Taekwondo Spinning Hook Kick Tutorial | GNT How to

[@GingerNinjaTrickster]

I appreciate that and i'm glad you like the structure of the tutorials. Thank you and i will do my best :)

[@GingerNinjaTrickster]

I'm glad it has helped :) If you are over swinging the kick then the timing of the kick might be slightly wrong. If you are under doing the kicking and wrenching the hip down to come back then it's too early. If you are coming all the way back to where you started and losing balance then your timing could be too late or your not controlling it when you have completed the kick. If that's not the case watch the tutorial and see what other things could be wrong based on the way it's broken down :)

[@laraembers6355]

I just wanted to say thank you for taking the time to explain the techniques in such a patient manner. All your videos are extremely helpful to understand how the single kicks are performed right and also to find the mistakes one might not even be aware of before watching. Since I began Taekwondo a year ago this is my place to go if I want to improve certain skills at home and I am sure I'm not the only one out there. Thanks a lot!!

[@GingerNinjaTrickster]

+Lara Embers I appreciate you saying that. Thank you and good luck with your training :)

[@gogetarocks100]

Thank you I broke the board in my first try for my test.

[@GingerNinjaTrickster]

No problem and that's great :)

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[@GingerNinjaTrickster]

Maybe in the future but I have nothing scheduled their at the moment unfortunately.

[@BradleyHDez]

Thanks man your tutorials are the best.

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@Marcel Cyrus Thank you, signed up and it seems to work :) Appreciate it!!

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[@GingerNinjaTrickster]

That's great :) I am glad you think that and like the tutorials. Your support is much appreciated. Thank you :)

[@bryanjiang]

I just wanted to say, you must spend a lot of time on these videos, and thanks for the amazing quality.

[@GingerNinjaTrickster]

No problem. I appreciate your support. Thank you :)

[@GingerNinjaTrickster]

Hi, i'm glad they have helped and congratulations on getting your yellow stripe :) Thank you for your appreciation and support :) It sounds like your training is going well, keep working hard and good luck with your training :)

[@GingerNinjaTrickster]

Keep practicing and do it slower to understand what you are doing wrong. Good luck :)

[@rolflukario]

Amazing! this is my favorite kick, and it is thanks to you that I could improve it. Thanks a lot, my friend!

[@GingerNinjaTrickster]

I'm glad you liked it and that the video helped you improve. No problem and good luck :)

[@GingerNinjaTrickster]

Depends on what you consider as mastering it. I always try to improve each kick and not only for one situation. For example doing a spin hook kick on the spot involves far less skill than doing one against an opponent as they are moving and it involves timing, distancing, etc. My favourite quote is 'Perfection can never be achieved but it's nice to strive for it' :)

[@GingerNinjaTrickster]

I'm glad you like them and thank you for your appreciation :) I'm sure you will pick them back up swiftly. Good luck with your training :)

[@GingerNinjaTrickster]

No problem :) I appreciate you saying that. Thank you :) Just keep working hard challenging yourself and you will achieve your goals :)

[@kznrkl]

just wanted to say that your videos are fantastic. a demonstration of true comprehension and the sign of a great teacher is the ability to make complex subjects easier for other people to understand. thank you

[@GingerNinjaTrickster]

I appreciate you saying that and thank you for your support :)

[@GingerNinjaTrickster]

Glad you think so :) Thank you and no problem :)

[@GingerNinjaTrickster]

Hi, thank you for the input and describing the different method of doing the spinning hook kick. It's nice to understand different ways of doing something :)

[@GingerNinjaTrickster]

No problem and that's great. Well done and good luck with your future training :)

[@KeybladeMasterKDL]

I always go back to these videos whenever I need reference or review on technique. Testing for my Red Belt today and I will be breaking boards with the Spinning Hook Kick. Fantastic explanation on this technique more so than any other tutorial I've seen on KZbin, in my honest opinion. I'm glad to have you as my virtual Sabumnim, Aaron! Great tutorials - they have helped me along with countless others. Hope you are doing well & Happy Holidays :)

[@GingerNinjaTrickster]

+James Lee I appreciate you saying that and i'm just glad that I can help :)

[@MyStrangerDayz]

How'd you do on your testing?

