lead leg
First leg forward
The lead leg is the front leg in athletic movements—the one that extends forward during a hurdle jump, kick, or stride.
In hurdling, the lead leg clears the barrier first while the trail leg follows: She snapped her lead leg down quickly to maintain speed.
In martial arts and boxing, the lead leg is whichever foot is positioned forward in your stance.
- strideExtended single footstep
- kickFoot-delivered strike
- pivotPoint of rotation
- hurdleBarrier to leap over
- sprintBrief maximum-speed effort
running form · starting blocks · stance · drive · extension · power · takeoff · plant · ground contact · lunge · step · thrust · momentum · hip · hip rotation · knee · push · dominant
- Hurdleshurdle, hurdles, hurdler, hurdle race, barrier
- race positionspole position, starting block, first position, second position, inside lane