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Originally Posted by tkd_wrestler
It's true there is no martial that has the absolute best kicks but for purposes of speed and effectiveness I always lean towards TKD. We're talk to kick high so we can do our leg kicks faster in a street fight.
I have to say that I'm a big fan of Muay Thai and Capoeira's leg techniques. Muay thai for it's power and capoeira for it's sweeps.
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Capoeira kicks are almost synoymous (Not that they are rooted in each other, but they are very similar) with Tae Kwon Do kicks. I've taken both (Mostly Tae Kwon Do, but I know a little Capoeira):
Martelo
Chapa
Gancho
Ponteira
Bencao
-Giratoria
-Pullando? (Spelling?
)
Queixada (Frontal)
Armada
Meia Lua De Frente
Translates to:
RoundHouse Kick
Side Kick
Hook Kick
Front Snap Kick
Front thrusting puch kick
-"Spinning" action (Chapa giratoria [O escorpiao is the other term for it I think]- Spin side kick)
-"Jumping" action (Bencao Pullando- Jumping Front Thrusting Push Kick)
-Crescent Kick with an entrance (Frontal is a crescent without the entrance)
-Spinning Crescent kick
-Inside Crescent Kick
I guess the fludity and motion is what really makes it different (That, and when you do moves in the roda, you usually stretch them as high as you can for training, rather than actually aiming [Except when you get close for some of the crazy combat stuff
] for the body).
These were good choices though. Muay Thai for direct crushing power, Savate for grace, Tae Kwon Do for sheer speed, and Capoeira for unpredictable moves.
Too bad I can't practice Capoeira anymore. Pensacola doesn't have any places that teach it... nor Muay Thai... nor savate..
