How useful is a hook kick in a full-contact, minimal rules fight? My friend who is a very good tkd competitor says its actually good for little else than pushing a group of people away (btw, I've never seen him use it when sparring me). Does the hook kick have any merits when one is fighting just a single opponent? It probably hits way less hard than a muay thai roundhouse/shin kick or an axe kick, but has the ability of hitting the opponent in the head from an angle that winds around the opponent's guard. Any ideas?
