We have 3 fundamental tips for harder kickboxing kicks! This way, you can show everyone at your next training session how hard you can really kick!
The 3 tips are for the roundhouse kick (or turning kick). This is one of the most effective weapons in kickboxing and thai boxing. Many people do not perform the roundhouse kick correctly.
With the tips below, you can perform the roundhouse kick better and therefore kick harder.
Tip 1: use your shins
Using your shins is an important part of almost every Muay Thai kick. Ideally, you learn during your first lessons which part of your leg you should kick with. Yet many beginners still have a lot of difficulty kicking with their shins.
Beginners often kick with the instep, but this is not good. First of all, kicks with your foot or instep do not hurt nearly as much. A full shin against your opponent's thighs, ribs, and/or head hurts much more than an instep.
In addition, kicking with the instep is more dangerous for you. Your feet contain many small bones. These bones can break very easily if your opponent blocks your kick with their shin. This is why kicking with your shins is so important.
A useful tip for kicking with your shins is to step further inward before you kick. This brings you closer to your opponent and automatically makes you kick with your shins.
Tip 2: turn your hips
Many people who are just starting kickboxing or thai boxing often make this mistake. They do not turn their hips during the kick. As a result, you cannot hit your opponent properly, because if you do not turn your hips, you are simply kicking straight upward.
A proper Muay Thai roundhouse kick, as it is called, should be viewed like a baseball bat. When you use a baseball bat, you draw it back and then swing it all the way through.
You should kick in exactly the same way if you want to get maximum power from your kicks.
Tip 3: turn your foot inward
This tip ties in with tip two. What you also often see with beginner kickboxers is that they want to turn their hips, but cannot turn them far enough.
This is often because their foot is pointing straight at their opponent, which prevents them from turning their hips sufficiently.
With these 3 tips for harder kickboxing kicks, I hope you will improve your kicking. Try combining these three tips in your kicks, and you will see how much harder your kicks become. Also use shin guards that fit your body. Visit our showroom. for optimal advice.