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When I do the back kick, I look at the target just as I'm about to hit it. It's more of "balance" thing than "look where I'm kicking" thing.
The reasoning behind "look so you can see your target" is flawed, because a back kick should take about 0.3 seconds or less from the time you start it till it lands. You do not have enough time to adjust anything in this time. You see the opening and you seize the moment.
The problem with turning the head before kicking is that you tend to lead the kick with your shoulders, with your hips following later. It not only telegraphs the kick, it also makes it slower and far less powerful.
BTW, congrats on the fighter tag, cbdk.
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