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I am not opposed to the mawashi geri, actually. One of the hardest roundhouse kicks I have felt was from a little japanese guy from kumamoto.

And actually, since we are kinda on that topic now, I...

here is one on martial arts planet:

http://www.martialartsplanet.com/forums/showthread.php?referrerid=17337&t=66840

I am trying to find a clip of a no pivot step. Here is discussion on it on bullshido:

http://www.bullshido.net/forums/sitemap/index.php/t-30078-p-4.html

several of them were taught not to pivot...

it depends on the angle of the foot as you step step out with it. problem is, I can forsee knee injury when it is done this way. less pivot = more stress on the knee when you turn the hip.

I didn't comment on whether it was easier or harder - that is beside the point. the point is that the pivot is not necessary. you always step with a thai kick. The reason is that a common counter to...

That is another personal preference thing. I have seen MT teachers teach not to be on the ball of the foot. when you throw the thai roundhouse, you are supposed to step out at an angle anyway. if...

here's another one:

http://www.ancientmuaythai.com/school/countertech.htm

scroll down to "grabbing the elephant's trunk" - they mention that that is a cut kick as well.

here is an...

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=83AEG4wtyRA&mode=related&search=

this particular variation is actually called a submarine kick. If the guy was kicking, and his support leg was kicked, that is...

this is correct.



this may be personal preference. I have had people stress that the toes should not point down while blocking, however they should point when striking. OTOH I have also had...

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I do, but I was never taught to. by kicking up, you can sometimes lift that leg and move it, knocking them off balance. I only do it with my lead leg kick.

yeah, that's all it is. something similiar is done from the clinch - the half knee, or half knee half shin

when done as a kick rather than in clinch range, it is a suitcase kick.

I hate that kick. this kick is more roundhouse like than a triangle kick.

no, it's not a side kick at all. it is a roundhouse and connects with the shin.

it's a roundhouse variation. it's done with more bend in the leg and is used on a frontal surface like the stomach, or more commonly, the front of the quads. I am guessing the name came from the use...

nor have I.

those are both new to me. I've never heard a hook called that. Where I took cma, the lotus kick was a type of jumping axe. the spinning hook in muay thai is "crocodile whips its tail". I can't recall...

a cut kick in muay thai is a roundhouse to the supporting leg of an opponent who is kicking at you. You are kicking out their supporting leg, hopefully knocking them down.

I was taught to kick upward, inward and downward. upward generally targets the ribs. downward, the head and lowerbody. Inward can be used for them all. The suitcase kick is also done inward.