I trained with a guy who was really great at that type of kick. He was a really good fighter, too. I saw him throw one of those in a tournament and his opponent ducked under the kick, then punched him in the head.
As for using the kick in training....we used to start doing one at a time, then
higher ranks would do two in a row. Sometimes we'd do them across the room, one after another. I'm sure that doing the kick is good for balance and coordination.
I'd have to question the practicality of using the kick in a real situation. Just my two cents.
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like everything else, it has its time and place.
you can generate tremendous power with a tornado kick and kick people much taller than you, and the footwork used to set up the kick can be very confusing to an opponent. just cause you dont see it on spike tv, doesnt mean it cant be used for self defense or properly learned.
the more variety of kicks you have in your arsenal the better. remember cung le vs shamrock?? shamrock only threw 1 kind of kick(roundhouse) while cung le used a multitude of various kicks from different angles.
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My opinion:Originally posted by Heroic Wolf View Post
They are great exercise and fun to do. There will always be stories of people who are good enough or lucky enough to get away with stuff like that but I wouldn't generally recommend it because it's too easy to get yourself into trouble.Leave a comment:
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Tornado kick for self-defense
Are tornado kicks very useful for self-defense? You stay long enough in the air for an opponent to back off and throw a side kick/front kick to outreach ur tornado and knock u out of the air. So is tornado just good for showing off, building lower body agility to help with your other kicks, and teaching how to rotate bodyweight into one's kicks?
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