Roundhouse/side kick diffrence

[yamesu]

I train over an hour away from work/home - its the sacrifice I decide to make for my training. Some days it means I am out fo the house at 5.30am for work, and dont get home until 11.00pm, but its worth it for me.

I would say take the time to travel once a week or-so to the closest dojo. It will do wonders for technique. You can then continue to strength and endurance train out of the dojo.

Osu!

[shimizu]

Im a bit confused on what the diffrence is when it comes to roundhouse kick and side kick. Is the roundhouse kick just a front leg side kick or? Most people strike with the top of the foot but I want to do it on the edge. Do you just spin straighten your legs out to push the blade of your foot into the target or? A video tutorial of the diffrence would be cool. Im doing shotokan

I'm not sure if your query has been answered somewhere above this post but a roundhouse kick (mawashigeri) is performed with the part of your foot where your laces on your shoes would be and a side kick can be done in two ways: YOKOGERI is a kick performed with the heel but SOKUTOGERI is performed with the foot sword (outside edge of your foot).

[shadowspawn]

A roundhouse kick will typically come out parallel to the ground or at a slight angle downwards to generate maximum power by minimizing gravitational resistance. There are variations that come up at a 45 degree angle, namely in MMA due to the increased speed of cutting the distance traveled roughly in half, but that's another story. A side kick will take an even more direct approach by coming either straight out towards the target or "snapping" at a slight upwards angle depending on whether you're doing a thrust kick or a snap kick. In either case, gravity is usually working against you unless you're striking low (as in a street fight as thrust kicks for the legs are relatively dangerous in the ring).

@sensei8: 180 degrees away from the opponent? That seems very dangerous honestly. If you miss, you leave half your back wide open to your opponent. I typically aim for either a 90 degree turnout or a 145 degree turnout depending on how much extra range I think I need, but I always try to make sure I never show my back to the opponent.

[JusticeZero]

@sensei8: 180 degrees away from the opponent? That seems very dangerous honestly. If you miss, you leave half your back wide open to your opponent.

That is how i'd been taught it originally (in a different school) as well. You are not turning your back on your opponent when doing this, only dealing with the exotic position your hips must be in to perform the technique correctly. The 180 degree turn is important to prevent knee damage and to allow you to carry out the full technique properly.

It is a kick radiating from the side of the body. You have to commit to using a sideways facing stance in order to do it correctly.

[straightblast]

You may also ask around and find people or coworkers who take martial arts to show you and give you tips.

I am always amazed by how many of my co workers have been in or are in martial arts, it’s not written on their forehead but if you ask around you might find someone.

I also suggest practice as much with shoes on, the odds are you will be in shoes and street cloths if you ever need to use your skills.

Pants and shoes does change a few things.

Regards

[bushido_man96]

I've said before that the bane of a good side kick is the round kick. The reason I say that is because after someone learns a round kick, they cheat their side kick by not doing a complete chamber. I was telling this to our class just this week, giving an example of how to just practice the side kick chamber, to get the leg and body into position to do a good side kick.

Side kicks are just tougher than round kicks, in my opinion and experience, in teaching and doing them. A round kick seems to be more natural, bringing the leg around in an arc. The chamber is easier to me. The side kick, on the other hand, to be a good one, has to have a good, tight chamber. Then, when you kick, you should pivot and thrust with the hips as pivoting and kicking. Its tougher to align, and tougher on balance. Just tougher all around, I think.

I've often toyed with the idea of introducing the side kicks and round kicks while lying on the floor and kicking upwards into the air. That way, the students don't have to worry with balance, and can focus more on the chamber positions for the seperate kicks.

[MasterPain]

I've often toyed with the idea of introducing the side kicks and round kicks while lying on the floor and kicking upwards into the air. That way, the students don't have to worry with balance, and can focus more on the chamber positions for the seperate kicks.

I've seen that done. Also, there is the holding onto a rail slow-mo kicking drill. I really think the best way to start is kicking at knee height in slow motion while holding onto something.

[bushido_man96]

I've often toyed with the idea of introducing the side kicks and round kicks while lying on the floor and kicking upwards into the air. That way, the students don't have to worry with balance, and can focus more on the chamber positions for the seperate kicks.

I've seen that done. Also, there is the holding onto a rail slow-mo kicking drill. I really think the best way to start is kicking at knee height in slow motion while holding onto something.

That would be my next step, I think. Even with holding onto something, newbies will still wobble around a bit, I've found. Hell, I still wobble around a bit when holding onto things and kicking. I want to take balance completely out of the equation for the first few runs through, if I'm given the choice. But then moving on to slow-mo kicking on the wall or using a chair would be next. My first instructors called those "concentration side kicks." For the record, they suck.

[DWx]

I've often toyed with the idea of introducing the side kicks and round kicks while lying on the floor and kicking upwards into the air. That way, the students don't have to worry with balance, and can focus more on the chamber positions for the seperate kicks.

That's a pretty good idea. The side kick is such a weird kick, roundhouses are much more natural.