flying snap sidekick to head CRUSHES the

[andy]

front of your skull, makes your body turn flipflops, makes you "fly" backwards 10 ft or so, etc. It will pick an empty 50 gallon drum up off of another drum, fling it 20 ft, and then it will roll 50 ft or more on level pavement. :-) Dont KID yourself about what sort of blow you can "take" to your head, or what an unarmed, but TRAINED AND FIT man can accomplish. ONE stomp can mean your sternum will be TOUCHING your spine, and your lungs will have come out of your mouth.

[Aslan]

Except, once you commit to a flying kick, you are in a very vulnerable positon.

As far as the rest, well we know what kind of shape you're in.

Sounds tough, but the physics are a bit suspect on the effects to the body, especially the flip-flops.

But if you say so.

:devil:

[BigEd63]

Was this the infamous "Boot To The Head" move taught at the Tai-Kwan-Leep Dojo?

[Wylycoyte]

There was an early UFC where the guy lead off with a flying kick...he was slammed to the ground and got the crap elbowed out of him by the other fighter. I've yet to see it, but my friend told me it quite short and very bloody.

[krept]

UFC 2 Pat Smith x Scott Morris IIRC. Morris was a ninjutsu guy and scrambled directly forward towards Smith and lead with a front snap kick. Smith kind of sidestepped but Morris got him in a clinch... didn't know much about groundfighting and smith ended up in the mount, transitioned from fists on face to elbows on face. one of the most brutal fights IMO because if Morris didn't have a melon head, we would have been brained. I THINK that's the one ;)

[SatCong]

Dear, sweet John,
There is no rule that says one's head needs to be where that flying snap-kick (hee, hee) is aimed. John, how funny you are with you kung-fu of comedy! Pretty simple to step into the snap-kicker, rendering his knee a puny fulcrum against the anvil of a forearm for the hughely comedic physical forces at play, here. That knee will now work (laughing, hardily) BOTH ways-- just not very well!
Love,
SatCong

[41mag]

I can see the kick to the forehead but after that all I see is a pair of dentures hanging in space.Only to fall to the ground w/a delicate"plack!"sound.:wavey:

[Aslan]

Once you've committed to leaving the ground and are airborne, you are now the captive of your trajectory. (Road runner cartoons aside)

Even a relatively unskilled person knows enough to get out of the way.

A skilled fighter (whether they be formally trained or street smart) will use your momentum against you as they either step directly into you, or on a 45 into you.

Personally, I won't use a flying kick in cqb because I refuse to give up my grounding. Too many things can go fubar once you disconnect yourself from the earth. I have done more than my share of flying kicks.

I'd personally be willing to pay to see a video of you kicking the 55 gallon drums in the manner your describe - mostly because I know you can't do it. And the really cool thing is, doing so in no way violates your parole, or requires you to travel.

:devil:

[Gecko45]

Dude, all that flashy stuff looks good on the silver screen. But in a real low-down close-in fight, you'll get mauled trying the tournament stuff. Make it, short, sweet and to the point and you can walk away. try to be the karate kid, and you'll get plowed.

[Coyote]

Melvin doesnt understand the concept of streetfighting, at all.

Make it short, make it brutal.

I'd just grab you under the knee and clobber you Davis, fancy stuff does not work when you fight with people who know what they are doing.

[gripper]

The las guy who left the ground intending me harm was caught by something very important to him. As gravity took over,my grip did not fail.Incidentally, he has a lovely singing voice,if you're into falsetto....

[Hard Ball]

Flying kicks are for amatuers.