Front Kick

[BadgerFu57]

I am not happy with my front leg roundkick. Anyway I can improve it? I don't think I rotate enough, and I also think it is not as fast as it could be. I do weightlifting and running in wrestling, and I try to kick the heavy bag on tuesdays and thursdays in Hapkido. I like my rear-leg roundhouse (except I knock myself off my feet if I kick too high, but in Muay Thai I don't believe many people kick exceedingly high).... lol. Anyhow, any tips to have a perfect front kick.

[thai_pete]

round kick? front kick...od you mean roundhouse or standard front kick?

[Apex]

Lead leg roundhouse, correct? Just practice, practice, practice..lot's of bag and pad work..skip your foot back and then release like a very fast rear leg round kick. It's just a matter of timing and quick footwork so that you can hide your kick. It'll take time.

[Nit]

You may need to work on your twitch muscles for a swifter delivery...

try skipping, running up stairs and jumping to get your muscles used to small explosions of movement...

[ncassidy]

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[huey]

you may or may not do these things but they are some things that help me:

1. i make sure that i am picking my knee up first as opposed to my whole leg.
2. i aim my knee at different points on the bag (not on the same kick of course). if i aim my knee at the side of the bag i am making contact with i don't get the drive through the bag. by pointing my knee at the center of the bag i can get a lot more out of it.
3. adjust the angle that my kick (shin and foot) is on. i can't get as much power from a kick that gains altitude on the way out. if i want to kick high my knee must be high prior to starting the release i try to always cut straight across parallel to the floor (shin and foot)
hope it helps.

[wael k]

what i did was i bought a 1/2 a kilo of weights for each leg and placed them on my ankle and begane doin the kicks this will help,if u can try doing the same drill either on sand and preferably in water .
at the end train train train .

[T3rr0r_]

yo weal k i tried that to and it helps :>

[retired]

Be carefull doing any kicks with weights as you can knacker your joints

[T3rr0r_]

Originally posted by retired
Be carefull doing any kicks with weights as you can knacker your joints

hello im not a pro in english but what is knacker your joints? please explain me

[Lizard]

Knackered means tired out. So I think he means you can tire out/strain your joints.

[T3rr0r_]

thankz lizard

[wael k]

what he means that u should watch out good friend from doing a sudden move that will really hurt ur knee ,and he's right very good remark...
and for ur training try doing what i said but if u feel tired instead of doing let say 100 set ups do 50 ,