darkrelevance

spin hook kick. useful or just for show?
any opinions?

sherwinc

yes, spin hook kicks are very usefull in combat, but it is not good as a primary attacks...... for me, it is usefull only in a follow up attack.....

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sirmattu

while sparring ive seen people knocked with it - wearing head gear. so im guessing if you develope it enough it can as usefull as any other kick.

Damian Mavis

Yes as long as it is trained up to a realistic level. After 10 years I finally got it to a high enough level that it was effective under pressure, maybe it wont take others that long, but it will take a ton of practice to get it to lightning fast, precisely accurate and with knockout bone crushing power.

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kid-do

a reverse hook kick is definately useful. You can use it for a counter if u are being kicked with a round kick ( roundhouse kick ) or a spinaround back kick ( spinning sidekick ) for a knockout to the back of the head.

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shasan

also useful as a follow up to a missed roundhouse that you went too far over with. If you miss the roundhouse and find yourself floating around too far, let fly with the spin hook just in case the guy tries to close the gap and take your back. Of course you could use a spinning backfist as well.

but keep your hands up when you're spinning around to face the front.

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Thai Bri

They are a great way to get knocked to the ground and stomped to death.

Broadsword2004

From what I have learned, spin hook kicks or jump spin hook kicks are only good if you are in supreme condition and know WTF you're doing, if you get what I mean. Not that I am any authority, but I mean, in reading about how such kicks are applied, you don't have to have a plan of attack and then set your opponent up so they thing something else is coming and they guard for it, only to get whopped with the spin hook kick. A jump spin hook kick through to the head will knock someone down most surely and can do serious damage. The thing is, like I said, you must know how to set up your opponent, then be able to spring off of the ground instantaneously and unleash your kick.

So for martial sports like taekwondo competitions, jump kicks are great. For more intensive martial sports, like Pride, UFC, and K-1, the only jump kick I would ever attempt is a jump-spin back kick.

For a streetfight, I can not see the need for ever needing a spinning hook kick, though the hook kick itself I still think one should have. But in a brawl you don't have the ability to set your opponent up since it is a brawl and not a competition match.

So for self-defense, I'd say the spinning hook kick isn't worth trying, though I think it is good if one can still do it.

shasan

this is also true.

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HtTKar

I cant remember the contestants, but this kick actually worked in the 2004 TKD olympics. Both of the contestants were very tall, I remember. But as one contestant walked forward the Tai TKD fighter knocked him out with a spinning hook kick placed at the back of the head.

worked pretty good for olympics, but then again, they dont use their hands or block. It's all about the points.

brokenelbow

I've used them succesfully to attack behind my opponents knee or for self-defense and old school sparring for a kidney shot. It's not something I'd lead with. For me it's an inclose technique and I've never seen the use of throwing one above the kidneys.

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koto_ryu

If the situation allows it, you get lucky enough to throw it, and manage to hit them hard enough, yeah, it could work in that situation. Personally, save the fancy shit for sparring and the dojo. If a guy's coming at you, you don't want to look good, you want to live. Shove your thumbs in his eyes, grab the back of his head with your other fingers and squeeze while kneeing him in the nuts and headbutting his nose, don't dance around and try to look like you're in an action movie.

Andrew WA

Yes they are very effective under certain circumstances. If you use them in the wrong way or just plain suck at them then yes they are "a good way to get knocked the to ground and stomped to death."

High kicks are not the first thing I would use in a street fight. But there are times to use them in self defense.

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