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Kicking tips
I'm not sure if I'm doing my thai kick right. I'm not sure if my supporting leg should bend when i'm kicking because my kickboxing friend said it shouldn't it gives away balance.
So give me some tips
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Originally Posted by Muay Thai 911
I'm not sure if I'm doing my thai kick right. I'm not sure if my supporting leg should bend when i'm kicking because my kickboxing friend said it shouldn't it gives away balance.
So give me some tips
I think locking it out would give you less balance?
It seems un natural to keep it straight through out the whole motion.
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I think locking it out would give you less balance?
It seems un natural to keep it straight through out the whole motion.
A Thai kick is different then a round house.
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Originally Posted by Muay Thai 911
I'm not sure if I'm doing my thai kick right. I'm not sure if my supporting leg should bend when i'm kicking because my kickboxing friend said it shouldn't it gives away balance.
So give me some tips
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Your friend is incorrect. Bending the supporting leg is what gives you most of your balance when kicking. It also allows you to kick with greater power. Have someone hold a kicking bag for you and see the difference yourself. The applied energy will actually cause you to lose your balance if you lock that supporting leg. Its anatomy and physics.
Your friend is incorrect. Bending the supporting leg is what gives you most of your balance when kicking. It also allows you to kick with greater power. Have someone hold a kicking bag for you and see the difference yourself. The applied energy will actually cause you to lose your balance if you lock that supporting leg. Its anatomy and physics.
Again you are thinking of a round house. With a Thai kick it can depend on the target and the leg
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I'm not thinking of any particular kick. In my experience the base leg is bent during kicking. There might be a difference between Thai kicks and kicks I am used too, but I would think the balance/power issue would still be there. I am not a thai kicking expert though
On a back leg kick to the head your leg is going to be pretty much straight on one to the leg it's okay to put more of a bend in it.
In Muay Thai since the hips move first and the kick whips into the target there is no need to bend the leg that much. Their is much more power in kicking like this but yet a lot less control. This is the reason you spin all the way around if you miss a kick. In TKD for example the round house comes from their same chamber(so you don't know what kick they are throwing) This allows for them to sink into a kick.
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It really bothers me to see a leg locked like that. I think I understand the concept behind it, but I see soo many things that can and will go wrong against a person experienced in taking out kickers.
It really bothers me to see a leg locked like that. I think I understand the concept behind it, but I see soo many things that can and will go wrong against a person experienced in taking out kickers.
The converse is true as well. A smart Thai fighter will know when and where to use his kicks.
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What about snapping the kick? Should you snap your leg when doing it? And if so does it give more power,speed,or control
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Last edited by Muay Thai 911; 12-30-2009 at 02:31 PM.
What about snapping the kick? Should you snap your leg when doing it? And if so does it give more power,speed,or control
TKD kicks almost always have snap as that is where a significant portion of the power comes from. I don't think the same is true for MT kicks, especially if (as Triangle said) you spin all the way around on a missed kick. A snap back to chamber in that case would not give you the right momentum to accomplish that.
In muay thai there is a destinction between the thai kick and the round house. The round house does chamber and snap. The kick has more control but less power. Normally you would throw this with your lead leg to the inside of your opponents thigh.
In muay thai there is a destinction between the thai kick and the round house. The round house does chamber and snap. The kick has more control but less power. Normally you would throw this with your lead leg to the inside of your opponents thigh.
Makes sense, more accurate kick for a harder to hit target. More powerful kick for an easier one.
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