This type of high kick hard or not?

Question

who can do this type of kick? after 2 years of training at my own ( on punching bag) i can give i high kick as easy as i would kick some right in the front of his face , but even easier and harder. For example if some would stand in front of me like face to face i can give him a kick right to the side of his head like kicking a ball on the ground :o i'am in some clubs now and i never saw some1 do some kick like this. Those who can do high kicks 1st need to twist there feed and hip before giving it.

Answer 1

My question is - what are you trying to accomplish with a kick like that?

It certainly isn't a practical kick in  combat or sparring situation.  I guess it would be good for a demo, if that's what you are after...

The flexibility it takes to deliver that kind of kick is impressive, but in my opinion the kick you describe is nothing more than a trick - tons of acrobats and gymnasts can do a kick like that.

When  faced with a guy that wants to bash my face in, I can't see using it.  

Maybe you could enter an XMA competiton and make that part of your "dance routine".

Answer 2

Hey not bad, so let me get this right. You can stand face to face with someone with only a few inches of separation between you and the other person. Twist your hips, change your stance, bend your fulcrum (raise your kicking leg up, and your body down) deliver a round kick to the head of your opponent (a lateral kick dis-charging from the side and striking with the top of the foot and or shin) and come back to ready position without losing balance all before they can react?!!

Well that's great. here is what I can do. I can stand straight and tall pick up my powerful leg and smash through my opponent's knee all the while looking at them in the eye.

Answer 3

That's pretty good.

But, I think peeps do the hip rotation because it generates more power.  Most of the people I know who do high kicks are pretty tall anyway.  Everything they do is "high".

Answer 4

If you did that to me I would kick your supporting leg from under you!  Get over yourself mate, no-one likes a brag and a showoff. Especially if your being disrespectful to your class mates.  

Is this a case off mummy look what I can do lol

Edit: Howay mate, whatever kick you think you have invented.  Someone else would have got there centuries before you.  I am fast by the way, European Champion fast I would hit you with one of my phantom shin kicks!

EDIT: Tao is right, you may catch some muppet beginner with that kick or look good in a freestyle form.  But try it against a seasoned fighter?  You would get mauled lol.

Answer 5

So you're saying that you can kick someone from close range? Karate often does that and so can a lot of people who's flexible and have some leg muscles.