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Originally Posted by Heroic Wolf
Ya, ur right. I've never been hit hard by a truly hard muay thai kick before, just high-quality taekwondo kicks. I guess wut I was wondering was whether I should still throw muay thai kicks that strike with my shin if I get in a fight where I have my shoes on as I'm concerned the shoe will slow my kick down or weigh my leg down so the force transfer isn't clean.
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You should kick with your shin. That is the answer to your question. The shoe will not screw up anything.
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Originally Posted by Heroic Wolf
Or maybe I should just convince my instructor to let me practice kicking the heavy bags with clean shoes on (he doesn't like getting the mats dirty)
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Your instructor probably won't like that you are using your shin instead of your instep. But you should really learn to throw it that way, anyway.
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Originally Posted by Heroic Wolf
 Also, I guess I wanted to know if I should throw roundhouse kicks with the muay thai-body rotation but striking with the shoe and not the shin as that would make use of the shoe on my foot and increase the range I can strike from 
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The shoe on your foot will not increase your range noticably.
If you kick hard with your instep, you can easily break your foot. You may not belive me, but that's because Tae Kwon Do style kicks rarely have that kind of power. But I know at least one guy who broke his instep. It bothers him considerably still.
You shouldn't kick at long range. That's a major flaw in the teachings of TKD strategy. It seems to make sense "When at long range, use your longest tool."
But in real life, kicks work much better if you set them up at closer range, using your hands for the set up.
I hope this was of use to you.