Needs help with axe kick.

[Adam]

I'm flexible enough, but I never seem to be able to generate much power on the downward motion of this particular kick. What's the secret?

[SoKKlab]

The secret is-don't bother with it as it's a pants technique!

A nutter mate, rigged up one of those crazy Kung fu devices you see in the Movies. Leg attached to rope, rope on pulley attached to something above (namely a beam in his house), weight on other end sort of thing-usually one of his small children hanging on it.

Guess what, it works! (His wife uses it as another clothes line-which he gets seriously peeved about), he now has more powerful Axe kicks.

I still chuck him about all over the place, but he does have a very nice Axe kick. So maybe cables and weight device if you are any good at making yr own equipment. Otherwise, go to a gym and attach a Cross cable to your leg and then do the movement in opposition to a weights stack. this will help you gain more power in that technique, but you will get some funny looks off the lifters there. and so on and so on.

[johndoch]

Practise with a partner on the focus mitts to get accuracy then move onto thai pads to get power. Also try placing you foot on a bar and force you r weight onto it??

I agree with Sokklab not a great technique unless your into TKD.

[stump]

Push forward with your hip as you strike and hook down with your leg bent as you connect. Don't hit with a straight leg......if you do and what you're hitting doesn't give...your knee will.

Use it sparingly!

[Master J]

strengthen the muscle thats used to bring the kick down. There are weight lifting techniques for it.