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In Kill Bill: Volume 2, a 2004 American martial arts film written and directed by Quentin Tarantino, a martial arts teacher named Pai Mei uses his Five Point Palm Exploding Heart Technique to kill opponents after they have taken five steps. [13] [14] In the 2012 video game Sleeping Dogs it is the final and most powerful move that can be learned.
Kick (Chagi) All kicks can be executed as jump kicks, spin kicks, jump spin kicks or multi-rotational spin kicks. Also, all can be performed by the front or rear leg in a given stance. Some of the best-known Taekwondo kicks include: Front Kick (앞 차기 ap chagi): This is a very linear kick.
Aikido techniques. Aikido techniques are frequently referred to as waza 技 (which is Japanese for technique, art or skill). Aikido training is based primarily on two partners practicing pre-arranged forms (kata) rather than freestyle practice. The basic pattern is for the receiver of the technique (uke) to initiate an attack against the person ...
Korean martial arts. In taekwondo, a knifehand strike (son-nal mok chigi or sonkal taerigi) is executed by striking with the muscle at the side of the hand located between the base of the small finger and the wrist (abductor digiti minimi). [9] It is used as both an offensive and defensive technique and can be executed as a high, low, middle ...
e. Xingyiquan, or Xingyi, is a style of internal Chinese martial arts. [2] The word translates approximately to " Form-Intention Fist ", or " Shape-Will Fist ". [note 1] It is characterized by aggressive, seemingly linear movements and explosive power most often applied from a short range. A practitioner of Xingyi uses coordinated movements to ...
The late 19th century street-fighting capoeiragem was a mixed martial art, combining five main fighting techniques: headbutts, foot kicks, open hand blows, blades, and stick techniques. [7] The straight razor (navalha) was most common capoeira weapon, also used for assassinations. [8] Blade techniques were a natural extension of unarmed capoeira.
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 ...
Open-hand strikes include various techniques used in the martial arts to attack or defend without curling the hand into a fist. The most famous of these techniques is probably the so-called "karate chop", which is also described as a knife-hand strike (shuto uchi) although there are many other techniques. A spear-hand or nukite.