Chamber vs straight leg roundhouse kick?

[ironkhan57]

I looked at some mma fights and i saw that the majority of the ufc uses the chamber technique in their kicks so i wanted to know which you guys think is effective chambering or straight legged kicks or even the slightly bent leg technique?

 

[Tug]

for muay thai: http://muaythaianalyst.com/2015/01/improve-muay-thai-round-kick/

you don't want to consciously bend it nor keep it *tensed* straight. just let it swing loose and easy and it should impact straight

don't know about other styles

 

[ironkhan57]

Ok cause my muay thai instructor tells me to keep my leg straight when doing a roundhouse kick

 

[ironkhan57]

But i jus wanted to get peoples oppinion on it i wasn't trying to get advice what does everybody else think is better

 

[Sdeaf]

I like it bent.

As a side note, don't post here asking about a technique and then expect people to not give you advice.

 

[Fire of Youth]

I always preferred having a slight bend in the knee and having virtually no snap in the kick. It was the first way I was taught so I am probably biased, but I always felt that it had the most power and I could keep my arms in a guarded position when I threw. My current instructor likes me to chamber and snap the kick whilst bring the arm swinging down. I don't like this method but I do it anyway. It is a bit faster and more balanced though. In muay chaiya, the kick is done with a very bent knee though this is more because you are fighting in closer and the kick pushes the opponent out so you can flow your other attacks off it.

 

[Paradigm]

Ok cause my muay thai instructor tells me to keep my leg straight when doing a roundhouse kick

just google Muay Thai roundhouse and click on "images"...no one is kicking with a fully straight leg.

 

[Ryukyu Damashi]

By straight leg, most people mean stiff leg with very little knee extension.

 

[Kanka]

bent knee makes it easier to rotate the hips and get more power, but straight leg gets to the target faster

 

[Harukaze]

2 different techniques for 2 different kicks. Sure, they're both "roundhouse kicks", but it's just like how a ball peen hammer and a sledge hammer are both "hammers". They each have their time and place.

 

[TheWaxMurderer]

Never fully straight.