How do you kick?

[Surferdude]

No you dont have to tell me I know already.....

I want to know if in a roundhouse you kick with the top of your foot, or the ball of your foot...i have seen both used, but I want to know how many of you kick with the top or ball of the foot when doing a roundhouse.

[truewrestler]

How in the h377 does someone throw a roundhouse and connect with the ball of the foot?

[FatherDog]

Poorly.

[Starchaser107]

both

[Water Dragon]

Lower part of the shin. You must condition the shin on a heavy bag. If you thought stance training was fun, you'll love this.

[Xdr4g0nx]

i have seen some karate or tkd guys do a roundhouse with the ball. it could be very devastating, if it hits

[neit]

yes, in tkd i was told that the ball of the foot was the more traditional way to do a roundhouse. but that the instep had been adopted sparring since it was easier to land and made for a fast kick. anyway, i'd buy a beer for any guy who could pull of a roudhouse with the ball of his foot without breaking a toe. it is really quite difficult. if you thought the front "snap-kick" was prone to toe breaking, the ball-of-toe roundhouse is your worst nightmare.

[chen zhen]

A ball-of-the-foot roundhouse is for easier hitting the groin, and for hitting the stomach-pit. Not a power-kick though.
toe-kick only when shoes on (but when do u not have that? )

[Oso]

these are two different weapons and will be used for different targets.

top of foot is faster, I think the act of pulling the top of the foot back slows the leg down a lot.

top of the foot is good for knee, peronial/t-band, sweeps, neck.

ball of foot is good for kidney, jaw, ribs, solar plexus, groin and hooking type sweeps or leg pics.

[yu shan]

we roundhouse kick using the shin area of leg i.e. MT

[tanglang]

with the foot usually- into the balls sometimes..

[Judge Pen]

Originally posted by yu shan
we roundhouse kick using the shin area of leg i.e. MT

If you use the top of your foot, then the shin area remains a viable striking point also. Depends on the distance.

I usually kick with the top of my foot because I usually train in shoes and if I do spar barefoot I want to play a bit nicer than kicking with the ball (which I was taught was more powerful but slower; the same as Oso). I've broken boards with a roundhouse kick and I wouldn't think of kicking a board any other way but with the ball of the foot. The top is pretty sensitive and vulnerable to an elbow also.

[yu shan]

Judge Pen

Do you guys ever knock around with the Wah Lum school there in Knoxville?

[Judge Pen]

Originally posted by yu shan
Judge Pen

Do you guys ever knock around with the Wah Lum school there in Knoxville?

I've met a couple of them and seen them do a demo/Lion Dance before, but I haven't sparred them. They came to Master Mullins' tournament a couple of years ago, but I didn't fight that year. I'm hoping that they will come this year and I can spar one of them. One guy there looks to be a real good fighter, but when I sopke to him at their demo, he seemed a bit arrogant, but hey, he looked like he could back his stuff up. There teacher also had amazing form.

You are in Nashville? I get down that way every so often. Where do you train?

[SaMantis]

JP, that's Sifu Leroy Kautz in Knoxville, has a reputation in WL as a great fighter. (Very nice guy as well)

I met a couple of his students who came to the temple to train. Good form, good fighting skills. Sifu Leroy's workouts are said to be really tough, so I wasn't surprised.