How to throw a powerful Kyokushin round kick?

[sensei8]

Osu!

The kick is comes from the knee ...

(Didn't expect that did you!)

Its worthless without proper foot placement and hip rotation!

sensei8 wrote:

The hips push/drive the technique(s); almost the entire body acts in a domino manner, therefore, driven to its target. However, the hips, imho, are the engine that drives any said technique(s).

Get the back foot the one connecting you to the floor correct, this is critical, and then you can drive the kick through the Hip, and focus all that effort through the knee!

Now consider this ...

put your back foot on the floor and point it at your opponent/sparring partner/bag ... kick the bag.

Rubbish wasn't it!

Now place the foot at 45 degrees on the floor and point it at your opponent/sparring partner/bag ... kick the bag.

Better right!

Now place the foot at 45 degrees on the floor and allow your self to rotate on the ball of your foot (to spin) at your opponent/sparring partner/bag ... kick the bag.

Better again, right!

maybe a little more power, but certainly felt easier correct!

Now consider your knee.

Repeat the above and focus on 'pointing' your knee at the target.

So why do I say knee at all?

point the knee at the floor, and kick the ribs ... you can't

Do the same for the ribs, but kick at the head ... you can't

The knee is the critical bit, get that wrong and all the spinning and power in the world will not help you.

So return to the kick in general.

Rotate the hip, and now you aim (the angle of the knee) and foot placement come into play, (the above mentioned domino effect) not only can you now hit what you aimed at you do so with power.

More than you realized as well I promise you!

Solid post!!

It astounds me to no end to see experienced MAists that aren't properly rotating the supporting foot. We teach that the supporting foot MUST rotate a complete 180 degree away from the kicking leg. That way, full rotation allows the hips to finish. Methodologies; what's one way isn't another's way!!