The following post was given to us by our friends at MarksTraining.com which is a great site to learn how to defend yourself when you are unarmed.
The video below is about how to get higher side kicks. The side kick is very popular amongst
karate and teakwondo practitioners. Muay thai, kickboxers and MMA fighters however tend not to use it as much, simply because they do not practise it as much as other kicks like the roundhouse and front kick.

