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One-step practice with senior black belt. This kick is called a crescent kick, extremely stylish for knocking a punch awayโฆ
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I wanna learn martial art to 
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Believe it or not, I used to be and still am quite clumsy. It's calmed a lot since I was a kid but I was so idiotic at times xD
I'd recommend trying out different martial arts to find which suits you best? For example - not to boast 
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you make me want to pick up the martial art. damn cool! you go girl!
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It's great sports, and the best friends I have are from the club 
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really, hats off to you!
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Well, I do karate and judo, not taekwondo, but I will give my take on the crescent kick anyway.
The inside crescent kick, as a strike, is bio-mechanically weak--it puts strain on the knee that it is not designed to handle, it turns the foot in such a way that you expose softer areas of your foot and ankle, and you can't turn your hips over to generate power without putting undue strain on your hip. The crescent kick, to me, was never designed to be a strike--at least, not a strike from standing.
I can safely say that I have never used a crescent kick in self defense drills or in sparring, but I have used it while grappling. From the ground you need to generate power by moving your body as one, rather than driving with the legs and hips, so your power is limited already, but you can roll with the crescent kick much more easily than if you were standing, thereby reducing the strain on your joints. I have used it to push hands away, sweep a standing attacker's legs and even kick my leg over their head to lock down an armbar.
Still, it's a fun picture and a neat trick that some people do use in sparring
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I probably wouldnยดt mess with either of you. but now I know at least that I should not try to kick you.
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Unfortunately a punch is faster than a kick, especially an inside crescent kick. All these things you learn as you become more advanced
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One-step is about showing specific moves so it's closer to patterns where you demonstrate control. Of course it's not practical unless you have agility, which I don't right now because my knee's damaged -_-; โฆ But I love it anyway.
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I know, I studied TKD for 4yrs
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I can, but I hurt my knee so stretches are a bit painful, even if I can go 180โฆ 
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