I was visiting my friend's dojo yesterday and was holding the focus pads for kick practice. This wasn't true for everyone but the martial artists who had good form and really utilized the snap in the kick had incredible power. I can tell you from holding the pad that if any of those "good" kicks had hit me in the chin or even solar plexus that I would have been knocked out and probably actually hurt quite badly. I was shocked at how powerful those kicks were and many people don't consider that a power kick??
2007-08-12 07:05:56 · 10 answers · asked by Stefan C 2 in Sports ➔ Martial Arts
Because they have NEVER been kicked by someone with POWER before. As YOU found out IF you get kicked correctly Your going DOWN. All punches and kicks are knock outs if done correctly.
2007-08-14 07:36:55 · answer #1 · answered by fightingdragons2001 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
As others have said - while it CAN knock you out, it's usually considered a defensive push or a pre-emptive kick parry. Just to armchair quarterback for a moment - what is sounds like is that she had good convergence - ie, she was able to get all of the muscles that go into the kick working at the same time, so that there was a powerful 'impulse'. This includes the calf muscles of the leg on the ground (you can end up on tiptoe this way), in a way that you end up sort-of springing yourself forward at your target. Some styles teach a more exaggerated version, where you almost lean back into the kick and throw your hips forward at the same time. This is kind of like a fencing floor lunge though, and may get you out of position if you miss with it.
2016-05-20 22:31:37 · answer #2 · answered by ? 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Most "knockout" targets are above the waist. Snap kicks don't usually travel much above the waist, as those that do don't have the power.
It is kind of like a slap vs. a punch. A slap can hurt like h#ll but they don't generally do any damage. The energy is not fully transferred into the target as the kick is drawn back quickly at first contact.
About the only place a snap kick can knock someone out is in the groin area, as any damage/shock there can put a person on the ground in a hurry.
2007-08-12 13:46:15 · answer #3 · answered by freegive9 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I'm not sure, maybe because it's hard to land cleanly in a fight. I think a lot of kicks though are intended for self defense against untrained people so in a self defense situation they could definately knock someone out. In a self defense situation the front kick or round kick or whatever might be the second or third technique used..for example it might start with a palm heel strike, or backfist to stun the assailant and then the kick is applied to someone who is stunned and might not see the kick coming.. There is not doubt the kick has the power to knock someone out. I've been kicked before by a round house kick with the ball of the foot in a self defense drill and the person didn't kick me but just misjudged a little. She had my wrist in one hand and just did a quick round kick and if that had been done with full power I hate to think what it might have done...
2007-08-12 07:19:11 · answer #4 · answered by Tyler L 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I would suggest that anyone who does not believe a front snap kick is not an effective technique, quite capable of inflicting serious injury to an opponent, and possibly knocking an opponent out of a conflict, is misguided.
Having trained in TaeKwon-Do for many years, direct techniques that drive toward the opponent with incrdible speed and considerable power when executed by an experienced practitioner are very hard to avoid, deflect, or mitigate. In the right "hands" the technique is most definatlely effective.
Ken C
9th Dan HapMoosaKi-Do
8th Dan TaeKwon-Do
7th Dan YongChul-Do
2007-08-14 20:34:16 · answer #5 · answered by Ken C 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I think you are confused as to terms and techniques in so far as Japanese/Okinawan Karate go. A front snap kick is a technique that is executed usually when your adversary is very close to you and you kick to the front of his shin or knee using the ball of your foot. Because it is done with him very close it only is done using the lower leg and calve muscles. Just think back when you were a little boy and if someone kicked you in the shin and I think you can relate to the sudden pain that this technique can generate. A front kick or front thrust kick which is done when you have more distance is executed by using your lower back, hip, upper leg, and lower leg together to generate power such as kicking to the stomach or solar plexus. Consequently you probably were feeling the power of the students using there entire leg when they had more distance and where kicking higher.
2007-08-12 14:59:11 · answer #6 · answered by samuraiwarrior_98 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
a front snap kick is just what it sounds like a snap. Knock out kicks are typically a thrust kick that generates more power. The snap kick is usually targeted at stun areas not knockout areas as well. I.E. groin. Thrust kicks are typically aimed at the chest with the intent to break ribs.
2007-08-12 13:32:29 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
yes, if done correctly and well the front kick is very powerful. but you hardly see it applied in anything other than kata and breaking because it is hard to get your front kick high and still have incredible power. you would use a jumping front kick to reach the head, but i wouldnt recommend that in a fight.
2007-08-12 14:53:26 · answer #8 · answered by BruceNasty 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Many people think Bruce Lee is still alive. That doesn't make that so either.
2007-08-13 06:37:29 · answer #9 · answered by the sower 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Anything can be a potential knockout strike.
2007-08-12 08:07:43 · answer #10 · answered by Ray H 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