Sidekicks... - Page 2

killer_kicks88 · 04-15-2008, 04:58 PM

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Originally Posted by Kyryllo

I would not rely much on that numbers, especially since force is not measured in pounds.

On topic: side kicks are simply a difficult technique, there are multiple applications for a side kick that may be useful in mma but it's still a difficult technique to learn.

Should I make a tutorial?

I pride myself on my sidekick (kyokushin shodan)...but i would LOVE to see tour tutorial

NinjaKilla187 · 04-15-2008, 05:06 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Kyryllo

I would not rely much on that numbers, especially since force is not measured in pounds.

On topic: side kicks are simply a difficult technique, there are multiple applications for a side kick that may be useful in mma but it's still a difficult technique to learn.

Should I make a tutorial?

What do you think the percentage of KO's in TKD are from sidekicks as opposed to roundhouse or spinning hooks?

A tutorial would be awesome. Especially if it shows that no-chamber style Cung Lee kick.

Rinksterk · 04-15-2008, 05:42 PM

A very experienced TKD guy I know says he doesn't throw sidekicks in competition. In fact the only kicks I've ever seen throw is the roundhouse and spinning back kick.

JohnnyBuddha · 04-15-2008, 06:06 PM

I've had some limited success throwing them in sparring when my opponent starts overly relying on his jab and I time his rhythm. Only lead-leg though.

Halfway · 04-15-2008, 06:07 PM

Cung seems to use his pretty nicely.

**Zankou** · 04-15-2008, 06:36 PM

It's hard for me to believe that they don't throw sidekicks in MT, K-1, etc. out of some blind love for the roundhouse or teep. For whatever reason, side kicks don't seem to work that well in combat sports relative to other kicks.

Kyryllo · 04-15-2008, 07:07 PM

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Originally Posted by NinjaKilla187

What do you think the percentage of KO's in TKD are from sidekicks as opposed to roundhouse or spinning hooks?

A tutorial would be awesome. Especially if it shows that no-chamber style Cung Lee kick.

A side kick ko in tkd is yet something that I have to witness, in other words I have never seen one. You can rarely see anyone score a point with it let alone ko someone.If a side kick is used in tkd competition then as a stopper, a push kick or just as a sort of a "jab" that has no intention to connect. The pace that tkd is fought at is way to high and people read your kicks too good, a powerful side kick is just too slow to land it successfully. In other sports where the pace is slower and the action is more stationary the side kick can play a more important role.

koreankid6413 · 04-15-2008, 07:32 PM

I've done Tae Kwon Do for 10 years and started Kickboxing and boxing about 3 years ago and MMA 2 years ago. The sidekick is a very powerful kick when executed correctly, yet it is slower but because it doesn't look natural to other fighters you can land it as long as you use them at the right time.

Side kicks easily have more power than teep kicks, but side kicks are more easily "swept" or deflected to the side then teep. They are also more open for takedowns.

Being flexible and having done the sidekicks countless times, it is a very useful weapon for me in Muay Thai, Kickboxing and MMA. The kick has lots of power when executed correctly but just like everything else there's a time and place to use the technique, and that rule especially will apply to the sidekick.

RandomXMAN · 04-15-2008, 07:57 PM

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Dedicado · 04-15-2008, 08:09 PM

IT's alot easier to take a guy down off the sidekick than it is off a teep or a roundhouse, I think it's cuz when a guy lands a roundhouse on me he smashes me too hard for me to shoot while I'm getting hit and he spins faster than I can close. I can still do it, but it's not easy for me. The sidekick I can eat on the way in as I shoot or after he kicks when he gathers his leg I can shoot faster than he can gather and then sprawl.