I can make a snappy front kick. But my experience is that you have to get the distance and timing spot on for it to work so I rarely do damage with it.
I use the front kick like a jab occasionally. Keeps my opponent away and hopefully set up something more powerful behind it if he starts reacting predictably to it. |
^ I can't get any snap in my front kick. I have a wicked round kick but my front kicks turn into a teep.
I think the secret is to try not to raise the knee to high. Like trying to smash the ball of the foot directly from the ground in a straight line to the target. Try to make it feel like your throwing a cross, but with your feet. A damaging front kick would be a great addition to a Muay Thai arsenal. |
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oh and another kick i like from TKD, is the twist kick... works very very well if you lead with with a fake round house |
In what situations would you use a twist kick?
What part of the body would you aim for? I can't imagine it doing much damage to an opponent unless you were lucky/extremely skillful and scored a solar plexus shot or hit the right part of the nose. |
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A lot of the old techniques are still known by some today, but they have been removed by the majority of Karate schools because they're time consuming. Traditional Karate would require at least a few hours every day to master. Especially the body conditioning. Most people don't have time to train more than a few hours a week, so of course modern versions are vastly lacking, but that's not to say training equal to that of the before time is not still available if you look hard for it. The aspect of body conditioning is almost entirely absent from modern Karate schools, yet this was the most important part, I think. Just few want to spend an hour a day just getting hit with sticks anymore. Quote:
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Drive it into the throat, that's what it was meant for. |
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Head butts are a no no, also. Not like they're effective, anyway - they're only good for drawing blood, but do little damage past the surface, hence they're considered a nuisance in sport - they have to stop the fight for health reasons rather than because someone is more skilled. |
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Round kicks are easy to see coming, easy to block, counter, catch and then throw the opponent. Back kicks of all kinds are almost impossible to counter. The chance of landing a good one is low, perhaps, but there's little risk involve. Moreover, few people are ready for any back kicks - if the opening was there when you started the kick, it'll likely be there when you turn around and land your foot on the target. People just arn't ready for them. |
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