I know this has been discused here millions of times, but I thought I would bring it back to life.
We all love to be able to whip our legs and smack someone in the jaw and get a KO, but how often do any of you think you would actually try and attempt an above navel level kick in a street fight?
Personally I dont think I would ever try this, unless of course my opponent was completely dazed, im strictly a knees and hips kind of reallity kicker.
Who of you would intentionally go for the ol’ boot to the head technique right off the bat?
you fight how you train. If you use them in sparring, chances are you would use them in a fight as well. In my last ring fight, I landed a roundhouse to the head. It was the only one I attempted, but I did it nontheless. Consequently, I’d have to say that I’d probably use one in a streetfight as well, given the opportunity.
I can often pull off a high round kick when sparring. I distract them with my hands and they don’t even see it coming till its too late.
However, I might mention that I am usually a few inches taller then my opponents, very flexible and I can get my leg up there lightening fast.
I’ve seen fighters pull off high round kicks in K-1 also so I know it can be done in a full contact arena.
In general, I would recommend that you stick to the stuff you feel very confident with in competition and in the street. The time to “experiment” with stuff is when you are sparring your classmates. If you can’t pull it off there then don’t expect that it is going to somehow magically work against someone off the street.
Capoeira has a kick I really like called mea lua or something like that. I know how to say it, just not how to pronounce it. It’s the kick where you turn sort of at an angle to your opopnent like your going to spin or cartwheel past him. The trailing leg comes up to whip around about rib to chin height and you kep spinning hopefully, to face your oppnent. It’s nice cause it’s a powerful kick, something most people wouldn’t expect and it gets you into another angle and travelling around your opponent.
Other then that its certainly a personal choice. I know a guy in TKD who can kick, with a lot of power, faster then I can punch! It’s in his best interest to kick when he can cause it’s his best weapon.
enter the site - it requires flash, sorry. go to “movements” and “grading”. Then look to the right under Amarelo there is the Meia Lua De Compasso. That’s the kick. I’m not sure how much it resembles a wheel kick.
