Talk:Reverse roundhouse kick

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A reverse roundhouse kick is simply a hook kick. What's currently described is a spinning kick of some sort.

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A reverse roundhouse kick is actually basically a roundhouse kick, but aimed in the opposite direction, i.e., a kick that starts out much like a front snap kick, but before snapping the kick out, making the kick turn outwards (as opposed to inwards like the normal roundhouse kick). This kick is not very commonly seen, but is included in certain styles, including Tang Soo Do. (Taekwondo does not appear to include it.) Edededed 04:58, 1 June 2006 (UTC)

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360 Crescent kick should be merged into here as it describes the same thing under a less descriptive name. --MarSch 14:58, 18 March 2007 (UTC)

I do see your point. I think the basic information in the reverse roundhouse kick is related to the 360 crescent kick article. However, the two are different types of kicks that simply share similar variations. The main differences are in the position of the foot and the rotation of the hips. A crescent kick has the toes pointed upward (which cause the foot to hit with the side instead of the heel) which is because the hips rotate more than a reverse roundhouse. A reverse roundhouse kick hits with the heel of the foot and has the toes pointed sideways. Because of these differences, the body is more upright during a crescent kick, giving the kick a different appearance and shorter range of attack. Looking over the 360 crescent kick article again, I do see that these fact are omitted from the opening paragraph. I will try to add that content in to improve the descriptions. (Guyinblack25 21:35, 18 March 2007 (UTC))

I was also going on the "This kick is sometimes called, 360 kick, Jumping reverse roundhouse kick, or Jump spin kick", but your explanation has convinced me of the difference. The article also mentions the "360 Hook" though, which seems to be exact same kick as described here. I think that I know the 360 kick by the name lotus kick which for some reason is now a redirect to foot sweep. How shall we proceed? --MarSch 10:16, 19 March 2007 (UTC)

You're right about the 360 hook kick being basically a jump reverse roundhouse kick. The fact the information crosses over the two articles makes this a bit difficult. Perhaps another way to do this would be to instead of merging the 360 crescent kick into the reverse roundhouse article, the reverse roundhouse should be merged with the generic kick article. The kick article could also use a section of jump kicks as well and there a couple other jumping type kicks that could be linked to it. I'm not sure if this will solve the problem that well, but it's another alternative. What do you think? Also, I'm still thinking about what content to include in the 360 crescent article to explain it better, any ideas that would help? (Guyinblack25 02:30, 20 March 2007 (UTC))