hook kicks

[nitepig42]

i tried posting this in the martial arts section but it didn't seem to go through, so i guess i'll try here.

i was wondering if good hook kicks are mainly technique or flexibility or both.

pretty much when i see people do hooks, their foots travals in a downward slant that looks easy to do and control. WHen i do hooks it looks more of like a spinning back kick and my foot travels horizontally rather than diagonally.

i made a vid so you can see what i'm talking about. the first kick is a crescent and the second one is a crescent but i tried to get that slanted look in it. the last one is my attempt at a hook

http://media.putfile.com/kicks-76

[_blackened_]

Your knee is too low, I guess. My hooks used to look like that years ago, also, keep your legs into ecch other when thrown the kick, can't really explain here I'm, sorry, but if you stan in a normal fighting stance, and when kicking, let your right foot go right next to your left, so it becmoes more straight at the beginning, don't make a big circle before throwing the kick.

Start as a general turn-push kick, and let the 'hook' make the circle.

You kick before you even turn, let your right leg pass your left before kicking.

[nitepig42]

ok cool thx

i understand what your saying and i think my hooks are looking a little better