Spinning heel kick?

[aku aku]

In another post it was mentioned that muay thai has a spinning heel kick. Can someone describe how it's done? Is it similar to the spinning hook kick or spinning back kick of tae kwon do?

Thanks.

[PassiveGuy]

The spinning heel kick is sort of a rogue MT technique. It's not a traditional, but more boxers are adding it to there arsenal because of it power and unpredictability. The way I learned was the same way I learned it in TKD but other guys on here may have learned it diffrentley.


keep it freSh

[aku aku]

Thanks for replying.

I guess I'm not sure which kick a spinning heeel kick is in tae kwon do either. Is that anything like the spin hook kick?

Thanks.

[YeLLa-TiGeR]

The back kick is the "perfect counter" to the roundhouse. The proper way to excecute the kick is to:


pivot on front foot while chambering rear leg (keep legs CLOSE to each other to ensure speed and accuracy)

quickly look over turning shoulder to observe opponent

turn body slightly toward target as kicking foot passes

supporting knee in a direct line to the target

upper body should remain erect during execution. (bend down to avoid a high kick if need be)

You can excecute this from any angle. EX a side step or a step foward before the backkick

Also to counter the counter back kick you do a teep to your oponent's ass.

[Call Me Al]

The spinning heel kick and spinning hook are basically the same depending but the execution can be different depending on the school.

With both techniques, the ultimate striking surface is the back of the heel. Some schools will use the bottom of the foot to slap a target when point sparring.

The spinning heel kick normally leaves the leg fully extended in the final phases of the kick and remains stiff at the completion of the technique. I have personally found this technique is more powerful than the spinning hook kick and have practiced it on the heavy bag with no problem. You could say it is like the muay thai round kick which swung at the target like a baseball bat.

The spinning hook kick beginns in the same manner but remains chambered longer and is snapped or hooked at the target at the final phase of the technique. There is a hooking motion at the knee. The execution is like doing a spinning side kick and hooking at the knee at the last second. This is more of speed technique, but I have knocked someone out with the technique when I hit them in the head.

Both can be done below the waist and be very effective as a sweep or striking the outside edge of the leg. I would not use it unless you are dominating your opponent, set it up with other techniques or have the attributes to pull it off in full speed sparring because it is easy to counter by closing distance, cutting the kick to the base leg or doing a foot jab to the butt to throw the person off balance in the spinning phase.

[Monkey]

SIDE KICK!

Experiment with a leading side kick as a counter to a roundhouse kick. It is much faster and much more powerful than a traditional karate/tkd/kung fu side kick.

If you work out how to move your hips into it properly, it can seriously dust somebody off and put them on the ground. I've made it work in TKD fights against solid dudes who swing with big roundhouse kicks and I see no reason why it shouldnt be even easier to make it work against a Muay Thai fighter since they are more front on with their stance. It is as powerful, probably more so, than a spinning back kick in my experience but it requires speed, timing and a lot of balance. Just wait until you get the telegraph and your side kick should connect before their roundhouse and it should destroy their balance.

If you can't make it work, then never mind. But you should at least try it, you might be surprised. If you want to see a perfect lead side kick, watch the scene in Way of the Dragon when Bruce Lee kicks the guy holding the kicking shield. Play it in slo mo and notice that the guy actually leaves the ground and goes flying for a few metres into some boxes, no special effects. Its just one kick that you can really put your whole body into, and actually doesnt require that much flexibility.

PS
If you can snap it with your hips there should be a loud bang and it can do real damage!

[Monkey]

PPS
Its not so useful at close range