front kick
Leg thrust forward
A front kick is a martial arts strike delivered by driving the knee up and extending the leg forward, striking with the ball of the foot or heel.
It's among the most basic and practical kicks, used for creating distance or targeting an opponent's midsection: She threw a front kick to his solar plexus.
Also called a push kick or snap kick depending on technique.
- snapSudden sharp sound
- thrustForceful forward motion
- chamberEnclosed room or cavity
- hip rotationTurning of the pelvis
- hipFashionable or pelvic joint
extend · ball · instep · target · strike zone · sparring · self defense · karate · taekwondo · martial arts · power · balance · stance · recoil · solar plexus · groin · push · counter
- fighting movespunch, uppercut, jab, elbow strike, knee strike
- combat sportsboxing, wrestling, MMA, judo, karate
- kicksroundhouse, armada, dropkick, boot
- Karatekarate, kata, kumite, dojo, gi
- MMA Techniquesarmbar, guillotine, rear naked choke, triangle choke, takedown
- Taekwondosparring, ready stance, dan, black belt, forms
front kickback kick
Strike delivered rearward
spinning back kick · roundhouse kick · hook kick · donkey kick · mule kick
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