Kick Research Paper

The goal of every taekwondo olympic fighter is to master a kick you know will knock out your opponent. The most common one and the I am testing is a Round kick, is a kick where the attacker swings their leg around in a semicircular motion, striking with the top of the foot. There is a lot more that goes into the perfect kick than most think. What is the perfect angle? What is the perfect distance away from the opponent? What is the perfect speed of the kick? These are all things that go into a knockout kick. Kick are measured on a scale one through ten, with nine and ten being knockout ratings. I will use my own body to help me figure out the exact angle, distance and speed needed for a knockout kick many fighters long to achieve. The angle …show more content…
But there is still one more major thing that goes into a knockout kick. The distance of where your longest toes to the tip of the target can make or break a knockout kick. If it is too far of a distance and the kicker has to reach causing the integrity of the kick to be compromised, but if you are too close you can not get the full extension of the kick you do not give the kick its full potential to be a knockout kick. Starting the kick from three different distances to see which has the best results. Being a foot, two feet, and three feet away from the target i will keep the speed of eighty-five kilometers per hour and degree of ninety. Keeping the tip of the toes of the kicking foot away from the tip of the target it only received six out of ten rating , placing the kicking foot two foot away from the tip of the target received a seven out of ten, and placing the kicking foot three foot from the target received a nine out of …show more content…
As the kicking leg is swung in a curved motion it is gets most of its force with the rotation of the hips, torso and ankle. The balls of the non-kicking foot can also pivot as the round kick is executed for balance and additional momentum and easier to rotate your hip over. Without the perfect angle speed and distance from the target none of the follow through will matter because it is known as a dead kick. A dead kick is a kick that has wasted energy. To calculate the energy akick uses we use the formula of energy equals mass multiplied by the speed of the kick squared. The round kick can be performed in different ways. The Taekwondo round kick is fast and significantly quicker in delivery for the fighting style of the sport. The round kick can either be done with the lead leg or the rear leg, the rear leg being the more forceful. Nevertheless, a clean hit from a round kick be executed with a lot of pain due to the natural strength of the leg and hardness of the shin, instep, or foot. The height of the round kick can be low, forty five degree kick, middle, ninety degree kick, or high, one hundred ten roundhouse kick. All can be devastating which is capable of breaking ribs and producing sensational knockouts even when blocked.The round kick is a staple weapon in striking martial arts. In Taekwondo the roundhouse kick have made sensational knockouts that can make your jaw drop in awe. But