
body, and smash him.
Note.
- It is almost impossible for your opponent to parry a kick made in
this manner, and, in addition, it immediately puts him on the
defensive, leaving him only the alternative of rolling away from you in
an attempt to escape. Further, although he may attempt to protect his
body with his arms, the weight of your body (say 150 pounds), plus the
impetus of your flying jump (say another 150 pounds), will drive your
heels into your opponent's body with such terrific force that you will
almost certainly kill him. Steel heel-plates on your boots will make
his attack even more effective.
Practice this kick on a dummy figure or on the grass as in Fig. 12.
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