Double roundhouse on paddles

Setup

1. Pairs: a kicker and a holder with a paddle in each hand.
2. Holder keeps both arms out to the sides with firm wrists, paddles at belt height, both well clear of the face and body.
3. Kicker starts in fighting stance a long step away.

How it runs

1. Kicker checks the holder is ready, kicks a back-leg roundhouse into one paddle, then switches in the air and kicks the other paddle with the other leg.
2. Holder steps back one step; kicker follows with a slide step and kicks the double again.
3. Five doubles, rest, five more. Then swap roles.
4. Third round: holder steps back or to the side and the kicker has to find the angle.

Coaching points

• The first kick is quick and light; the second leg starts lifting as the first comes back.
• Stay on the balls of the feet so the switch is fast.
• Both kicks are full roundhouses: chamber, pivot and turn the hip.
• Close the distance with the feet, not by leaning forward.
• Holders turn each paddle face towards the kick just before it lands.

Common mistakes

• Landing flat after the first kick and losing the rhythm.
• The second kick becoming a lazy flick with no hip.
• Following the holder with a big run instead of a small step.
• Holder holding both paddles together in front of the chest.