How do I teach a kid to kick with their toe.?

Answer 1

i agree with KFF lead by example.try kicking something hard about 10or 20 times with your toe,be careful you don't get brain damage though.put it on funniest home videos so we can all get a good laugh.

Answer 2

first of all you have to really think about why you want somebody kicking something. There are many methods to release a potent and effective kick (with the heel, inner side or sole of the foot) and most of them have little to do with which part is the one that gets the impact, but more from the angle/direction on which the leg is raised, if the knee is bent or held straight, hip motion ...

It is kind of obvious from your question that you want to specifically teach a kid to punt with his toes. It is , also obvious that you have no formal training in sport or martial kicking, or you would not be asking this question... I don't mean to be offensive, but the internet is one of the worst places to learn the basics or "how to's" of any physical activity. Go to a professional teacher and consult them first.

Most important: you have to take into consideration that you can not - and should not- be teaching what you don't know. First, learn the method, understand it, practice it, master it and only then try to teach it.

Ok, for communitie's sake here's a short answer:
To kick with the toes first thing is to make sure the person is not flat-footed, then WITHOUT FOOTWEAR (they will not protect) start daily sessions of stretching and bending the toes in order to build strenght in the arch of the foot. Later, when the desired level of strenght is achived, a slow and steady sessions of kicking should start to help build up confidence and raise pain tolerance, keeping the toes straight, then switching them to a rolling or extended stance, to find out what feels more natural and comfortable. This is a long and slow proccess, which should take about three months. Avoid kicking hard or heavy materials such as wood or sandbags until the sixth month or so of daily practice. Still, professional assistance is highly reccomended, in order to be corrected and learn the right way to shift the weight without compromising balance in the kick, etc.

Besides, kicking with the toes is, in my humble opinion, a waste of a good kick unless really needed, and a bad way of overcomplicating a techinique. Be it football, revenge, martial arts or some obscure reason why you want to teach a kid to kick with their toes I beg YOU, the person who wrote the question to think twice on the reasons why you want this, and if you still need the kid to be thought find someone competent to do so. Please.

For the safety of the kid's toes.

Answer 3

my toes curl right back, and my impact is with the pad under them. good frontals. but agree with the no toe kicking here, though seriously people, grow up. is the best way to educate to condemn with insults?

you all cry when you get rubbished but turn it on pretty fast.

and toe kicking has its place: inside a shoe.

if you have shoes then kick toe forward. I have never seen a guy barefoot in a gi in a street fight at 2am. so there is a place, but it lives in the shoe.

teach the kid to kick knees, easier to learn and effective if connected. stomp that heal and outer edge of the foot into it.

Answer 4

Why would you want to? It's a good way to break toes. Kicks should be with the ball, instep or heel, never the toes.

Answer 5

Teach by example. You do it first. Kick a board with your toe to show them how well it works.

Answer 6

Don't. They /will/ break their toes. Teach them how to hit with the shin.

Answer 7

get ur kid with a football coach.. kick with toe.. it will hurt.. lol

Answer 8

The only time I kick that way is when I am wearing steeltoe shoes!

Answer 9

They suppose to kick with the in step of their foot.

Answer 10

They're not supposed to kick with their toe retard. They are supposed to kick with the inside of their ****** foot. Goddammit you are retarded.