How can you improve your tornado kick?
Like any other Taekwondo technique, you can improve your tornado
kick by learning it correctly from your instructor, and practicing
it diligently, and frequently. If you are having difficulties with
making progress on improving the kick, it is usually best to ask
your instructor to take a look at you performing the kick, and give
you suggestions, and make corrections in person, since this is the
only way to know for sure what you need improvement on.
It is best to practice the kick in slow motion to ensure that
the body follows the correct sequence of movements, then gradually
pick up speed while maintaining a smooth, flowing motion. The
motion should start at the head - turning as far as possible,
followed by the shoulders, the torso, and finally the hips. The
rear leg is literally uprooted as though your body was a tree, and
a tornado has twisted you until the roots (your legs) are ripped
out of the ground. As you continue the rotation, without forcing
it, the hips continue to roll over until the roundhouse kick is
completed.