Thread: Which kick is the fastest?

The round house?

The front kick?

Or the Side kick?

I personally like the round house. It feels more natural. What doy uo think?

Gotta be the round house. It's the only kick that really relies on the snap and the speed moreso than the brute force of it. This, of course, is ignoring snap kicks and the like that really don't do anything outside of point sparring. Plus, it's the easiest to "hide" behind a combo.

Well Muay Thai fighters love it. I like the front kick for being more straight forward. I also like the turning back kick, TKD experts do it real fast.

I always thought I liked the front kick until I tried using it in a sparring match. It's way too slow, and easily counterable (assuming you mean a thrust kick). Plus, it generally doesn't hurt your opponent...it winds up being more of a push than an actual strike. I actually love the spinning back kick, and I'll use it every now and then. Very rarely does it land, but it usually throws my opponent off his game because you really dont see them too often. And the few times it has landed, they definately felt it.

Yeah. Hey whats your opinon on Kung fu?

Do you think WIng Chung is good? How about Praying Mantis?

I think Praying Mantis could beat Wing Chung, the strikes are faster because

they are more finger based.

Fastest IMO = a Check Kick...but very difficult to be effective

Most effective w/ speed = Round house

Creating distance = Side Kick

Most difficult = Spinnin Back Kick - very effective if you can connect

Front kick or Push kick = great for sparring thats about it

Front kick is good for creating distance also.

i feel the front kick is a bit to easy to side step...However, the skill level of your opponent makes a big difference...

i like the the front kick being used for a specific combo..or a feint followed by the hands