HOW TO DO A HIGH/VERTICAL SIDE KICK| Taekwondo Tutorial

In today's tutorial, I'm going to give you some tips on how to do a high/vertical side kick. So many of you guys have been requesting this for a while so I thought I'd create a tutorial showing you the kind of exercises and stretches it takes to obtain this.
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[@biggjuicy1982]

Hey Donavon. I gotta say, you're muscle control, and balance while kicking is probably some of the best I have seen. Even in Korea. You have amazing kick flexibility, and kick height, especially on side kicks, but I'm more impressed by the perfect hip alignment, and how effortless you make your transitions, and combos looks. You are my kicking, and balance role model. I'm not as flexible as you, but after good warmups, and stretching I can get to the bottom of middle splits, and almost the bottom on front splits. However, I can't get close to kicking at my max flexibility, and when I try to high side or back kick, I start to lose my balance, or my leg won't stay up. I'm 6'3 and I weigh 230lb. But not flabby, I'm a personal trainer, and I workout, and teach martial arts, to stay fit. But whats wrong with my kicks? Help me! lol 💪🥋👍

[@jamiebyfield5112]

If anyone gets hit by that it's literally an upperfoot to the chin

[@aidenpearce5275]

*decapitation* there I fixed it for you

[@Mexi_dude]

Yah like an uppercut with a kick

[@rupazaman4758]

Yes

[@kimjohansen7403]

Donovan, I’m glad to see you having the confidence to be YOU, and not letting the haters shut you down. I find your videos enormously helpful and am grateful that you’re so willing to share your knowledge and skills ❤🙌

[@JordanBrownKicks]

Gosh Donavan, why do you have to be such a martial artist in your videos? 🙄😉 Keep it up man, much respect!

[@bossruski4813]

@Blaze Is Hyped I see what your doing LMAO

[@aerobicsinstructor1743]

Let the haters be your motivators. You’re doing a great job

[@mariahearley7305]

From beginning to end, this video was everything I needed ❤

[@antokween2794]

Whatever to your haters, you're the most EXTRA extra martial artist I had ever known 😍💝💖

[@brownshirt1601]

Bruce Lee: Am I a joke to you?

[@antokween2794]

Yeah lol

[@niklaslinne9519]

amazing...fantastic flex, your are great Donavan

[@donavantkd]

Haha thanks a lots!

[@Ro2yah]

please do what u are doing , and don't even think of those haters , god bless you

[@garycollins865]

Good video Donavan. I'm still working the stretching routines. Thanks for making and posting.

[@anamericanentrepreneur]

If someone does not like you, F them. I love your tutorials!

[@spiritt777]

i am a first degree (testing soon for my second) and i am the most flexible in my class. this was a challenge for me to do, and will definitely be something i’ll be working on! this was incredibly helpful, i hope i can get the results i want with time and practice :)

[@axeltaylor9094]

Amazing work I got to start learning how to do that, would be handy for me since I study capoeira. And with the haters, best thing to do is just ignore, you are an amazing martial artist :)

[@MottaOW]

you go girl 👊👊

[@budocat]

Thanks for sharing your knowledge and wisdom!

[@AdSesamecom]

Awesome , very informative videos! Excellent, no-bs skills. Thank you!

[@bowenliu4604]

Thanks man! I finally can do the kick now!

[@rockysantos921]

You’re amazing at instruction. Thanks.

[@donavantkd]

Thank you very much!

[@christopherpowers899]

Greatest intro of all time

[@ihy.araceli6366]

THIS HELPED ME I actually need to practice to do it higher thank you so so so much

[@maxpereiro2331]

Thanks Don!! Great skill!

[@MurphyAKA]

awesome vid! clicked like before you even got to the stretches for that awesome response to the haters

[@annaou7731]

This helped me a lot I improved in a day and soon I’ll be able to do them very well!

[@lily-lilie]

You are the best! I love you the way you are! Thank you for the tutorials! My next taekwondo goal is this kick

[@Mark-vn8vn]

Thank you, so much!

[@JimmyHuynhdesign]

So sick man

[@joshuaheffernan6062]

Great video your other stretching videos helped me get my front and middle split😁😁

[@akshaydasroy8719]

Joshua Heffernan what's your age bro

[@MegaLefty]

Incredible instructor, extremely impressive kicks, and entertaining to watch. Thanks for the amazing content Donavan! I've picked up a ton of tips.

