I know, that and Seidokaikan.
I picked up MT round house kick from my MT training parter. I used it in Karate tournament but I could not get any score back in the 70th.
Did Karate and TKD round house kick use the ball of the foot instead of the shin or instep? I still remember back in the 70th in Karate tournament, you could not get score if you kick with your shin or instep. One day one judge said, “round house kick with shin hurt too.” That rule had changed after that.
Ive always maintained that the folks who say these “flashy” kicks do not work are just to stiff and uncoordinated to preform them.
In Karate, like ITF TKD, you kick with the instep or shin when you are at a certain range and ball of the foot when you are closer or doing a “45 deg” round kick, sometimes called a “triangle kick”.
Ball of the foot kicks can really hurt, they can hurt more than a shin, but very few people do them, the instep or shin is far easier and safer.
Of course, put steel toes shoes on and that is a different ball game.
yeah the ball was too awkward for me so i never bothered with it really:)
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Of course, put steel toes shoes on and that is a different ball game.[/QUOTE]
There you go again making things interesting:D
Originally Posted by sanjuro_ronin
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Of course, put steel toes shoes on and that is a different ball game.
as an electrician i wore steel toes for years but in all honesty i have to admit that ive never felt comfortable in them for fighting… i’d much rather have a good pair of jordans or whatever… im a BBoy aswell and people at work would always be like “do a windmill do a headspin do this do that” and i would always have the convenient excuse that i have on the wrong shoes… which is good since i didnt want to do it anyways… but theyre just too heavy and stiff… so if im ever walking home and some thug tries to rob me i can say “i cant fight you coz im wearing steel toes, maybe next time” and avoid having to hammer a thug like whack a mole…
[QUOTE=Syn7;1038958]but theyre just too heavy and stiff… [/QUOTE]
You can always make your shoes a bit special (as in the folllowing clip at 2.00). A friend of mine made a pair of boots like that and it also includes steel shin guard. It’s excellent for MT round house kick.
http://johnswang.com/sc23.wmv (after 2.00)
[QUOTE=Syn7;1038958]as an electrician i wore steel toes for years but in all honesty i have to admit that ive never felt comfortable in them for fighting… i’d much rather have a good pair of jordans or whatever… im a BBoy aswell and people at work would always be like “do a windmill do a headspin do this do that” and i would always have the convenient excuse that i have on the wrong shoes… which is good since i didnt want to do it anyways… but theyre just too heavy and stiff… so if im ever walking home and some thug tries to rob me i can say “i cant fight you coz im wearing steel toes, maybe next time” and avoid having to hammer a thug like whack a mole… :D[/QUOTE]
You can get lightweight steel toed shoes or boots nowadays, they can even look like runners or even casual or dress shoes.
I used them when I bounced for a mirad of reasons.
I once took out a guy with a round toe kick to the inner thigh, he folded like a soggy noodle.
[QUOTE=Lokhopkuen;1038956]There you go again making things interesting:D[/QUOTE]
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