Which type of kick should you use.
Mat hudson s analysis of the 2 beat kick.
A 2 beat kick 4 beat kick or 6 beat.
Ti coach mat hudson 2bk.
In one of our recent videos we re looking at andrew s pool stroke and andrew is a 200 meter freestyle specialist and jorge palma one of our viewers commented that looking at it from the side it seems like he stops kicking in the breathing.
Janet evans is the greatest female distance swimmer of all time.
In the six.
Historically some great distance swimmers have used the two beat kick.
Matt s natural mastery of non verbal communication allows him to detect the body s micromovements that reveal when we re tapping into these limiting programs.
Hi sj i briefly mentioned the 4 beat kick above in my reply to lukas.
Matt then interrupts the flow of data between the subconscious and the body clearing the mind of these traumatic programs and freeing us to live in the present without the problems.
Generally we reserve the teaching the 2 beat kick for level 2 lessons because in level 1 the swimmer is just learning how to coordinate the arms and torso.
It is also quite popular among swimmers who have been trained in the total immersion method.
In this video we ll show you what type of kick pattern could help your speed and eff.
There are two distinct kick rhythms in freestyle.
Sun yang holds world records in 800 and 1500 metres using a two beat kick for most of the race.
Lots of middle and long distance swimmers use the two beat rhythm because it uses less energy than the six beat kick.
To our mind a 4 beat kick is a 6 beat kick with 2 of the beats missing.
The six beat kick 6bk with six leg beats per arm cycle i e.
You won t see any sprinters that use a 2 beat kick in a 50 a hundred or usually a 200 meter race because it just doesn t provide enough propulsion but anything 400 meters or over you find that 2 beat kick is quite common because it s saves a lot of energy as kick is one of the biggest uses of energy when you re swimming and a 6 beat.
Her world records at 400 800 and 1500 metres stood for 19 years.
The 2 beat kick is regarded as an advanced skill because it is dependent on these fundamental skills being in place first.
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Fundamentally it s the same style of kicking whereas a 2 beat kick switches between those two positions.
Total immersion coach matt hudson using a two beat kick.
Two strokes and the two beat kick 2bk with just two beats per arm cycle.
In both styles only two beats contribute to propulsion through body rotation.
In 6bk the other four beats are preoccupied with body position and alignment.
