Your Thai kicking form (pic)

[yenhoi]

Leave it "leaned" in the position you kicked in. You can also tuck or kinda bob/duck your head back onto your shoulders as you follow up on the kick or move afterwards.

I think 7* meant a straight right as in a cross? Otherwise he might have said teep or push kick, which is also a standard counter or defense to the big sabre kick.

You really need to work the mitts or pads to develop the head movement and proper guard position/motions. IMO.

[SevenStar]

hang out there for a split second, bob and weave back into place, etc. just don't go directly back as he's expecting and timing for it.

EDIT: yeah, I was referring to a cross.

[EarthDragon]

here is an example of perfect form for a roundhouse kick. This is my teacher showing us how to kick properly. although much higer than a thigh kick I think you get the picture

[Brad Souders]

I usually circle out after contact. I'm right lead so if i kick with my lead leg *right leg* after contact i circle to his left and back to keep my head out of danger.

[SifuAbel]

Originally posted by EarthDragon
here is an example of perfect form for a roundhouse kick. This is my teacher showing us how to kick properly. although much higer than a thigh kick I think you get the picture

nice

[SevenStar]

Originally posted by EarthDragon
here is an example of perfect form for a roundhouse kick. This is my teacher showing us how to kick properly. although much higer than a thigh kick I think you get the picture

that may vary from style to style... is that perfect form according to mantis stylists?

[GunnedDownAtrocity]

i thought it was a joke seven, but i could be wrong.

[SanShou Guru]

From the "He kicks harder than you do " list check out some of Marvin Perry's round kicks in the second clip from the top. Also a nice finishing round kick by Tara MacDonald in the second from the bottom and Russ Middleton KO in the bottom highlight clip. I guess Marvin did not put up his clip of the round kick that broke Tim Shelton's arm in 2002 up on his page. Marvin tends to not use the counter rotation much but he is a freak and does not need more power anyway.

[Tak]

Notice the counter rotation using the lead arm, and the left arm still guarding (in the mantis pic).

He must have been preparing for his grudge match with Kareem...

[SifuAbel]

No, only his hand is by his side, the body is straight and leaning in line with the kick.

There is no counter rotation.

Kicking with such good form so high would make any kick below it effortless and fast.

[SevenStar]

as I said - perfect form according to whom? His form is good, but by thai kicking standards, is wrong.

[SifuAbel]

It doesn't make thai standard right either. Its not wrong, its just different.

[SevenStar]

I didn't say it was wrong period - I said his form was good. It is wrong according to a thai standard. Naturally there is no universal right or wrong in that instance.