As for rotating your hips like a boxer, I'm not sure what you mean. If a boxer were throwing a right punch from an orthodox stance, he would pivot on his back foot. If you are performing a Te Tut kick like this from Muay Thai using the right leg from an Orthodox stance, you will pivot on your FRONT foot instead. Not sure how you are drawing the comparison unless you could elaborate.
But when it comes down to it, you can do a hip thrust if you like, or if you don't then don't. Adding a bit of hip thrust will add a bit of power, but not significantly. Most of the power of Te Tut comes from the pivoting foot and the turnover of the hips rather than the thrust.
Hope that's helpful.
Oh Sarah/Bill/billyoung/gammergirl...
His hips are extending. If you want maximum reach and power, you'll extend your hip. This has been answered for you many, many times before, here and on Sherdog. People give you crap because you post the same thing over and over without accepting prior answers.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eGCmHcW1E0s&feature=player_detailpage
Specifically he says HUMP THE AIR with your hips, which is what you do when you throw a teep or a knee strike, but hes doing it for this round kick. Is that right? Is that how most high level thai boxers kick? Like Samkor and Buakaw?
Im getting trolled like hell when I ask this question because I really want to know, and no one seems to know/will let me know, so id reeally appreciate it if you could help me out!
Like I thought you torqued your hips rather than hump the air, but because he is standing on one leg that "air hump" is getting channeled into a hip rotation. But I thought you had to torque the hips directly like with a boxing punch?
With this way the hips get rotated but not directly, but rather they only rotate as a result of the air hump while on 1 leg.
I noticed lots of thai boxers will kick the pads rapidly in succession with a round kick, is the video demonstarting that exact kick?
