Would love to see some videos of you playing with the kick! Few people have really used it much. :)
I'm thinking of changing the kick so it gets easier to use. Perhaps add a standing kick and change the current double jump summersault to some more standard form of air kick. Could also be fun to make a powerful flying kick by combining it with the jetpack.
I haven't actually tried the kick ---> jetpack forward myself. Do you find that useful for enemies that get up quickly too?