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Originally Posted by Damian Mavis
My point was, with the time commitment, you could make a low percentage technique a high percentage technique for YOU individually. I would not recommend to anyone that they should use a spinning kick in a street fight. The reason things like spin kicks get a bad name (even though they are used effectively as fight stoppers occasionally by skilled individuals) is because oafs that can't do em realisticly try them and show how badly it can be done... but in arrogance and ignorance they blame the technique and not their lack of skill. I've got a lightning fast spinning hook kick with knock out power... I've been training it for 14 years, my friend has been training it for 20 years and his is even better. Without that kind of time put in.... it's probably a bad idea to include it in your arsenal.
I personally teach street defence techniques that are gross motor skills only, simple and effective and brutal and easy to remeber and execute under pressure... along with teaching the right aggressive "go for the kill" attitude necessary in a all out panicy fight. But for me personally I know what I can do so include other ranges and techniques I wouldn't suggest to anyone else.
Damian Mavis
Honour TKD
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Damian, I understand your point, and don’t get me wrong your point is valid and logical, but my point is, it’s still a risky technique to use regardless of your proficiency in it in the dojo or training hall.
How many times have we seen top level competitors slip/trip/or fall after executing one of these type of kicks? In the ring you fall the ref jumps in and separates the fighters to allow the fallen guy to get up to his feet in safety, but in the street…..your head can be used as a battering ram against the cold hard curb. Also in the street there are uneven surfaces, wet, muddy, or slick surfaces. Also adrenalin and fear are different in the street than they are in the ring making our movements less precise, creating even more risk of falling.
Definitely there are a certain (but small) population that can pull this off on a somewhat high percentage, but it is still risky and those people are probably the exception to the rule.