Can you see the same combat principle applied to a high kick in unarmed combat?
Another excellent tactic against a powerful attack is to avoid it, then as it has passed, you move in swiftly to strike your opponent, as demonstrated by Sifu Wong Chun Nga against the ferocious sweeping attack of Dr Damian's Kuan Tou. Grandmaster Wong used the same tactic very successfully against Taekwondo experts in his younger days.
Deflect the upward "bowling" attack of the Kuan Tou, then move in to attack the opponent's leg. Can you see the same combat principle applied to opponents using high kicks? You can pluck some peaches instead.