u/Particular_Exam1679

Looking for feedback on my kicks

Recorded a few kicks at the gym today and wanted to get some outside opinions on what I should be fixing.
I’ve basically self-trained my whole life and never really had an actual kickboxing or Muay Thai coach. I recently started boxing because that’s pretty much all that’s available where I live, but I still want to keep working on my kicks when I can.
I know there are probably a lot of bad habits from teaching myself, so pls be honest. Mainly looking for advice on balance, hip rotation, technique, speed, power, and how I’m bringing the leg back. What stands out as the biggest thing I should work on first? It’s hard for me to tell what mistakes I’m making so this is where I’m at.

The video consists of just me throwing light and heavy versions of all the strikes I’m not being taught in the gym.

u/Particular_Exam1679 — 4 days ago
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Heel hooks not being respected.

The last fucking thing in this world is hurt someone’s knee. My old gym didn’t teach them but I practiced them on my own. My new gym teaches them rarely but I feel like it’s something everyone in my gym has at least seen. I get the single leg x all the time and I get heel exposure then my partners like just staring at me as I apply pressure. I don’t know how much pressure before their leg starts to hurt for the tap and I’m worried to keep going. I’ve let go of 3 of them just last training session. I had one guy say “be careful with my ankle it’s injured “ over and over as I’m going for heel exposure. So I just let it go. I don’t know what to do.

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u/Particular_Exam1679 — 1 month ago