i see the thread topic is starting to change a little. but, ill take aaaall the information i can get. however, im a little confused by some parts of your post.
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Originally Posted by fire cobra
Keping your lead hip forward gives a quicker switch and a better protection against straight punches and push kicks because you torso and therefore your targets are sideways to your opponent.
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maybe im doing it wrong, but when i switch step and keep my lead hip as my lead hip, my body looks more squared than staggered.
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Originally Posted by fire cobra
I think what sometimes people forget is there are 3 main kicking angles for the tae(round kick) tae chiang is a 45 deegree shin kick into the opponents body,althogh you need to bring the rear hip into play it doesnt need to rotate all the way over,the kick is to "batter" the body like a baseball bat hiting its target.
Tae Taad is more of a horizontal plane sweeping style of kick,used mainly to the legs to knock your opponent of balance or over,tae taad to the body isnt so effective because you cant knock the body of balance with a round kick so easy(against a good boxer).
Tae Tawaad is a downward style round kick really good for the ko to the neck.
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im not trying to contradict you by any means. this is a serious question. but, how come (for the questions sake lets use hoost) when ernesto hoost does leg kicks, i see his hip turn over and hes kicking downward? am i wrong, or is this a legitimate question?