[@squanceryt1110]

Dang for a board break?? i only have to do a hammer fist and a step sidekick for red belt recommended! (red with a gold stripe, my next belt,and after red belt)

[@GingerNinjaTrickster]

I'm glad you like them and that they have helped :) I was not very good at all statically but not too bad dynamically. Hope that helps :)

[@GingerNinjaTrickster]

That's because it's completely different. When you kick fast it's dynamic flexibility but when you hold your leg it's static flexibility and leg strength to keep it their. I have tutorials in my 'other tutorials' playlist that will help you. Good luck :)

[@GingerNinjaTrickster]

Hi :) Thank you. You normally wouldn't break with this technique. You would break with a Reverse Turning Kick which is the same motion but the leg stays almost straight on impact. If you do break with this kick though, just listen to what i say in the tutorial when i'm talking about power and hit the center of the board :)

[@GingerNinjaTrickster]

I appreciate you saying that. Thank you :)

[@GingerNinjaTrickster]

I will eventually. Want to release kicking tutorials first and they do have ways to pull them off in sparring in most of the tutorials. But i will talk about combos and tactics for sparring in more detail soon :)

[@SkribsMWO]

This is the kick I'm having the most trouble with right now, so I really appreciate this tutorial (and then onto the jump spin hook and 360 hook kicks). I keep wanting to do the old-school spinning heel kick where I just swing my leg around. Slowing down and doing it step-by-step really helps.

[@GingerNinjaTrickster]

Thank you for your appreciation and good luck with your goals :)

[@GingerNinjaTrickster]

Really appreciate you saying that. Thank you :)

[@meenarose1060]

Really useful breakdown. I need to land this kick 3 times for my belt testing. 2 in sparring and once for board breaking.

[@aiden3423]

you are my idol I have see your too many videos these videos are very helpfull thanks a lot

[@pmaloney1974]

Excellent video tutorials! Thank you for taking the time and effort to do this. I haven't done much more than basic linear kicks for a couple years, and I think these videos will help me work out the kinks. Thanks from Canada.

[@GingerNinjaTrickster]

Yea. If you pass every grading it can be done in under 4 years i think but there shouldn't be a rush to get it. A belt is just a belt, it's how you feel and what you've done to earn it that really matters. Good luck :)

[@shontarayner5110]

I love your videos so much! There great! I do karate and sometimes my sensai's will teach us a kick from your videos and they also say your videos are really good and they recommend us to watch them😀😀😀😀

[@markjohnson6901]

I have been doing martial arts since 1982. This is the very best explaination oh the spinning hick kick I have ever seen.

[@GingerNinjaTrickster]

That's cool and I appreciate you saying that, especially with your experience. Thank you :)

[@MZDemps]

I do muay thai not taekwondo but i admire the kicks in taekwondo. My trainer doesn't teach kicks like this so it's nice to have awesome tutorials like your vids. Good work bro keep it up :)

[@xrt16x62]

Tnx It is already better ahah you are a good teacher :) awesome

[@GingerNinjaTrickster]

No problem and i'm glad it helped :) I appreciate you saying that. Thank you :)

[@EuricoSenna]

You have an amazing amount of leg power to stop your kick in the middle and hold it, and do it slow motion. Awesome tutorial!!

[@GingerNinjaTrickster]

I'm glad you think so :) As for amount of techniques i'm going to quote Bruce Lee :) "I fear not the man who has practiced 10,000 kicks once, but I fear the man who has practiced one kick 10,000 times." I don't just do Taekwondo so i already have experience from several other martial arts in different areas :)

[@GingerNinjaTrickster]

It does take a while planning, filming and editing but i prefer to be happy with the tutorial, rather than babbling. Gives everyone a better understanding of the kick and is better to watch. Thank you for saying that and for your support :)

[@GingerNinjaTrickster]

That's great and I appreciate you saying that. Thank you :) I'm glad you do :)

[@diegocolon5879]

been struggling with this kick but throwing the kick from different angles had helped thanks

[@GingerNinjaTrickster]

cool :)

[@TheWitchfinderGenral]

I use your vids as a basis for teaching these kicks to my Tang Soo Do students. Thanks for sharing.

[@GingerNinjaTrickster]

+TheWitchfinderGenral Cool and no problem :)

[@zacmich6472]

I was trying the roundhouse and hook kick combo this evening, but it didn't feel good. Now I see at 0:15 you're placing the leg doing the roundhouse BEHIND the hook kick leg. Time for a second go at it! 😅

[@davidrobertson5996]

Another fantastic tutorial. Thanks Aaron, I have been having trouble with this kick, and breaking it down really helps. Testing for black stripe tomorrow and have to use this in my kicking combinations.

[@jetli958]

You've done it again.... another amazing and descriptive tutorial!!

