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Post by gunter on Jun 25, 2012 6:42:08 GMT -5
Do you hit with the shin, instep or ball of the foot?
Do different martial arts use different parts like Muay Thai, Taekwondo, Karate etc?
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Post by kokoro on Jun 25, 2012 6:47:13 GMT -5
i connect with the ball of the foot or the toe, depending upon my purpose, we dont kick with the instep. unless you wanted to get whacked with a shinai by sensei. there is a lot of small bones in the instep that can easily be broken. if you break your foot or ankle your done. if you break your toes you can still move to some extent.
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Post by the tank on Jun 25, 2012 9:21:42 GMT -5
Well, it depends on the kick.
For a front kick or mae geri I use the ball of my foot.
For a roundhouse or mawashi geri I use the shin, and the foot as a hook when doing a high kick to pull the opponents head down (can't really do high kicks anymore, need to stretch more, lol).
For a side kick or yoko-geri, the blade of the foot, or the heel.
For a spinning reverse kick, the heel.
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Post by odee on Jun 25, 2012 18:13:26 GMT -5
When I practiced Kyokushin we were taught a load of foot formations that were pilfered from other martial arts so for me it's entirely situational. If I'm using a roundhouse kick to the leg I always use my shin. To the ribs or head I'll use the top of my foot, the shin or the ball depending on which I can reach with. For front kicks I tend to use the ball or the heel but I was also taught to use the top of my foot if my opponent pulled his head back. So yeah, there's usually two or more possible formations that work with kicks...except the axe kick.
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Post by jwbulldogs on Jun 25, 2012 18:16:39 GMT -5
Well it depends on the kick and the target of the kick. In our dojo we teach students to kick with the instep, toe, ball of the foot, shin, the blade of the foot and the heel. Personally, I can't kick with the instep on one of my legs, but only I know this. My leg was broken in a car accident. I had 2 surgeries on my tib/fib. Several years now have passed and there is still swelling and pain in the leg. Using the instep on that leg will do more damage to me than someone else. I can't even stand for long periods of time or walk a good distance without pain or more swelling.
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Post by yaoshuya on Jun 25, 2012 20:30:14 GMT -5
I kick with any part of the leg when I roundhouse for the front kick I kick with the front of my foot
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Post by Chef Samurai on Jun 25, 2012 21:30:50 GMT -5
It really depends on a few things.
Wearing shoes I like to hit with the whole bottom of the foot when doing a thrusting kick and depending on range I'll hit with my shin or instep of my foot.
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Post by fyahooanswers on Jun 25, 2012 23:19:24 GMT -5
i try to hit with the shin but usually i get like half shin half instep
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Post by Glutton4Punishment on Jun 26, 2012 3:02:53 GMT -5
I teep to the torso with the heel, teep the legs with the ball, and te tut with my shin. Teeps are front kicks and te tut is a round kick. I don't throw other kicks with any frequency.
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Post by jakethecake on Jun 26, 2012 9:17:10 GMT -5
Teep with ball or sole of foot. The entire foot if teep to the face
Round kicks with lower shinbone to instep
spinning back kicks with heel
stop kicks with blade of foot
oblique kicks with entire bottom of foot
If I'm wearing leather shoes, tip of shoe or heel if it is hard enough
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Post by talon on Jun 29, 2012 3:49:24 GMT -5
Everything depends on where you kick, range, space available to move in, is opponent is standing-sitting-crouching-jumping-advancing-etc, height you are kicking, why you are kicking defense-attack-pushing them back-closing the gap etc.{also like CS said if you are wearing shoes/boots or not}. So you need to be just a little more specific please ie/type of kick you want to know about or where you are kicking.
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Post by rikashiku on Jun 30, 2012 11:33:11 GMT -5
It depends on the type of kicks. In Muay Thai the roundhouse connects with the center of the shin. In Taekwondo turning/roundhouse kick you connect with the lower shin or the instep of your foot or the heel. In Taijutsu you only have thrust kicks so its always with the heel, same with Systema.
The one kick I use most of all is the side kick. Its a very popular one where you connect with the ball of your heel.
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Post by aaronj on Jul 2, 2012 0:06:38 GMT -5
@jw you should try some silk reeling exercises from taiji. Try Yang family. I was hit by a drunk driver six years ago and it screwed up a leg and and an arm among other things. Western medicine didn't do very much, but after a full year of Chen practice, I noticed that my limbs were becoming more... normal.
As far as the kicks are concerned. Everybody's really answered the question. Each person uses whatever kick they see fit for the appropriate moment, and different martial arts use different kicking techniques.
My personal preferences are as follows: top of the foot - groin, neck, head ball of the foot - inside of the opposite thigh, center mass, face (chin), inside top of ankle heel of the foot - center mass, opposite knee, outside of the calf, pelvic region shin - top of knee, thigh, groin, head/neck, ribs toe - shin, thigh/groin joint, top inside of arm
A word to the wise: If you're are going to try and use your toe to kick anything, you MUST make sure you are diligent in your practices in preparing it. You can severely screw up your toes if you fail to train and train properly.
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Post by KyKarateka on Sept 10, 2013 23:48:53 GMT -5
Kind of a massive bump but I found this thread pretty interesting.
For me it depends on what kick I'm doing and what my target is. For roundhouse kick I tend to use my shin when kicking to the legs, to middle, I use either or depending on my distancing, to head I usually kick with instep.
I haven't had any serious injuries kicking with the instep so far, worst one was I hit the guy's hip and my foot hurt for a couple days.
Front kicks I use ball of the foot 90% of the time unless they're really close and I'm using front kick to distance myself. Even then I use the ball of my foot a lot, that was the way I was taught how to use it and it's worked well all these years.
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Post by Glutton4Punishment on Sept 13, 2013 20:49:50 GMT -5
Ha, the OP's account hasn't been active for MONTHS!
I'm not sure why Rikashiku stated that in Muay Thai you use the center of the shin. That wouldn't make for a very good kick. The lower part of the shin is far more dense and you can kick with more power that way.
I don't teep with the ball of my foot if it's to the stomach or higher. I only teep with the ball of the foot to the legs. If you teep high and your opponents elbows are in you can really mess your toes up.
That said, I'm sure a lot of people do. Part of training and learning is developing "your way" to do things.
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