You don't need flexibility to do a solid, basic round kick. You just need to make sure you pivot your standing leg so that your foot is pointing in the opposite direction of your target. This will open up your hips. Make sure you chamber your knee high on your kicking leg, as that will determine how high the kick can land. Then pivot your standing foot and extend your kicking foot. A low or mid-body kick should land on your shin. A high kick will land closer to the top of your foot. Some styles teach round kicks to land with the ball of your foot. If you really know what you're doing that might work, but IMO they usually just end up looking like sloppy front or side kicks.

If you have time --in your DVD player check out how the legendary Bruce Lee does a roundhouse kick to a young Chuck Norris in 'Way of the Dragon'. ( slow motion button so you'll see the movements). This epic battle was something that many compare to Muhammad Ali and Joe Frazier!

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