Hip Muscle training

[tio_dunxx]

Can anybody tell me how to train my hip muscle? in taekwondo(2 years ago i give up taekwondo and enter kyokushin) the hip muscle is very important for the kicking techniques.. and power. and in kyokushin i found the same.. especially for the ushiro mawashi techniques.

i found out that train a lot keage geri can train hip muscle. is there any training that can improve my hip muscle more efficiently?

[Azimuth]

Lots of Hip exercices you can find here
They have a nice video example for every exercise .

http://www.exrx.net/Lists/ExList/HipsWt.html

Osu

[kakatootoshi]

Dear tio dunxx,
If you are talking about muscle training for kicking, the most popular training (using only body weight) in Kyokushin should be
1)Squats (also squats+mae geri, jumping squats)
2)Shiko (http://www.sportsclick.jp/sumo/03/movie/01_03.wmv)

For ushiro mawashi I think the abdomen and lower back are equality important (for stability). The oblique muscles in the abdomen facilitate the turning of body to initiate the kick. I do not think a sole focus on the lower body will add a lot of power to spinning techniques.

OSU!

[Dimitrios]

Kakatooshi what is a Mae Geri? I have never heard of this before! And thank you for posting the video of Shiko

[kakatootoshi]

Dear Dimitrios,
"Front kick" in Japanese.

OSU!