How to Do a Roundhouse Kick | Kickboxing Lessons 

I am a former vet who was taught these techniches over 25 years ago. You are 100% correct. Balance is key on delivery of strike. Being off balance can reap catostrophic results. Thank you for the reminder! I appreciate it.

I like how he makes the "whoosh" sound affect every time he does the kick!

Hold my beer

No one has ever explained this kick to me the way you have! Thank you! I almost gave up on high roundhouse kicks (because I thought I wasn't flexible enough) until you said it's about squeezing your glutes and using your upper body. & bringing the hips up and over for the kick as well. Most others say to do it like a front kick then turn your hips. Thanks for the breakdown!

"you're gonna wanna swing your leg like this" *exhales violently*

I was expecting very little from this video given that it was produced by Howcast. I will gladly admit I was wrong. This is a great tutorial. I was expecting the usual. You know, something along the lines of, "You will need: two legs." lol XD

All the tutorials of this guy are brilliant. Great pedagogy, the guy doesn't show off, he's calm and uses the correct words to make it easy to understand and remembered.. I've seen a lot of videos and can say that he is my favourite Sensei! Thanks a lot !

whenever he kicks the camera starts framing the upper body. i really feel angry with the cameraman. why did he not let us see the footwork when the leg hits the bag?

Had this dude fight me when I was in school, was making same sounds with punches even though they werent landing. I just died laughing

Great job. I've had problems bring my roundhouse up to neck/head level. Great job coach.

THANK YOU!!!!! I just joined a gym that has kickboxing. Although there is a Technical Kickboxing class once a week, the other kickboxing classes don't really focus on form. I was confused about the roundhouse kick when the instructor would call it out during class (watched way too much Chuck Norris/Texas Ranger growing up) and just felt it was more like a side kick we were doing. Your explanation is clearer and helped me to see what I was doing wrong (everything). Thank you again. God bless you!

Excellent instruction! BIG thanks!

As an ex TKD champion, I can tell you quite conclusively that without adequate flexibility it is impossible to do an effective head high roundhouse or instep turning kick without injuring yourself. If you can't lift your foot above thigh or waist height while extended with a straight leg, it shouldn't even be attempted without warming up and even then you are likely to tear something if you try violently kicking things with your foot at targets that are too high, sure you can lean down all you like but even then. Stretching and working your leg flexibility to the point where you can confortably bring your foot sideways and straight forwards to about shoulder height should be enough to do good high kicks safely, and no you don't need to be able to do the splits but when it comes to high kicks it can sure help, I can kick way above my head height but have never been able to do full side splits but I can assure you flexibility with high kicks is actually a very important aspect of good high kicking.

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brilliant explanation. very clear and easy to understand

"It's gonna be cute, it's not gonna be so strong" 😂 Yea, that lead leg kick is the most awkward thing ever. I was learning last night in a class and it just felt sooo wrong. Switching between southpaw and orthodox has never been bad for me, but that damn kick.. issa no lol

Great demo -- but in street defense, I would add dorsiflexing to still strike with actual shin while avoiding injury -- plus you gain the angled foot as a "hook" after your low kick

Good variation, love the different roundhouse kicks

Timeless, thank you!

dudes a master instructor! teaching is definitely his thing

Absolutely one of the best tutorials of this technique. Very nice 👍🏽

Who else is watching this because they want to be a ninja warrior? Just me? Okay...

thanks so much for the video, very clear and direct information, got some good hints to improve. Thanks, from Argentina.

Thanks for the video. Have fun making more.

I twisted my ankle TWICE! trying to do this.

I love how his T-shirt says 'wtf' Xp

wow!! lemme try it!!! loved your shirt as well!!! thanks!!

Thank you, very good video. Very well explained.

I can use this vs a woman i disagree with

Me tap dancing towards the opponent 🕺🏻

Thanks for the very informative video.

I was doing kick boxing from couple of months, this step was really not clear to me. Thanks man.

As a martial artist for the past 30 years, I am usually not critical of other people's styles. I am a martial arts lover. I find them all useful. I have to say though. I have never seen a roundhouse kick performed in this fashion. In my styles, (There are many.) The round house is typically the same as what you were doing, but no full circle spin. A pivot with the front leg, bring the back leg around waist high, perform the kick with a snap and bring it back to it's starting position. This is most typical in TKD. Also the arm motions are not needed and can be a critical mistake, because,... 1. It is a dead giveaway to your next move. 2. It adds no extra power to your kick. That is a myth. You can get the same amount of power by just knowing the movements to the kick and channeling your power to your leg at the appropriate time. After all, shouldn't a kick be about your legs and feet, not your arms and hands? Try keeping your arms up in your usual guard. 3. If you are fighting an experienced Muay Thai user, dropping your guard with a predictable move can be a critical mistake. Because not only are you not likely to hurt them with that kick, but you have given away your next move AND dropped your guard. I think as martial artists, we can all respect Master, Dan Inosanto for his teachings. He always says, "Absorb what is useful, reject what is useless." Try doing exactly what you were doing before, but keep your guard up. I think you will find that you have lost nothing in the way of power. In fact, your kick may actually be stronger.

