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Mat hudson s analysis of the 2 beat kick.
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.
In both styles only two beats contribute to propulsion through body rotation.
A 2 beat kick 4 beat kick or 6 beat.
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The 2 beat kick is regarded as an advanced skill because it is dependent on these fundamental skills being in place first.
The six beat kick 6bk with six leg beats per arm cycle i e.
Janet evans is the greatest female distance swimmer of all time.
Historically some great distance swimmers have used the two beat kick.
Two strokes and the two beat kick 2bk with just two beats per arm cycle.
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.
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.
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.
It is also quite popular among swimmers who have been trained in the total immersion method.
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Sun yang holds world records in 800 and 1500 metres using a two beat kick for most of the race.
There are two distinct kick rhythms in freestyle.
Her world records at 400 800 and 1500 metres stood for 19 years.
In today s episode we re looking at a two beat versus four beat versus six beat kick.
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.
In 6bk the other four beats are preoccupied with body position and alignment.
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.
Hi sj i briefly mentioned the 4 beat kick above in my reply to lukas.
In the six.
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.
