The first thing that was different is that the kick started from the back foot driving into the ground like a sprinter driving off the blocks instead of using your quads to pull the knee up to kick. Next the knee comes straight up like a front kick and only turns over at the end as the kick lands. The upper body and the hip of the kicking leg go into the kick so that your whole body weight goes into the kick instead of the kick going forward and the arm twisting back. The support leg should not be perpendicular to the ground when you land the kick, it should be angled toward the opponent. The hip is fully extended and the target of the kick should actually be a foot beyond the surface of the target so that the kick penetrates instead of just slapping the surface. The pivot of the front foot was to the point that the heel was facing the opponent and the toes the opposite direction. Once you have all the technical aspects down then the key was to be completely relaxed through out the kick. After the initial explosion off the back leg you should be completely relaxed and let the technique produce the power.
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