In my art of Karate all kicks start from the same point, do they also in other forms of Karate or Martial Arts

Answer 1

Yes if they are from a traditional Karate Dojo. They all chamber the same area. For power kicks and finishing kicks those are different, but your snap kicks be it a front kick, side kick, roundhouse all come from the same position. chambered. It makes it harder for you opponent know where the kick is going to go too!

Answer 2

No although I do emphasize this to some extent in respect to certain kicks and kick combinations and point fighting. This is one of the aspects that Bill "Superfoot" Wallace stresses for the round house and hook kicks and a lesser extent the side kick also. However in traditional karate your side kick and front kick actually start from the knee up in front position. Your round house kick starts more on it's side as the knee is lifting up and the hip, knee and leg turn over on their side to pull the kick across the target and it is a pulling motion. Your side and front kicks are pushing motions.

Answer 3

From what I understand of karate you are either doing a kick from a left or right side stance. Where with the style of wing chun I have studied you are encouraged to have a balanced stance with weight even on both feet and 45 degree angle to your target allowing you to kick with the front foot as easily as stepping through with the back foot.

Answer 4

In TKD, the chambered position varies based on kick, though they all look similar. This is because the angle of attack varies with each kick (i.e. the front kick is vertical, whereas the round kick is horizontal and the side kick is lateral).