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The front kick in martial arts is a kick executed by lifting the knee straight forward, while keeping the foot and shin either hanging freely or pulled to the hip, and then straightening the leg in front of the practitioner and striking the target area. It is desirable to retract the leg immediately after delivering the kick, to avoid the ...
Front Kick (앞 차기 ap chagi): This is a very linear kick. The practitioner raises the knee to the waist, pulls the toes back and quickly extends the foot at the target. It is also known as the snap kick. The front kick is one of the first kicks learned in taekwondo; if mastered it can become one of the most powerful.
Various combat systems teach "general" front kicks using the heel or whole foot when footwear is on. Depending on the fighter's tactical needs, a front kick may involve more or less body motion and thrusting with the hips is a common method of increasing both reach and power of the kick. The front kick is typically executed with the upper body ...
Kin geri: Kick in the groin, performed like front kick but with the feet; Mae-ashi geri: Front kick with front leg; Mae-ashi mawashi geri: Front roundhouse kick with front leg; Mae geri: Front kick; Mae Hiza geri: Front knee kick; Mae-ren geri: Double front kick (= double mae geri) Tobi mae geri: Front flying/jump kick; Tobi yoko geri: Jumping ...
Zen-keibu (前頸部): Front side of neck with the Adam's apple; Gwanto or Kachikake or Shita-ago (下顎): Point of the chin; Dokko (独鈷): Mastoid process; Suigetsu (水月) or Mizu-ochi (水落): Solar plexus; Denko (電光): Right lowest floating rib; Getsuei (月影): Left lowest floating rib; Myojo (明星): 1-inch below the belly ...
A similar kick is the front leg roundhouse, or "fast kick." To begin the front leg roundhouse kick, the leading leg is chambered, then rotated and snapped towards the opponent in the manner described above. The fast kick version is done by skipping forward with the rear leg, moving the kicker towards the opponent while simultaneously chambering ...
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Also referred to as a round kick, or turning kick, this is the most commonly used kick in combat sports due to its power and ease of use. In most traditional martial arts, the instep is used to strike, whereas in Muay Thai, kickboxing and mixed martial arts the shin is used. To execute, the attacker swings their leg sideways in a circular ...