favourite kick?

[hammer]

I think the reverse turning kick is the reverse hooking kick. Maybe?

In the club that I go to, the reverse turn kick and reverse hook kick both involve spinning and kicking, but the reverse turn kick ends with a thrusting kick and the reverse hook kick ends up with -- you guessed it -- a hook kick.

I like both kicks but my favorite is the reverse turn kick...very powerful and effective in sparring if done fast. The reverse hook kick is also great, but I don't have the flexibility to do it all that well so it's not in my arsenal...yet.

[bushido_man96]

In the organization I was in previously, a kick was a spin kick if the kicking leg (back leg) landed as it started, in the back. It was a reverse kick if you spun and kicked with the back leg, and the kicking leg landed in front.

I think this categorization helps save some confusion. But that is just me.

[johnboy]

actually, Its not very useful, but my best kick is a jumping spinning cresent.

[KarateEd]

This is kind of a funny thread to read, they way it has gone back and forth.

Anyhow, bushido_man96, what you call a "reverse" kick I have always called a "spinning" kick, both in TSD and TKD. Funny how the terminology can vary. I do understand your definitions, though.

That would depend on what my opponent's doing.

I agree with Ottman. That being said, thinking of a kick that I like to thrown I am torn between the simple ol' side kick and a spinning (reverse is one uses bushido_man96's definition) back kick.

Ed

[bushido_man96]

This is kind of a funny thread to read, they way it has gone back and forth.

Anyhow, bushido_man96, what you call a "reverse" kick I have always called a "spinning" kick, both in TSD and TKD. Funny how the terminology can vary. I do understand your definitions, though.

That would depend on what my opponent's doing.

I agree with Ottman. That being said, thinking of a kick that I like to thrown I am torn between the simple ol' side kick and a spinning (reverse is one uses bushido_man96's definition) back kick.

Ed

Thanks, Ed. Most of that terminolgy comes from my time in the ATA. I still like to use it; I think it helps to differentiate things better.

[karatekid1975]

In WTF TKD (or at least the style I'm in), a turning kick is a roundhouse kick. The reverse turning kick is a spinning hook kick. And what bushido_man96 said was a heel kick, we used to (in TSD) call it the wheel kick. Weird, huh? LOL

I used to like spinning kicks, jump kicks, ect. But I can't get my legs up there anymore (lack of training), so I like any stationary kick (front, side, round, and back kicks). Eventhough my turning kick is terrible right now. I lost my V-stretch flexibility, so I kick low now. If I want to get it higher, I have to force my hips to rotate more, and it hurts for some reason.

[marie curie]

I like a good snapping side kick.

I think that I would prefer low roundhouses if I didn't have such pansy shins.

[bushido_man96]

actually, Its not very useful, but my best kick is a jumping spinning cresent.

Don't just say that it isn't useful. You just have to use it in the right place.

Try this: the next time you are sparring, feint, draw, or do whatever to get you opponent throw a back leg round kick. As they throw the kick, do your jump spin cresent kick as a counter. Here is the important variation....your jump is not high...instead, you barley come off of the floor, doing a "switching foot" motion, instead of jumping. You should get some use out of that. Let me know how it goes!

[wingedMonkey]

awww darn! i put in that i like to use reverse kicks but i reeeeally love Crescent and Axe kicks!

[YoungMan]

Back sidekick/jumping back sidekick.

Not the ones I use all the time, but my personal favorites.