Just remember, the front leg turning BEFORE the kick is a sure fire way to get nailed in the face. Work on it as one motion Leg coming up and pivoting that back foot in one motion (in taekwondo its knee raised, then twist vs muay thai where you are more like a whip sort of kick - they are similar with different execution) Otherwise you are telegraphing to your opponent and going to get either a punch or they are going to slide back and counter roundhouse (like in taekwondo) or in muay thai they may just shuffle back and do same thing. Most of the time that twist of the front leg usually steps out opposite of your power hand. Ie, if I hit with a right hand, I step out my left leg out a bit to allow me to get enough distance to shin hit. Lots of little things, for exercise the step and twist roundhouse is a great great way to learn, just get your end goal for all one motion at one time and not delay it. :)

awesome coach. Thanks a lot

good explained in small steps, thx!

The follow through method seems a little off to me. I have done both Karate and Muay Thai, and while I do tend to follow through with the kicks, the 180 ankle turn only comes at the end. Turning your ankle before the kick connects will cause your hip to be at a slightly off angle during impact. While your guard may not impact your kick's strength, your over turned hip can. The basic system in any form of a roundhouse kick is to make sure that the kick has maximum potential energy at the point of impact.

HE WILL KNOCK ALL THESE COMMENTS OUT

Thank you sir for this lessons.

perfect stuff dude thanks a lot

I'm trying to animate a 3D character and this video is very informative of body part positions. Thanks for the share.

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Pretty good video man. Didn't think there was much to a roundhouse kick. Useful info

thank you very much! that was helpful!

Chuck Norris brought me here.

“Open up these hips as much as you can” #gotit

Thanks for showing steps by steps.

thanks, it is informational and helpful

This is one of the best instructional videos I've ever watched, then shocked to find it was 9 years old. Great work. About to deep dive into the channel hopefully there's a lot more of the same

Man, I miss Tae Kwon Do. That's where I learned all of this stuff. I was pretty good at it too.

Great video thank you

good explanation really good video

your supposed to lift your knee after you kick and spin around so that you block straight after you kick and miss! he forgot that little tip!!! your welcome!:)

he looks like louis smith

Nice technique. thanks.

Awesome video!

Some 15 year old used these moves to beat up a lot of jocks and nerds.

How does he make that *WOOSH* sound without spit coming out?! 😂

very good tutorial

very well explained....

I juss wanna be like Mikey-kun

If you move your hands away from your face every kick to counterbalance your weight, someone is going to counter punch your face too frequently, no? Isn't it better to teach kicks without sacrificing your defense to do it?

Good lessons

I was in karate for ever and all the flick kicks i learned made it hard for me to lean roundhouses for some reason but im learning slowly and this helps

The other guy caught my leg now what do i do?

His head/neck kick was really low down. Who's he kicking? Frank Iero??

Great tutorial. All about technique...

Nice demo. Your showing how to get height too even if people are not really flexible. Thank you. Seems to me there are 2 types of roundhouse. The lower leg flick action from side stance (e.g. Van Dam, Bill Wallace) and the wind up type version like this one from a boxers stance. I think the side stance roundhouse kicks were great but I think that stance limits the opportunities to include boxing. This wind up type kick seems more versatile and I suspect more powerful.

You spend way too much time giving your back my friend, may I suggest clockwise kick counter clockwise to reset stance and have next move ready. Years of experience, stay safe and healthy.

you beatboxing or kickboxing dude o.O

Very good

Smart guy. Explains the technique in terms of physiology, and explains 'why'.

I'm scurred, there's a video of someone breaking their shin doing a roundhouse kick lol

Who else is here from Attack on Titan? :D

thanks this helped me a lot.

thanks for the tips my guy!

I have done kickboxing for about 3 years now and this is wrong to teach somebody. You dont need to do that ankle thing

He shouldn't be spinning like that. Honestly the technique and almost everything was wrong. Those feet weren't pointed. He didn't even do the movement right.

i knew this move but ur tutorial is nice for beginners ty

Well i'm no "kickboxing master" however having fought 12 amateur Muay Thai fights I can tell you that stepping towards the direction you throw you kick is useful for a little extra power, not common though because you are telegraphing your kick. Learn early to pivot a 180 from a stand still, you develop power and speed. Also the swinging motion he makes with his hands. I try and teach people who plan on transitioning to MMA to keep the opposite hand up. Kick with the right, keep you left hand up. MMA you will see alot of counters with over hands or hooks. Protect that chin 😉 For the most part though this video is fantastic, and tells a beginner exactly what he or she needs to know.

when can I start fighting crimes?

that not a fuckin roundhouse

I did martial arts when I was younger stopped But I'm doing them again now I'm a little rusty but I'm learning :)

Thank you so much

that's not a roundhouse kick

great stuff

Nice. Thanks.

In Tae Kwon Do we do a slight hop with our left or right leg depending on your stand and we turn in mid air with makes it a quick and powerful kick because you have to move very fast

Thank you sir

this kick made me subscribe hehe tnx for the tutorial

These videos hit different

Great Video thanks :)

Thanks a lot!!😊

I did it to my brother. He is having a very big nap now.

Thx this will help at school

hey man.. nice boxing tutorials u got too...

As a beginner this was very helpful!

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thanks a million

EXCELLENT!!!