
Not only on good peripheral vision do these spinning kicks rely on for perfect aim and striking, it also depends a good deal on footing and how far away or how close you are from your opponent.

While you may be aiming at someone's head with a kick like this, you could end up missing-even if by a bare inch-and become open and vulnerable for a counter attack. This kick, like all other spinning kicks, has a less accurate aim because these kicks are dependent mostly on peripheral vision most people's peripheral vision is not that sharp. This may come naturally but it is recommended that when you begin the kick you turn your non-kicking, standing leg slightly more to the left so your kicking leg can have more space to make a wider and therefore more affective arch in its kick. You are using either the heel or the ball of the foot to inflict damage upon your opponents head. Leaning most of your weight on your non-kicking(left)leg, you begin to bring up the kicking(right)leg in a sweeping, rainbow curvature like hook motion with the sharp, glimmering point ending at the right. Same concept with your fists covering your face. So, you're in stance, right leg in front, left leg in back. This is the one for kicking with your right leg. So now, once again, onto the actual kick. But with the bs spin hook kick, the one we are going over in this WikiHow, you are spinning right and then doing your kick from there. If you can't tell a fs spin hook between a bs spin hook then maybe this will help: If you are doing a fs spin hook kick with your right leg then you are spinning left rather than right and doing your kick from there. There's a fs and bs Hook Kick and fs and bs with practically all other kicks, but in this WikiHow we are going over the bs kick so don't get it mistaken with the fs spinning hook kick. Or the hook attached to a Pirate Captain's missing hand. The question arose in many Taekwondo competitors, life-long dedicated and still only a Newbie: Was there a spinning kick out there that was both effective and not as vulnerable to counterattacks? The answer is yes, and that kick comes in the Spinning Hook Kick-when done properly could easily knockout an opponent. These kicks are indeed affective but they are easily vulnerable to counterattacks either during or shortly after the kicks has been performed. However, with the rise of spinning kicks came the rise of such kicks like the spinning side kick and the back kick. Sanshou also uses spinning kicks and is a much more efficient and effective art when compared to Taekwondo.

But with the significant evolution of Taekwondo since, including the advent of modern footwork and the refinement of strategic maneuvers, spinning kicks have become the most powerful and dangerous kicks in the tae kwon do competitor's arsenal. Roundhouse and side kicks were dominant for knockouts then, and spinning kicks seemed just too slow and obvious. Prior to the 1970s, spinning kicks were less popular in Taekwondo and were considered too risky to be used for all but the most experienced competitors.