[@jamesparr9321]

I always had trouble with this kick while I was learning it--you give very good and clear instuction--thanks :)

[@GingerNinjaTrickster]

I appreciate you saying that and No problem :)

[@GingerNinjaTrickster]

Heel for damage and flat of the foot for longer range in light to semi contact sparring. I do say this in the video :)

[@GingerNinjaTrickster]

Thank you :)

[@GingerNinjaTrickster]

No problem :) It could be that or it could be timing or the technique of the move. Keep working hard and good luck :)

[@GingerNinjaTrickster]

Practice stretching, dynamic stretching, leg control and the kick, then it will improve. I have tutorials on stretching which target the muscles that we use to kick so the routines will help with improving all of the kicks :)

[@grabir01]

at 7:55 that is no longer a reverse hook but more like what we call a swing kick. You do them both beautifully. A reverse hook is an offset back kick with a hook through the target. You know your good when you make them look easy.. And.. you make them look easy for sure//

[@GingerNinjaTrickster]

No problem. We teach this way so you keep your hook kick short and fast. This means less chance of getting caught in your spin and more chance of landing the kick on an opponent. Swinging is not wrong, it's just a different method. I actually mention it in my tutorial saying a bigger motion will create more power but is slower so there is less chance of landing the technique on an opponent. So to answer your question both are correct in different ways :)

[@tikwandokata3280]

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[@norweagianmartialartstkd9432]

i had a test rigth before this summer where we had to know this kick and every one else was so caugth up in doing the theqnique rigth so they didnt use any speed or power but becose of this tutorial i was more prepeard then the others and had a fast and powerfull kick and the instructer actully said that the others shuld do it more like me. you have helped me alot i felt like i were falling behind becose i did go from being the highest graded at a green belt training to the lowest graded at a blue to black belt training and i felt like i was doing really bad but thanks to some of your sparring tips i have never been better i was even sparring with an adult red belt and the instructer was really impressed. i have an amazing instrcter hes the trainer for the natianal team in norway and norway was the 5th best country in the world championchips in jessolo in italia. but thanks to you i managed to learn things that me and my fellow blue belts hadent learned yet and managed to get one step ahead of the others now im probably competinig in the norweagian championchips. and i thank you for making it possible to me.

[@GingerNinjaTrickster]

Norweagian martial arts tkd that's fantastic! I'm glad that I could help and good luck with your future training :)

[@bklyncosanostra]

Hello again, The difference b/w the ITF and WTF spinning hook kick is that the WTF throws their shoulder down to the opposite side of the kicking foot the instant contact is made with the target, whereas the kicking leg and the torso will both be parallel to the ground. This will make more of a "whipping" motion.

[@GingerNinjaTrickster]

I believe so yes. Tae means 'Foot','Leg' or 'Step On'. Kwon means 'Fist' or 'Fight' and Do means 'Way' or 'Discipline'. Taekwondo is loosely translated as 'Foot Fist Way' or 'Foot Fist Art'. It's 3 separate words so they are some times linked together or separated in parts. Well that's what i think but if anybody has more information on it, please share it :)

[@GingerNinjaTrickster]

I'm sure it will get better with practice and understanding. Good luck with your training :)

[@NiAxLEON]

I take Karate and we use this kick vert often. I like it a lot, specially since I'm more of a kicker. I must say you're great at this!! :) love your tutorials !!

[@ourtimousaaw1278]

When board breaking do you use the soles or back of the foot?

[@GingerNinjaTrickster]

Appreciate you saying that. Thank you :) I have stretching tutorials and a video on how to improve leg control and kicking on my channel so check those out and if you have any further questions just ask :) Good luck with your training :)

[@jasonaggarwal3450]

Could you please do some blocking tutorials, my instructor doesn't explain very well and I have my first contact sparing soon. Thanks

[@GingerNinjaTrickster]

That is something I will cover in the future yes :)

[@mohammadwaris2628]

Man! you are really just awesome and the way you have prepared these videos are just mind blowing... keep it up :-)

[@dreamcraft5454]

Thanks - been trying to learn this for a while now, this video really helped.

[@GingerNinjaTrickster]

Jayden Evans No problem, i'm glad it helped :)

[@infantjesus2363]

You're my best teacher!

[@GingerNinjaTrickster]

I have stretching tutorials on my channel and the main muscles you want to target are the abductors and hip flexors. Good luck :)

[@GingerNinjaTrickster]

That's great and i do a little too :) I appreciate you saying that. Thank you and i will do my best to :)

[@jett6865]

excellent kicks! I'll try to add those to my Muay Thai arsenal

[@playmore6699]

Ginger Ninja is a Master.

[@GingerNinjaTrickster]

Not a master but hopefully one day I will be :)

[@playmore6699]

You're definitely Masterful! Thank you for sharing and teaching.

[@GingerNinjaTrickster]

No problem and thank you for your support :)

[@juliovillacis4786]

I appreciate your tutorials.