[@VW_Bay]

this video has improved me so much within one year (with prier expeirience) now i can do one too! great vedeo

[@reservoirdogz87]

This is by far the gayest martial arts video I have ever seen, and it’s absolutely awesome! Love from Qatar and keep up the awesome videos!! ❤️ much love !

[@EmilyRodriguezOIF]

I WILL get my vertical kick back. Thanks to your videos!!

[@arianahmadimd]

Be yourself brother, thanks for the content!!

[@droidJV]

Nice, those kicks look awesome.

[@yuriars3891]

awesome chanel, I really like! About the haters.. nevermind just keep doing what you do, the videos are pretty fun in rigth moments and you show selfassurence in what are you talking. I still working in midle split and after this will be my next goal, thanks for the video #staystrong

[@grimmreaper5108]

Awesome tutorial 🥋👊👊🥋

[@CannibalLecter]

Cool, thanks for the tutorial dude.

[@therealaverij]

This guy is awesome. Subbed.

[@jennalai5246]

Yeah Donovan! Be yourself and do what you love! 👍Btw, thanks for this video! This will be in my bucket list😆

[@AZ-gs6hj]

Respect your videos bro!

[@caleblyons3482]

That's awesome side kicks. I'm trying to improve mine but it will take time as you said. And also let the haters hate you are who you are . Keep up the hard work.

[@donavantkd]

I appreciate the support very much. Thank you :)

[@randycolasito4358]

thank you so much because of you i get full split

[@mili4185]

Great video!

[@agoramoorthysundaram6075]

Its so cool bro

[@shakshak267]

Nice high kicks!

[@brainstormedperson132]

gosh, you are soo damn flexible, thats amazing! I'm doing Taekwondo for 2 years now and got my middle splits last week, but cannot do them as pretty as you do ... could you make a video on correct stretching for middle-/front splits? 😊🙈

[@cheilseab5128]

stretch everyday ! but when you do make sure you only stretch to where you feel a stretch not toe here it’s painful

[@VW_Bay]

thats amazing!

[@HassiGrimm936]

You sir, thank you alot.

[@aaronpineda6264]

Give great personality keep it up #powerful

[@christianmombay9284]

I hope this will help me for my poomsae training. Thanks for the tips.

[@donavantkd]

Of course! Wishing you the best in your training 😊

[@S0ldiEr891989]

Regardless of sexuality, you are a martial artist.. Respect brother

[@aestheticshreya4541]

This really works 😎😎😎

[@itshannahokay121]

Go girl

[@pranavvermaguardian9127]

Thenks sir

[@russellterry6292]

Thanks

[@damielugbadebo9745]

Wtf I can’t believe people would actually say stuff like that to you. Screw them, keep doing and being you. Great video by the way

[@brianrandell8866]

Donavan, you are essentially working a side split as for as the hips are concerned, on the vertical side kick correct?

[@samjones227]

Respect the gay thing at the start

[@muayboran6111]

People are either in denial and jealous or they've havent figured out that there're more girls for them because he's gay

[@GracielaOrtiz-ii2ug]

Me gusta tus videos 👏👏👏I love your videos friend 🦄

[@kingoffists2215]

Hey Donovan,good tutorial,was wondering if you could do a tutorial on how to do multiple sidekicks(like 2 or three at the same time),cause I find it very difficult. And if you could thanks a lot.

[@donavantkd]

Thanks so much! I'll keep that in mind :)

[@averhamilton8823]

Hey, you are good peoples, thats what matters, thank you for your help.

[@BBrunswick]

I could not care less if you are gay or whatever, girlie or not - be what you are and stuff the haters. You a one hell of a martial artist and enjoy what you are doing. I really liked your tips because it will help me kick higher. Thank you

[@novanna]

Amazing video! Short and sweet. Also, screw the haters! Just one question: how long do you generally hold each stretch for?

[@anthonysoo9264]

I wish you can be my private Taekwondo teacher I really wanted to do high sick kick like you

[@piandao6804]

Anyone else think that it's sick af that his chamber makes it look like a double side kick?! Dude it's so dope!

[@donavantkd]

Hey I appreciate it! 🙏🏽

[@piandao6804]

@@donavantkd heck yeah dude! Keep up the awesome content! (Thanks for this video btw)

[@joasmith5674]

Subbed just for the red bull

[@victorgamasbello3903]

I think you must give it more amplitude at the begining, the flex is good but i dont really know if you are doing a jop chagui (side kick) or a dollyo chagui (round kick) you should take your kne and bring it to your shoulder, it would make the kick more technical and beauty. Sorry for bad English.

