Kenpo Kicks

[Mr. Mike]

with wires and a stuntman.

[parkerlineage]

haha...yeah, pretty much.

I can do it, though it's not nearly as fluid, and I don't recommend it unless you've practiced a bunch. If you do use it, it's really good in sparring, though.

How I do it, is a kick-drag wheel kick with left, then, instead of just snapping it back and setting it down, I snap it to the left, and let my hips follow, which, when added to a right wheel kick motion, makes it for a pretty clean kick.

Peace;

Parkerlineage

[ManaZe]

Most interesting. Thanks for the help

[Sam]

this really deomonstrates how confusing names can be for kicks especially... more so than hands. Just soooo many different names for them

[ManaZe]

No kidding. A shuto is a shuto is a shuto, but I've found like 4 different kicks all called a wheel kick.

Freakin nuts...

[Sam]

You can even see it in a single art - compare WTF TKD to ITF TKD - walking stance is different.... reverse side kick is different... its not just different interpretation in some cases - sometimes they're wholly different moves.

[BLueDevil]

Ive seen some crazy chicken kicks, one of which broke someones finger and the other (different set of fighters) knocked someone out!

[Why_Worry]

Yeah, kick names are confusing. I know some people that call spinning back kicks round house kicks. Actually it hink alot of people do. Its also kinda because it seems in all martial arts everyone kicks a little bit different while there arent many different ways to punch or elbow someone.

[Rateh]

we call a "hook kick" a heel kick

though occasionally me or another instructor will call it a hook kick, and the kids get confused

the kids also get confused if i say "round" instead of "roundhouse" kick

[Steve_K]

Another variation of the wheel kick is like a spinning hook kick where the leg is straight, striking with the heel, as opposed to "hooking" it in by bending your knee in at the point of impact.