easy way to imporovee on kicks

[Manny]

What's is the way you do to imporve the height of your kicks, I am talking the easy ones like the front kick, the roundhouse kick and the side kick all of them to the head?

It's not complicated to my to do fornt kicks to the head, but the roundhouse kick and the hook kick (ala super foot) I just can't do them, also the side kick is easy to the chest level but aimed to the head and placed there is very complicated.

Manny

 

[ccultrara]

Dynamic Flexibility is key here. Doing exercises such as leg swings front side and back help put ur hip and leg through its range of motions. Also controlled kicks, doing the kicks really slow and concentrating on the mechanics helps strengthen the outer hip muscles that actually raise the leg. Try just breaking the kick down each time going slightly higher, in a couple weeks you will notice a difference

 

[Xue Sheng]

Train kicks

 

[terryl965]

Reputition, as always the more you practice the better they will be. Also get on a daily routine for strecthing, that will help.

 

[zDom]

IMO, there is no "easy way."

Training kicking is hard work.

 

[ATC]

Dynamic Flexibility is key here. Doing exercises such as leg swings front side and back help put ur hip and leg through its range of motions. Also controlled kicks, doing the kicks really slow and concentrating on the mechanics helps strengthen the outer hip muscles that actually raise the leg. Try just breaking the kick down each time going slightly higher, in a couple weeks you will notice a difference

It is not easy but what is said above will work. There are tons of height of kick threads on MT. Do a search and you will find all kinds of great tips. Again non of it is easy or quick. Like anything you have to put the work into it.

 

[ralphmcpherson]

Technique also plays a big part. I have met some very flexible students who are so flexible they can almost tie themselves in a knot yet they cant kick high. I have also met some students with reasonably poor flexibility who kick head height without much difficulty at all. The difference is perfect technique.

 

[zDom]

The difference is perfect technique.

Achieved, in part, with muscle strength specific to that movement.

That is to say, while their technique may be perfect NOW, if they stop training those kicking muscles, the muscles will eventually atrophy and they will find themselves unable to perform that movement, despite having had, at one time, "perfect technique."

 

[Xue Sheng]

Bottom-line

There is no easy way.

 

[terryl965]

Bottom-line

There is no easy way.

All I can add is go kick a tree and have a beer...

 

[ralphmcpherson]

All I can add is go kick a tree and have a beer...

I like the bit about having a beer. I'll give that a try.

 

[terryl965]

I like the bit about having a beer. I'll give that a try.

Well I am glad I could help, I mean I never understand why drinking really effects one emotion. I am always a happy camper when I drink a few.

 

[Mark Jordan]

There is no easy way but through practice and patience it can be done.

First, you need to train it in the proper technique/manner.

The lower back muscles and legs should be flexible so do stretching exercises. Stretching not only reduces the risk of injury but it will make your legs limber and it will benefit your sidekicks, front kicks and roundhouse kicks.

 

[seasoned]

Easy no, but stretching is the hardest way, and the only way.

 

[terryl965]

If you want to train kicks than go and train, remember training is the key to any technique. The problem is people do not want to hear it takes time, but what else do we really have but time. Throw each kick 10,000 times and when done repeet the cycle another 10,000 times, sooner or later you will be where you feel like you should be.