jump kick
Airborne foot attack
A jump kick is a martial arts or combat move where the attacker leaps into the air and kicks while airborne, using momentum to add power: He landed a perfect jump kick to the chest.
The term appears in fighting video games, action films, and actual combat sports like taekwondo, where aerial kicks are signature techniques.
- flyingMoving through air
- martial artsCodified fighting systems
- martialRelating to warfare
- artsCreative disciplines collectively
- taekwondoKorean striking martial art
karate · kung fu · spin · leap · strike · combat · airborne · roundhouse · power · stance · momentum · lee · action movie · dojo · sparring · knockout · Bruce Lee · fighter
- fighting movespunch, uppercut, jab, elbow strike, knee strike
- kicksroundhouse, armada, dropkick, boot
- Taekwondosparring, ready stance, dan, black belt, forms
- strikesgeneral strike, labor strike, wildcat strike, strike action, walkout