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Circular techniques, such as a circular style crescent kick, a heel kick, or a hook punch, are very difficult to control so they cause the most problems in no or light contact sparring. In each of the kicks, since the leg is straight during the kick, to stop the kick, the entire mass of the leg must be stopped. Since the mass is so great and the hip muscles are not strong enough, it is difficult, if not impossible, to stop the kick, so the next best thing to do is to try to drop the kick straight down to the floor.

Since the arm mass is so light, it can be relatively easy to control or stop a hook punch. The problem is that most people only train in performing a hook punch with a full range of motion, so when control is needed, they do not do so well.

If not avoided or blocked, circular techniques will make contact and will probably make hard contact, so most injures in no or light contact sparring comes from circular techniques.

To help control circular techniques, students need to practice using control. Instead of circular crescent kick, a snap crescent kick (similar to a front kick that strikes with the side of foot against the side of the opponent) may be used. Snap kicks are relatively easy to control.

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