Originally Posted by
Shaolinlueb
I had a wudang monk from china side kick eye level to me and i barely saw it. it's so fast. the thing came 2 inches from my face and he didnt even lean over. san da guy i know in china can do that too.
people under rate the side kick i think. i see a lot of round house kicks in mma. they are good too.
the roundhouse is faster and in general, more powerful. Also, it being an arcing technique, the same level of precision is not required. the sidekick is slower and requires better timing - a great technique, but not necessarily the most effective in these situations. A teep is faster, which is why you see those more than the sidekick (in muay thai, at least - you don't see much of either in mma)
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