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

[bloodinbloodout]

I'm having a pretty hard time learning the mechanics of the roundhouse and the switch. I think I have taken the teep and knees pretty well (they aren't hard at all to learn however.) I've been looking online for instructional videos but haven't yet found any. Anyone else having this problem? Did shadowing help correct it? I find it real hard to learn the form without actually striking something, but my coach says I should be spinning through the kick when doing it and it will come easier. Let's hear your thoughts.

 

[megamania500]

I had an explanation but it wasn't very good

 

[tmk123]

Your Instructor is right, if you ever watch a Muay Thai fight, you'll notice that if they kick and miss, they always (ALWAYS) spin through it, thats because they dont pull there kicks at all, they put everything into it(Shoulders,Hips).

Its really hard to give you advice on doing a Roundhouse Kick when i cant see you do one, but i'll try and give some tips on proper forms(My opinion on proper form)

-Keep your back as straight as possible
-Make sure you pivot your front foot before you kick(if its a rear leg kick)
-Dont go Horizonal with your side or chest (leaning back to much, this will throw you way off blance)
-Get your hips and Shoulders into it, your shoulder are the pivot point, if they turn your entire body will.

Thats all i can think of,

Hope this helps

-TMK

 

[MikeMartial]

-Make sure you pivot your front foot before you kick(if its a rear leg kick)
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Hope this helps

-TMK

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.

 

[Kane Fan]

I'm having a pretty hard time learning the mechanics of the roundhouse and the switch. I think I have taken the teep and knees pretty well (they aren't hard at all to learn however.) I've been looking online for instructional videos but haven't yet found any. Anyone else having this problem? Did shadowing help correct it? I find it real hard to learn the form without actually striking something, but my coach says I should be spinning through the kick when doing it and it will come easier. Let's hear your thoughts.

it's easier for me to do it with a target as well
I assume you mean the low kick?
what's the teep
and what's a switch
do you mean a high roundhouse?
I trained in tkd for 3 years so most kicking is pretty easy for me
have some difficulty with ax kicks tho that I never did get over so I just tend to skip them

 

[Kane Fan]

hmm I often am almost leaning back like I'm trying to do a cartwheel for a low kick
it actually helps me with balance as opposed to trying to do it standing
I dunno I'm often odd

 

[Big Rick Rock]

It came pretty natural to me.


-BRR

 

[tmk123]

hmm I often am almost leaning back like I'm trying to do a cartwheel for a low kick
it actually helps me with balance as opposed to trying to do it standing
I dunno I'm often odd

If it works for you, go for it

There is proper form, but noone said you couldnt modify it to fit your body and needs

Thought of a drill that we use to do at my dojo:

Go up and load for a roundhouse kick, dont accually kick just load up for one, try and hold it for as long as possible, and then try again, try and beat your last time, when you can hold it for around 20 seconds, close your eyes and try(this makes it much more difficult), this really helped me with my balance when i was starting out.

-TMK

 

[Kane Fan]

yah
well much as I'd like to kick my instructor feels that I"m going to be a lousy kicker
I'm still going to practice it tho
he's been into martial arts for a long time now and if he looks at me and thinks 'bad kicks' I hope my future opponents will do the same
nice to suprise them
only kicks I really see myself using are the low kick an the push kick anyway but I'd still like to be able to do more

 

[tmk123]

yah
well much as I'd like to kick my instructor feels that I"m going to be a lousy kicker
I'm still going to practice it tho
he's been into martial arts for a long time now and if he looks at me and thinks 'bad kicks' I hope my future opponents will do the same
nice to suprise them
only kicks I really see myself using are the low kick an the push kick anyway but I'd still like to be able to do more

Your instructor says your gonna be a lousy kicker?

Very supportive he is :-D

Might want to try and tell him your not born a kicker, you have to practice? hehe