I'm sure they can work on some occasions for the very best people, people who dedicate years to earning them. But standing on one leg, raising the other high in the air, is a little unwise for a street fight in my opinion.
And, by definition, a high kick has to go high, so it is not true to say that they will be less easy to spot than a punch.
In the sports arena (most sports) we are conditioned NOT to grab the leg, and NOT to kick to the groin. But a street fighter will do these things (and alot more).
And they take so much more time than hand techniques, as they travel many times the distance.
For Great Sage I say this, you do them if you want to.
For everyone else I say this. Get your heads out of dream land and learn techniques to save your life, not boost your ego.
PS - and no, I can no longer kick high. I no longer want to and stopped training them some time ago. As a younger man I did dream about impressing everyone with them, but then I grew up.
Fond regards!
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