[@grinpisWario]

Nice done. Also it could be a nice idea if you add a version of how to use this kick in power breaking

[@GingerNinjaTrickster]

Crescent kicks are usually easier for the average person to do so it's more than likely flexibility but could also be improper technique. I have a tutorial on the basic hook kick for you to understand the steps if that's the case. If not, i also have a playlist on my channel called 'stretching tutorials' that will give you stretches to practice to help improve flexibility. Hope that helps and good luck with your training my friend :)

[@GingerNinjaTrickster]

That's great! Train hard and good luck :)

[@afrozhossain7008]

Power+perfection+accuracy=GNT

[@GingerNinjaTrickster]

I have seen it before lol You need to work on static and dynamic stretches that involve the abductors and hip flexors to improve. You can also train leg strengthening drills in those areas too ie. holding your leg out in a side kick position. Good luck :)

[@GingerNinjaTrickster]

Really appreciate your comment. Thank You :)

[@johnbrooken8621]

Thanks I found this tutorial extremely helpful. I found some of the tips very informative. Now comes the hard part... actually putting it to use.

[@GingerNinjaTrickster]

No problem and i'm glad you thought so. Good luck :)

[@tikwandokata3280]

@@GingerNinjaTrickster haey Jinuooor miy 🥊🥋🙏

[@GingerNinjaTrickster]

That's great. Congratulations :)

[@arnavmodak6391]

Thank you! I do Karate but we have the same kick and I was really struggling but this helped me so much!

[@Dinoenthusiastguy]

Hey GNT! Question about this kick - when I was learning Hapkido we did a similar kick, but the body was always in line with the kicking leg (so if you were kicking at head height your body looked like イ). However, in this version you look more like a Y - would you mind explaining the advantages and disadvantages of both and when you would use them? Thank you!

[@shadowninja5763]

Aaron question, how do you keep balance by doing this kick?

[@iNinjaWalker]

How do you prevent yourself from getting dizzy when you're turning?

[@GingerNinjaTrickster]

Satrio Prahasto You get used to it and your awareness will improve with time. Good luck :)

[@iNinjaWalker]

GingerNinjaTrickster Thank you, I am always having trouble with spinning. It's pretty hard to try and perfect a spinning kick when the mere motion of spinning causes you to lose focus :P any tips on improving control during spinning?

[@GingerNinjaTrickster]

Satrio Prahasto Focus on a point and then directly back at it. Don't get lost and look at other things around as you spin. Good luck :)

[@squanceryt1110]

Honestly, you dont really get that dizzy

[@appraiserjv1]

Turn your head first and fix your eyes on your target

[@lazyemperor5546]

GingerNinjaTrickster...thanks for making the videos on kicking tutorials...and other great videos...i learn alot from those videos and yeah...i improve my basics haha...you deserve more subscribers btw hahah...

[@kalmanmahlich9959]

this by far the most beautiful kick ever

[@thetribe4893]

Hi, i was wondering, hen on the near to contact phase of the kick, do you make your leg straight or does it have a slight bend at the knee?

[@oOoAngelOfDeadoOo]

Aaron hay algún tipo de estiramiento especial para el "SPINNING HOOK KICK". gracias por el tutorial muy bueno, saludos desde south america, Perú.

[@GingerNinjaTrickster]

Omar Torres Check out my stretching tutorials playlist and there are a lot of stretches that will help. Good luck :)

[@unomasdelmonton2812]

Your videos are the best!! Greetings from Argentina

[@GingerNinjaTrickster]

+Leo Ramírez I appreciate you saying that. Thank you :)

[@GingerNinjaTrickster]

Yea, why not :) No problem and good luck :)

[@musfox1981]

many thanks man i enjoyed all your videos

[@zaratekarate2037]

Which stretching exercises are required to this technique? What part of my body should I focus on when stretching in order to perform this?

[@lucasbaran1619]

Awesome video , i love all your tutorials ! :D

[@GingerNinjaTrickster]

I'm glad you liked it and I appreciate you saying that. Thank you :)

[@muthu6477]

Your training is very easy and good

[@gurjitkaurdhiman1348]

I like this please show some strechings for bigenner to do sidespilt

[@GingerNinjaTrickster]

Check out my stretching tutorials playlist :)

[@helaine3152]

Thank you very much for the tutorial!

[@cristhof16]

Awesome! it help me a lot! Thanks GNT! =)

[@chetansunar3680]

Wow beautiful kick !

[@jakealexander6046]

Spin Hook Kick! 🔥🔥

[@jimcullen65]

Clearly explained , big help thanks

[@GingerNinjaTrickster]

You can find them in the 'Stretching Tutorials' playlist on my channel :)

[@Cryptischemunt]

ah thanks i have less pain now! but im having 1 other problem, my side kicks are low, so do u have any advice for higher side kicks?

[@Bellski]

Bro love these vids, huge help for my technique!

[@GingerNinjaTrickster]

I'm glad they are helping :)

[@ZeroXFlames]

Great as always!

[@GingerNinjaTrickster]

I teach kids even younger that can do this but well done :)