gwern comments on Harry Potter and the Methods of Rationality discussion thread, part 5 - Less Wrong

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Comment author: gwern 16 November 2010 10:47:10PM 0 points [-]

I am surprised that this is even remotely controversial, particularly among those who profess personal expertise. Every instructor I have trained under has taken care to point out how much power is lost when trying to kick so high and I have no particular qualms in suggesting that if you have been advised to the contrary you need a better instructor.

I think we have gone as far as we can here, and there's no point discussing it further without citations.

Comment author: wedrifid 16 November 2010 11:45:34PM 0 points [-]

I think we have gone as far as we can here,

That had been my conclusion.

and there's no point discussing it further without citations.

But now that you mention it, I took a glance at the old faithful reference. Brief, but it seems well balanced. This part in particular seemed spot on:

On the other hand, the high kicks practised in traditional martial arts or the flying/jumping kicks performed in synthesis styles are primarily performed for conditioning or aesthetic reasons.

Buyer beware.

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