What balance do you have from side stance? Drop kick? Hahah listen mate maybe when you go to your little martial arts club they teach you that. Things are different in the '0' that's not to say they don't teach that!
Not arguing at all they would teach that but every style is different. They have a vast array of stances.
Each to their own it's just what weve been told. I've just found majority of people standing side on are so easily cut down by a sweep of my arm across there chest.
Perfect Stance is feet shoulder width apart le to right, and shoulder width apart front to back. Corners of a squuare between balls of your feet.
Both knees slightly bent, weight centred and lowered a little. Arms slightly bent in front of you - around 30 -45 degrees in front of you, 'bridging' the distance to your opponent, elbows slightly out hands slightly in.
Kicking is a mugs game. yes kicks can be devastating. so can a bad bank balance. so what. kicks are slow. as in oh my god your going take your eyes off me turn around, backflip and then swing your leg and hope I'm stil standingtheir ? yeah right, sorry i'm over here driving a smashed beer bottle into your armpit.
Kick no higher than the knee. Kicks sacrifice balance. big kicks sacrifice balance and speed. Suicide. The most powerful kick is the outside crescent kick Most likeley target is head or rib cage. Rib cage can be hit from front on, but the damage can be shrugged off by the well muscled. The head requires you to swivel on your back foot, sacrificng mobility for power. Suicide.
Most powerful kicking art - Savate.
Most powerful recorded kick w an impact of over 700Kg. While technically a kick, it was delivered by a knee, in a clinch.
Fact. But do your own research.