Nobody here is talking about getting their jollies in kicking around chickens. However, when you have one of these birds we are talking about coming after you, you MUST take the upper hand, and sometimes it is fighting fire with fire. It seems like abuse to someone who doesn't know better. If I give my roo a good kick in the pants and send him flying, it is not to mean or abusive, it is to protect myself and those like my daughter who have to be around the onery butthead. I would never toe kick a chicken unless it were hurting someone, a good boot under them that will send them up in the air is no more than like a punt kick in football. I have never seen a roo limp, hesitate, act hurt when doing this.
Also, AL likes the story, so he has made some dramatic description of what goes on, if you think he is serious, go look up some of this other posts. But to each their own. If you want to let your roos come after you and flog, scratch, peck, bite and do nothing about it, go right ahead. In my yard I am THE rooster. With over 200 chickens, I have to be or they will run my life.