flying kick
Leaping foot attack
A flying kick is a kick delivered while airborne, typically after jumping or leaping toward the target.
Common in martial arts and action movies, the attacker launches their body forward, extending one leg to strike: He took out the guard with a flying kick to the chest.
In professional wrestling, flying kicks are theatrical crowd-pleasers.
- martial artsCodified fighting systems
- taekwondoKorean striking martial art
- karateJapanese unarmed combat discipline
- roundhouseCircular train maintenance building
- sidekickSubordinate adventure partner
dropkick · airborne · leap · strike · combat · Jackie Chan · dojo · spinning · knockout · impact · thrust · leg · momentum · acrobatic · attack · stance · midair · aerial attack
- fighting movespunch, uppercut, jab, elbow strike, knee strike
- kicksroundhouse, armada, dropkick, boot
- martial arts filmskung fu, karate, ninja, samurai, wuxia
- Taekwondosparring, ready stance, dan, black belt, forms
- Bruce LeeEnter the Dragon, nunchaku, Hong Kong, Brandon Lee, Ip Man
- strikesgeneral strike, labor strike, wildcat strike, strike action, walkout