Technical Tips

Rotation Round House

  1. Kicking hip – passive yet linked across to the front shoulder as well as the kicking knee
  2. Front leg – the pivoting leg and foot, weight need to be shifted to it and pivot on the ball of the foot
  3. Front shoulder – the dominate shoulder and shall initiate the motion and through ending 180 degrees towards the back
  4. Pivoting foot – pivot minimum 180 degrees with the heel pointing towards the line of the target or in practice 270 degrees turn
  5. Impact – the lower leg shall finish when the thigh is parallel with the target
  6. Hip – in the finish shall be pointing right through facing the back of the target
  7. Uppercut – kick before the hip fully rotated through. Angle is formed on the hip
  8. Leg bent on impact – knee rotated through the target and the lower leg has not finished
  9. Front shoulder – on impact still on the same side of the target line, usually the pivoting heel not pointing parallel with the target line
  10. Front shoulder shall be in connection across through the kicking hip and the kicking knee

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