[@durantabiswas1627]

please make a video on 360 kick

[@PaytiencePays]

This shit looks hard af omg

[@juliahyman7795]

I love u👌🏻👌🏻❤️

[@sekharswamy1838]

Good technics.i am trying but I didn't get yet

[@shrusthetic4388]

Hey I'm a beginner.. And I'm loosing my balance while side kicking please tell me for how can I get the control and balance while kicking

[@JETPISTOLHGAMERJ]

Sorry my english isn't very well New sub bro... I am Mexican and, i will are how you in the power, flexibility... And more.

[@grayalun]

Don't get me wrong it's incredible flexibility to be able to do it and the amount of hard work involved to be able to do it is again hugely impressive, that said though as a practical kick I don't like sidekicks much higher than the lower rib area.

[@Maxboiairsoft]

U good

[@tsegaabadi2662]

Bro just forget about the Hater's I love ur stiles

[@emmafeaton2146]

How do you lean your body in the correct position? This is the most difficult part of the side kick I find :( x

[@ICET100]

HEY DON IS IT OK IF I CALL YO U DON HAVE A QUESTION FOR YOU WHAT IF YOU DO LEG RASIES WILL THAT HELP AS WELL

[@taylorvelasquez1424]

Love your videos! By the way I think it is incredibly ignorant of people to say such things like, “why do you have to be so gay”. You are literally giving people knowledge, sharing invaluable techniques that can help people progress and they critique your character. Very tasteless. Thank you for everything!!

[@donavantkd]

Thank you so much! And eh, those comments used to get to me but now I appreciate them for giving me engagement and also contributing to my adsense money :)

[@taylorvelasquez1424]

Donavan Barrett I hear that! I’ve been working on my kicks and trying to attain your level. I find the patience the hardest for sure.

[@cheilseab5128]

Is this everything you did ?

[@ard_ius7598]

First like fist comment

[@LionRVC1987]

Now how to train for a vertical roundhouse kick !!!!!!!!!

[@redilyntuan1186]

..i want to learn taekwondo

[@catrinalontayao7792]

Gusto ko na mag teakwondo dati pa pero wala akong mahanap na malapit samin na taekwondo unti lang kasi sa pilipinas😢😤

[@chrisbruzon811]

Primary Lotus!

[@taiwanvstheworld]

When u do poosame you just need to do a vertical side kick in order to impress those Korean tkd masters

[@willieboy8798]

they complain and request????you go get them!

[@Maxboiairsoft]

U cool

[@golstonefran]

Gay it up man just keep showing me those beautiful kick.

[@iamabtstrashforever2274]

You are good at balancing. How?!?!?!?!?!?!?!

[@el_kiloo5084]

IAMABTSTRASHFOREVER look at a mirror and trying to see if you could balance with only one leg without moving in like a straight line in front of you

[@zenkaizz]

i got freaking Nordic championship next month! as a represent of norway, i must fucking do that. i am pretty rusty

[@anthonysoo9264]

My side kick only reaches someone's else but not the head... can you give me somemore tips how to do high sidekick ?

[@ourtimousaaw1278]

basically do the splits, loosen up and keep on doing dynamic stretching flexibility is key

[@livesinshadow4386]

Crazy flexible. Gay it up to the MAX!! Lol classic. Do you man! Peace!

[@AtomchenNeumann]

My problem is balance, I cannot do a high / vertical sidekick without loosing my balance. I don't know what to do about it anymore... :(

[@Mexi_dude]

I think you sound like a normal guy nobody should be hating on you

[@saalllmmmmaaaa]

I Did The First Stretch Really Well, And Then... The Second Stretch HAppened. I'm Real Confuzzled Cuz I'm A Red - Black Belt Testing For Black In Less Than 2 Weeks, But I'm Still Trash At Stretching. My Kicks Ar OK Tho, So Thank God.

[@ibanezfloyd]

yikes as a muay thai base i cant even kick that high haha scary doesnt all that weight on your supporting foot put stress on the knee ?

[@godsmiraclereborns3141]

Thanks donavan Wait what are the ages of kids you teach can you teach me

[@godsmiraclereborns3141]

Im 12

[@smkds7167]

It is too hard master I can't 😭

[@steveschumann4329]

You think your sidekick is ok?!? I think it is world class

[@catrinalontayao7792]

Im scared for training high kick

[@duckyygaming5104]

Im pushing my self it hurts so much im doing it every day