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Originally Posted by bodhisattva
You should kick with your shin. That is the answer to your question. The shoe will not screw up anything.
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.
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.
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It doesn't have anything to do with power, it has to do with rebounding energy, TKD kicks pull back after impact before rebound occurs. Thai kicks follow through but suffer from rebound.
It's Impulse vs. fluid force. Don't hit hard things with Thai kicks, or you end up like Retired did. Don't aim for muscle impairment with TKD kicks, because that's not what their for.
Thai kicks suck to get hit buy, but TKD kicks shatter your face. I've seen instep kicks break orbital sockets, cheeks and cause knockouts. I've seen MT kicks drop fighters and knock out people. But they are different. They have different mechanics aim at different targets
You wouldn't use a TKD round kick to the thigh because it wouldn't do much, but hit the skull and it's a different story. Of course instep kicks are generally only for point sparring, Ball of foot kicks are for throwing full force.
(oh and TKD also can use the shin as a striking tool for their kicks as well)