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The hook kick is a great kick. I have won many karate tournements with it. Also if you are known for throwing a good hook, then fake hook and then throw sidekick. They both start out the same way, it is a great way to throw off somebody.
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Problem with the hook is, it wont work in everyday clothes. Plus it exposes the groin and makes a takedown easier. What I do is what Andy Hug ( RIP) used to do. I used it to hit the inner thigh.

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kicks to the inner thigh are really painful! you can give someone a bad dead leg with that. one of the reasons i am glad we cant kick below the belt in sparring.
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Problem with the hook is, it wont work in everyday clothes.
Speak for yourself ... though I'm probably a bit weird as when I try any new clothes on, I always make sure in the changing room that I can do high kicks in them!!

Currently: Kickboxing and variants.

Previously: Karate (Seido, Shotokan, Seidokan), Ju Jitsu, Judo, Aikido, Fencing.

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Kenpo i wasnt talking bout real fights here. This was for tournement application. In a real fight, i agree,it does leave the groin open.But the thing is if u hit them ,its not powerfull enough to put them out.If i throw a highkick in a real fight,its gonna be back leg cause you can get your momentum into them.
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I've successfully pulled of doing a hook kick, after faking my opponent into thinking a side kick is coming. When he goes to block the side kick, usually leaving their chest unprotected, instead of streightening out my leg for the side kick, I extend it out and hook into my opponents chest. Works great, but in sparring you only get away with it once, then they know to look for it.

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More and more in sparring I am realizing the power of the low roundhouse finished with a high hook kick to an unsuspecting target. To me it is almost like the friend combo to the multi-roundhouse in that you can mix 'em up and confuse your partner; BUT as long as you are about as fast a speedy gonzales, because some people do know how to dodge or block.

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Any tips on how I can increase the speed and effectiveness of my hook kick... It is a devestating move when used correctly in sparring.

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I was watching ESPN2 the other night and saw a 540 Hook, which just looked like something out of a video game.... :o
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