What Is Your Favourite Kick...?

I did do a quick search on the forum and didn't really find anything (if I missed it please point me in the right direction, oops) but what is your favourite kick and why?

I don't care if its your favourite kick that is or isn't effective in a real fight. I don't care if you can or cannot do it amazingly well. I am not bothered if its used in sparring or for pad-work or a kick to fresh air. I just want to know what kick and why? If any1 wants to add a video of themselves or a pic I don't mind. I love all kicks.

So I will start, my favourite is the Axe Kick - quite simply cos I love how easily it can be used when sparring and looks pretty amazing when done well.

 

I couldnt agree more! I particularly like the reverse hook kick lol

And again, I love power kicks, especially on the power shields!!

 

I would have to say my favourite kick is the spinning crescent. So much fun to hit the focus mit with!

 

Gedan mawashi geri - low roundhouse kick. Simple, effective, powerful. Seeing a good one in action is like a thing of beauty.

 

this is one kick i dont use very often, in fact you could say never at all. Maybe I will try it next time I am in class.

Yep! A great kick!

 

Front leg low roundhouse, it's a nice interrupt against a solid kicker or a nasty little chip if you just want to play with their rhythm.

 

Front kick - fast, powerful and accessible. It was also the diet kick I ever learned and I drilled the hell out of it!!

Anderson Silva made it sexy again, but I've been sexy for years!!!! (Well, in kicking terms anyway!)

 

Old saying said, "If you are good in foot sweep, you should be able to take care 80% of your opponent".

 

Anything to the nads (their nads)

 

Straight kick with the heel to the groin, V of the hips, or knee.... But that's not necessarily an order of priority.

Second favourite would have to be the stepping in side kick. It means I can fight side on, put a bunch of power into it, and it works well to the knee, ribs, diaphragm, throat, or head. For some reason it's always felt very natural even though I don't like high kicks.

 

Spinning Heel Kick

It's power and knockout ability comes from the speed and momentum it generates, rather than pure leg muscle. I always thought that was awesome about it. At the same time, it's probably one of the most flashy techniques that can be used effectively in most competition rule sets.

And it's an awesome high risk, high reward technique!

 

Heel Stomp

Because if you're opponent is in a position for you to do this, you've already won the fight OR you're about to put the finishing move on for a buddy of yours.

Or you can use it to screw somebody's foot up. It's always fun to mess up parts of people that they don't think about (in MMA of course). I mean, who goes around and thinks "man, if I got into a fight and somebody crushed my foot what would I do?"

 

Inspiring my students: Jump spinning crescent kick.

Practical effectivness: Instep stomp.

 

I've always loved the jump spin back or side kick.
My capacity to throw it well has diminished of late but I still love it.
I like the "whole body" nature of it, the feeling of contracting and then expanding and the bag-bending power it can achieve.
When your foot just sinks into the bag like it's not even there.
Man...seems like a long time since I threw a kick like that.

 

Front kick hands down, delivered just above the hip with the ball of the foot. My personal favorite for dealing with aggressive opponents, often il drop into a cat stance while sparring when fighting somebody with a high guard for just this reason.

 

I like the stop/intercept kick/teep.

It's just so cool when it works perfectly, if you put enough force into it their foot misses the ground on the way back.


Note: I've never landed it perfectly in sparring.

 

Another one I did once while sparring in tournament was the knee, side kick.

It's a counter to a mid level round house kick, knee your opponents ankle right before the kick lands, then turn your hips over and side kick to the stomach. Worked great! Almost broke the guys ankle though, so his sending school put me up against a third degree next, I lost.

 

ah, i looooooove the 360 spinning hook kick :love:
the momentum is just sublime.. plus the power it can achieve ( if i'm having a good day ) and just how fun it is to practise!

it only works on my right leg though :cry:

 

Rear leg pushing kick, used as a counter.