Switch lead roundhouse kick
The The switch lead kick is something I’m often asked about. Being able to throw this so it’s hard for people to detect is something everyone should perfect.
The reason you switch the lead leg is so that you’re able to generate the same amount of power as you can with the rear leg. You can kick off the spot, but it won’t be as powerful. You can also step with the kick....but there’s a set time & place for this.
LESS PROFICIENT: You can see that both my feet leave the ground at the same time. This does two things: One, with it being such a big movement you’re telegraphing what you’re about to do and two, it takes too long. You can’t kick until you’ve you hit the ground and gravity is only going to allow you
The The switch lead kick is something I’m often asked about. Being able to throw this so it’s hard for people to detect is something everyone should perfect.
The reason you switch the lead leg is so that you’re able to generate the same amount of power as you can with the rear leg. You can kick off the spot, but it won’t be as powerful. You can also step with the kick....but there’s a set time & place for this.
LESS PROFICIENT: You can see that both my feet leave the ground at the same time. This does two things: One, with it being such a big movement you’re telegraphing what you’re about to do and two, it takes too long. You can’t kick until you’ve you hit the ground and gravity is only going to allow you to go so fast. It’s important that you’ve always got control of your body whenever you’re doing something....and for that split second while you’re in the air, you won’t have any stability.
MORE PROFICIENT: You can see that my lead leg starts to move back a split second before my rear leg moves forward. When you do switch your stance, you want to make it a small movement. Don’t drag your front leg too far back, try to get it roughly so that you’re almost in a southpaw stance (nothing bigger). Then use that spring back to bounce off the floor and generate the power with the kick.
If you have a bag then practice the kick on the bag but focus mainly on the switch....if you don’t have a bag then you can just do it in the air.
Remember in reality there’s no right or wrong way to fight as anything can work if your opponent allows it....however, there are more proficient ways to do things.
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