Brother John said:Hey Mike
I think I know where you are coming from, but here's my .02:
I don't think that a woman wearing 'high heels' should be kicking much of anything...curled toes or no...
except maybe kicking off those shoes the moment she senses any danger.
Your Brother
John
Yes, I agree with you Brother John! :ultracool Will the toes be injured?? Anything is possible. Coincidentally, I spoke to someone else regarding these very kicks. Here is his reply copied from his forum.
Mike...kicking in any style is all about form. I see many older folks from a Karate style with bad hips and it makes me wonder why. I obviously don't do Karate but some of the kicks within the styles I do have some simularities. But the styles I do stress good form and not making a snapping sound. I think that snapping sound is not good for your knees or the hips. Personally I like the SE Asian kicking methods from Thai and the Filipino methods. Thai round kicking does not hurt the hips. The only broken down Thai fighters are the ones who lost at an early age in Thailand. The Filipino Kun Tao methods have a zoning method which is where the power comes from and the evasive methods come from. Kali/Pananjakman methods are good for in fighting. None of which have a snapping noise done with them.
Mike