I was working on my roundhouse Kick last night experimenting with a few foot positions after watching the Power High Kick Video from Stadion. I have always struggled with the height of this kick but realised last night that I have probably been overturning my hips all these years - worrying too much about rotating the supporting foot to around 180 degrees – which is the way I have been taught. I tried chambering more to the front with the supporting foot only rotated by say 100 degrees and found the kick much easier, higher and controlled – if less powerful. I think the way I have been taught is the traditional WTF TKD technique which is a powerful kick but unless you have an extraordinary range of motion in the hips, you will struggle to get this above shoulder height.
Does anyone have any comments on this?
Position of Supporting Foot in Roundhouse kick
Hi Wynnema,
That´s the way (degrees) I´ve always used too. I´ve had same kinda problems too: I tend to lose balance if I try to turn (with force) supporting leg more than that, so I just stick into that degree because that felt the best and natural.
(sometimes depending the situation it "may turn more", but I don´t pay too much attention to it anymore)
Good news is that also Mac seems to kick with less than 180 degrees in Power High Kicks...
That´s the way (degrees) I´ve always used too. I´ve had same kinda problems too: I tend to lose balance if I try to turn (with force) supporting leg more than that, so I just stick into that degree because that felt the best and natural.
(sometimes depending the situation it "may turn more", but I don´t pay too much attention to it anymore)
Good news is that also Mac seems to kick with less than 180 degrees in Power High Kicks...