When you get older, single leg balance and flexibility can be more important than anything else. At the age of 80, if you can still do this 6 kicks combo:
- roundhouse kick (or inside crescent kick),
- spin hook kick (or outside crescent kick),
- front toes kick,
- front heel kick,
- side kick,
- back kick,
your body will be in excellent shape.
IMO, for maintaining health, kicking can help you more than punching and throwing. You can get better health result from 200 kicks than from 1000 punches.
