low kick

Below the waist

A low kick is a strike aimed at an opponent's legs, typically the thigh or calf, delivered with the shin or foot.

Common in kickboxing, Muay Thai, and mixed martial arts, low kicks damage the legs to limit mobility and set up other attacks: He chopped him down with low kicks to the lead leg.

Related

kickboxing · calf · strike · chop · thigh · check · bruise · stance · fighter · ring · octagon · roundhouse · knockout · sparring · heavy bag · block · pain · welt

Categories
Opposites
target height

low kickhigh kick

Elevated leg strike

head kick · axe kick · body kick · jumping kick · crescent kick

striking technique type

low kickuppercut

Ascending boxing strike

elbow strike · knee strike · headbutt · grappling · takedown

Family

low, kick, lower, lowest, lowly, lowness, kicks, kicked, kicking

Familiarity
Top 200,000
Profile
Known to kids · Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Everyday, not technical · Rated PG