Anyone else have/had a hell of a time learning muay thai kick?

[tmk123]

Hmm, no idea, my take has always been:

Front: Speed
Rear: Power

:-D

 

[Saintinistic]

yah
well much as I'd like to kick my instructor feels that I"m going to be a lousy kicker

Thats as sad as they come. Everyone has potential. But not everyone has the same abilities. Relaxed form may help, if your too tense then it goes to shit.

as for improving the effectiveness of the kick to the thigh, try the small "step in" to place the lead foot in the position for a good pivot, and by default your body already has momentum building as it follows through behind the step in. grinding a flat foot wont be as effective.

 

[Spanky11]

Hmm, no idea, my take has always been:

Front: Speed
Rear: Power

:-D

it is possible to get alot of power into your front kicks - your rear foot needs to move into right position though.

I have made alot of damage with a switch kick to the ribs, head, and even the guys back leg (think of a normal leg kick but to the guys outer leg).

the front puch kick can set up things very nicely, if need be...

it all comes with timing and experience.

 

[Judo Tom]

All the advice was sound, but this is probably THEE biggest problem most students have.

The supporting foot has to turn away from the kick. Period. If it doesn't, all mechanics go out the window.

anyone got pics or vids that will show this..

if not can someone go into greater detail for a righty

sorry i havent studied striking much but its almost time to start stepping it up a bit

 

[shamrock11]

probably one of the biggest thing that peoplle don't realize about a good round house kick is it come froms the hips and the hipe flexors and if you have tight hip flexors following through with a round house will just feel weird. This is the key to a good powerful follow through round house. Most peope don't actually notice it until they do a art like Muay Tai kicks since most other arts don't follow all the way through so you never notice.