In MMA ( in which forum we are) I haven't seen much proper MT low kicks instead of the shin they are made with the instep most of the time, of coarse this because of the fact that opponents keep distance but because of this the power is far less then in a MT match
But wouldn't people keep distance in a streetfight too?
When I trained Ashihara Karate, I did a low kick that started like a snap roundhousekick so by bending the knee, then at the last moment I used a quick (extra) hipmovement to drive it in, even if you do not use a lot of power the opponent/trainingspartner can feel the force
People here seem to think that TKD kick do not use the hip, a lot of TKD seem to do them that way yes, but is it the way they should be done, I don't think so
That's like the Bruce lee scene at the back of the restaurant showing the karateka how the chinese use the hip and then do excactely the same slipstep sidekick we practice in wado karate
As Shotokan is a bad representation of All karate, so are McDojos for TKD
As I stated in the other thread, I think it is because these guys are so flexible that they can make these high kicks without using much hipmovement, I had a couple of karatestudent who could do this, nice for WKF karate matches but we made clear that in the streets it lacks the power it needs , and here comes the use of walking up and down, though the basics we tried to force them to use the hips
some compare MT and TKD kick like being hit by a 2X4 or by a whip, a bit unfair don't you think, the whip doesn't way as much more like being hit by a broomstick than a 2x4
considder this,: if the speed at the moment of impact is important, the thai kick generates the power but also the speed from the hipmovement, a proper snapkick generates power from moving the hip , then the upper leg, stretching the leg while moving forewards that's 3 speeds superimposed on another
I could go into the science of it but have to leave for workt at this time and I do not want to bore you with stuf you already know
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