how can i improve my roundhouse kick?

Answer 1

grow up,

Answer 2

The things you are looking for when doing roundhouses are good technique, balance, speed and power.

Since you said that you want to improve your roundhouse, I assume you already know how to do one properly. If not, you can improve your technique by standing near a wall and leaning your hand on it or putting your hand on a chair, while practicing pocketing your roundhouses, kicking, coming back to the pocket and putting your foot down on the floor in a slow movement. In this way, you don't have to worry about balance, and you can concentrate on technique only.

If you want to improve your balance, you can do roundhouses s-l-o-w-l-y in midair, or try this: think of your dojo in terms of north, south, east and west. Face north, and perform a roundhouse, but don't put your foot down after the second pocket. Instead, pivot your hips so you go 90 degrees (if you are kicking with your right leg, you pivot towards the left; if you are kicking with your left leg, you will pivot to your right), and kick and pocket again, pivot 90 degrees and kick without putting your foot down, etc. Try to go all four directions, north, west, south, east and back to north again, before putting your foot down.

To develop speed/power, you can get some ankle weights (even just one or two pounds) and practice your roundhouses. After you practice like that for awhile, when you take the weights off, you will feel the difference right away. Or, you can try tying a short bungee cord to your ankle and affix the other end to a solid object. Do roundhouses with the tension and it will improve your speed.

The main thing is that you practice, practice, practice.

Good luck.

"It is not important to be better than someone else; it is more important to be better than yesterday"

Answer 3

1) Chamber your leg with the shin horizontal & the knee bent.
2) Have your weight on the ball of your plant foot.
3) Pivot on your plant foot. When you finish the kick, your plant heel should be pointing towards the target.
4) Start the kick from your hips, then progress down your leg in a whip motion. Snap your knee.
5) You kicking foot must travel parallel to the ground.
6) Hit with the ball of you foot. Your toes must be pulled back towards your face.
7) Your should be level with the toes of your kicking foot.

If this doesn't solve your problems, email me a videotape of your roundhouse kick & I'll try to break it down more.

Answer 4

flexiblility adna strong abdomen.

The roundhouse (or turning kick in TKD) involves a chambered (clenched) leg turning from the starting position towards the target and extends at the last moment to impact the side of your target, such as the ribs or side of the face. The more flexible your legs are the easier and quicker you will be able to move your leg in this chambered position and extend it fully. Supporitng the weight and the actual turn is the responsibility of your abs.

If you're training in martial arts you sohuld alreadyknow appropriate stretches and excercises, keep on with the leg stretches and focus on scrunches, star-jumps or sit ups.

Answer 5

make sure your leg is chambered correctly and you are fully extending your leg. you should be kicking with the instep of the foot (top of the foot). the base foot should be turned toward the back and while you kick throw your hips into it to give it that extra little bit of power. Speed and flexibility also help a lot, so practice by stretching a lot and doing speed kicks (kick as many times as you can with out setting your leg down)

Answer 6

i keep telling this to ppl who depend on their legs miore than fists. my hands are weak due to any accidents so i depend on my feet.

practice walking on nthe balls of your feet. if u do so..the soothness of your spin will increase a hundred fold. the rest of the work will be increasing your stretching and hip power. try long steps while running. lots of jodan maoashis'( upper roundhouse) and gidan maoashis (lower roundhouse). and rem.practice 100 kicks at a time minimum for weeks on end.

Answer 7

you trying to do "taekwondo" roundhouse(normally hitting with your foot) or "muay thai" roundhouse (normally hitting with your shin)? taekwondo is more snapping motion with your legs while muay thai is more torquing your body

anyways flexibilty helps alot so strech, and try to strengthen your core muscles(abs quads hips) and of course technique

for proper technique you have to torque your body, slightly pivot on your nonkicking foot, twist your hips, and swing the same arm as the leg you are kicking with back(if you are kicking with your right leg swing your right arm back-you dont have to but it will give you more power just make sure you are keeping the opposite hand up for protection), dont forget to breathe out during each kick, and keep your toes and foot pointed

Answer 8

1. b4 the kick get a good chamber and point your knee at where u want to kick
2. kick and remember to point you toes
3. recoil (go back into the chamber after the kick)
4. put your leg down
also u must b flexible

Answer 9

the key is properly chambering your leg and a good pivot on the ball of your non kicking foot

Answer 10

Strech your legs using a leg strecher to build flexibilty and practice kicking bag. Maybe use ankle weights to build strenght.