Critique my kick please

[Scott Bolinger]

when you kick, you'll want to make sure your ankly is tight, your foot is kind of flopping around. You can end up injurying that if it's not tight on impact.

they were descant midsection kicks. But A couple other ways to throw your round hous is, practice thigh kicks in which you'll come accross, then chop down ward on the outside of a thigh.

Then when going to a midsection, you can throw at a slight angle up, to simulat coming up under a elbow.

[Untarai]

I second that emotion. So many different variables, strategies and variations. After the correct basics are refined, you can begin to apply the kick in more condensed movements.

[mmafighter321]

you need to aim at something, you are kicking at hip height and will kick them in the hip, aim at the ribs or the leg, not just randomly on the bag where it feels nice, this possibly the reason your leg has no angle of attack as such.[/QUOTE]

yea you wanna aim for the kneecap or the nerve that runs along the leg(i cant remember what its called) if your aiming low or the floating ribs when aiming higher and keep your hands up when you kick cos thats when people see an opportunity to punch or elbow also rotate hips a bit more to get more power

[Marksmarkou]

Since everyone performs the kick diferent (with different stance, power etc ) I would say that your kick is not so bad. What I would say though is,

Rewatch the video and pause it when your leg makes contact with the bag. Using the person holding the bag as a guide you shall notice that you are not kicking low enough (towards the thigh) Although this may seem unecessary to point out, try not to get used to doing this becuse if you start fighting and you kick low towards the thigh it shall feel very awkward as youre not used to it. Really take care in distancing your kicks corectly, low, middle and high.

Good vid though!

[Ghost]

not bad, a few things.
better if you start more over to your right and step more sideways when you do the kick.

Turn yoru heel up at the end of the kick to dig the kick in more, if you get shin blocked at that angle it will hurt and you are losing out on some transferal of power.

you need to aim at something, you are kicking at hip height and will kick them in the hip, aim at the ribs or the leg, not just randomly on the bag where it feels nice, this possibly the reason your leg has no angle of attack as such.

You need to do a lot more reps, your kick is very slow and you clearly dont have adequate muscle mass for your height and weight,and you need to push the lower half of your leg into the bag more at the last movement, your looseness before the kick lands is very good though.

more rotation might be possible.

overall 7/10, its a reasonable kick and you are getting the feel of what a roundhouse is, which is why i give you 7, but you are lacking the icing on the cake and the cherry on top. the sponge layer is most certainly there though.
good effort mate.

[Eagleye]

its a good kick, but maybe you should throw it more from the side and try to angle it downwards , cause that angle youre throwing it at look like it would just run into someones elbow and hurt you

[Storm0266]

Thanks for the replies. I am having tremendous difficulty with kick but it seems to be improving slowly. I will watch the initial thai kick videos.

[fire cobra]

Is this explanation of the thai kick correct?

YouTube - How To Master The Thai Kick In Detail

No its not correct!

[aseepish]

No, it is not. I'm sorry, but that is complete and utter crap. This is what happens when Kroddy pretends to master Muay Thai. Only step 1 is correct.

***sorry for being harsh, but I've been drinking tonight***

I think that was utter crap and I HAVEN'T been drinking tonight. Yet.

What is kind of disturbing is that guy kind of looks like me. Freaks me out a little.

[Khun Kao]

These vids are great but now I'm confused. They both say to step prior to executing a thai kick. My instructor told me not to step. I watch Buakaw's technique and it appears that he does not step prior to kicking. Which technique is correct?

You have to understand that there are Muay Thai roundhouse kicks, and there are Muay Thai roundhouse kicks. There are countless variations to this kick! Take into account the angle you are kicking from, the target you are kicking at, the distance you are kicking from, what goal you're trying to achieve with the kick.... As you can see, there are countless ways to throw the kick.

Almost unanimously, we all learn to step at 45 degrees with the kick. During the learning phase, this is essential as it is a crucial step to mastering the body mechanics of the kick. But as you advance in experience, and start fighting, you can throw effective kicks without stepping. This is often advantageous because that 45 degree step will serve to telegraph your kick to an experienced fighter.

However, you are learning from a coach who doesn't want you to step, so you should listen to him. All coaches train you the way that works for them. So providing your coach actually has some fight and coaching experience, then you should just trust him and learn his method.

There are hundreds of ways to achieve the same goals within Muay Thai.....

[Khun Kao]

Is this explanation of the thai kick correct?

YouTube - How To Master The Thai Kick In Detail

No, it is not. I'm sorry, but that is complete and utter crap. This is what happens when Kroddy pretends to master Muay Thai. Only step 1 is correct.

***sorry for being harsh, but I've been drinking tonight***

[Storm0266]

Is this explanation of the thai kick correct?

YouTube - How To Master The Thai Kick In Detail

[IHateRabbits]

Youre right.. Its all fixed

[Tant01]

BUt she didn't invent it.... I suppose it pays to watch what we type around here...

[IHateRabbits]

Okay..let me rephrase it then.. The first time I heard it, it was out of my buddys mothers mouth..