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The Back Ghost Lift Kick is a deceptive back kick that feints low then redirects upward, catching the opponent off-guard with the height change. [1] The initial motion suggests a low back kick, trigge...
The Upward Hook Back Kick combines back kick power with a hooking redirection at the end of the trajectory, sweeping upward and around the target. [1] The initial motion is a standard back kick, but n...
The Double Drop Back Kick delivers two back kicks in rapid succession while dropping to the ground, alternating legs for a devastating two-strike combination. [1] The momentum from the first kick's re...
The Drop Overhead Back Kick is a dramatic technique where the practitioner drops forward while kicking the heel overhead and behind, striking a target above and behind them in a scorpion-like motion. ...
The Spin-Forward Back Kick is a back kick preceded by a forward-moving spin, simultaneously closing distance and generating rotational power. [1] Unlike a standard spinning back kick which maintains p...
The Drop Hooking Back Kick combines a body drop with a back kick that hooks at the end, creating a sweeping attack from ground level. [1] The combination of the drop and the hook creates a wide, unpre...
The Spin-Forward Hook Back Kick combines a forward spin with a back kick that hooks at the end, creating a complex multi-phase attack. [1] The forward spin closes distance, the back kick delivers powe...
The Standard Spinning Back Kick is executed by pivoting on the lead foot, rotating the body 180 degrees to face away from the opponent, looking over the shoulder to acquire the target, and thrusting t...
The One-Legged Drop Back Kick is a drop back kick that lands on one leg only, allowing immediate follow-up techniques without the need for full ground recovery. [1] By controlling the landing to a sin...
The Spinning Back Kick is a powerful spinning technique where the fighter rotates 180 degrees and delivers a linear back kick with the heel, combining the rotational momentum of the spin with the thru...
The Spin-Back Side Kick combines a full 180-degree spin with a thrusting side kick, generating tremendous rotational power that makes it one of the most powerful kicks in any martial art. [1] The prac...
The Low Back Kick targets the opponent's knee, shin, or lower thigh from behind, aiming to damage the structural support of the lead leg. [1] By directing the back kick downward at the opponent's lowe...
The Small Heel Back Hook Kick is a short-range hook kick striking with the heel in a tight arc, optimised for close-quarters fighting. [1] The compact motion and hard heel striking surface make it eff...
The Drop Spin-Back Hook Kick combines a spin, drop, and hook kick into a single complex technique. [1] The dropping spin generates significant rotational force at ground level. [1]
The 360 Spin-Back Roundhouse Kick is an advanced variation of the spin-back roundhouse that incorporates a full 360-degree rotation before the kick lands. [1] Unlike the standard spin-back which uses ...
The Oblique Spin-Back Hook Kick adds an angular component to the spinning hook kick, creating a non-standard trajectory that bypasses conventional defences. [1] The oblique angle can target the back o...
The Bent-Body Spin-Back Hook Kick combines the spinning hook kick with lateral body lean, creating an extended-range spinning hook attack. [1] The lean compensates for the body's natural tendency to s...
The Spin-Back Outside Crescent Kick combines a 180-degree spin with an outside crescent kick, generating tremendous centrifugal force. [1] The spinning outside crescent is one of the most visually dra...
This advanced technique combines a spinning back hook kick with hand-on-the-floor support, creating a ground-level spinning attack with maximum reach. [1] It draws from capoeira's ground-level spinnin...
This is the most complex kick variant: a spinning, dropping, downward-arcing high hook kick that combines multiple directional changes in a single technique. [1] It requires elite-level body control a...
The Fundamental Kick family covers core kicking techniques across martial arts — the most powerful strikes in combat, delivering force through the shin, foot, or knee using the largest muscle groups i...
The Double Front Kick is a technique where the fighter delivers two successive front kicks without the kicking foot returning to the ground between strikes. [1] Typically, the first kick targets the m...
The Kick group encompasses all striking techniques delivered with the leg — using the foot, shin, heel, or knee of the extended leg — to attack an opponent at various ranges and heights. [1] Kicks are...
The Spinning/Turning Kick subfamily covers roundhouse kick variations that incorporate a full rotational turn of the body (180-360 degrees) before delivering the kick, adding centripetal force and ang...
The Drop Front Kick is a front kick delivered while the practitioner intentionally drops their body toward the ground, creating an unexpected low-angle attack that bypasses standing defences by striki...
The Drop Side Kick is a sacrifice technique where the practitioner intentionally drops their body toward the ground while simultaneously thrusting a side kick at a low or mid-level target, creating an...
The Downward Back Kick drives the heel downward and backward at approximately 30-45° below horizontal, targeting the opponent's knee joint, shin, or instep (top of the foot) from behind — a stomping b...
The Uppercut Back Kick delivers a back kick with an upward-rising trajectory, targeting the opponent's chin, solar plexus, or groin from below and behind, combining the directional advantage of the ba...
The Oblique Back Side Kick is delivered diagonally backward at approximately 45 degrees, combining the mechanics of a back kick with the thrusting trajectory of a side kick. [1] This angle is optimal ...
The Spin-Back Roundhouse Kick is a roundhouse kick executed by spinning the body 180 degrees backward before delivering the kick, using the rotational momentum to generate devastating power. [1] The f...
The Back Side Kick is a side kick delivered toward the rear, targeting an opponent who has moved behind or to the side of the practitioner. [1] Without fully turning to face the opponent, the kicker c...
The Front Kick family groups all kicking techniques delivered in a forward linear trajectory, where the leg extends directly toward the opponent to strike with the ball of the foot, heel, or sole. [1]...
The Hook Kick family groups kicking techniques where the leg extends past the target and then hooks back inward, striking with the heel or sole of the foot as the leg retracts in a hooking arc. [1] Th...
The Drop Back Kick is a back kick delivered while intentionally dropping the body forward to the ground. [1] The forward drop creates momentum that adds power to the backward kick, while the unexpecte...
The Short Back Kick is a compact variant of the back kick that uses minimal leg extension to deliver the heel into a target directly behind the practitioner, optimised for very close range situations ...
The fundamental superman punch executed by lifting the rear knee as if throwing a kick, then driving the rear hand forward as a straight punch while pulling the kicking leg back for counter-momentum.
The Standard Hook Kick subfamily covers the basic hook kick where the kicker extends the leg as if throwing a side kick, then hooks the foot back to strike the target with the heel as the leg retracts...
The Straight Leg Hook Kick is delivered with the kicking leg kept straight (or nearly straight) throughout the entire hooking arc, creating a wider trajectory and longer reach than the standard bent-k...
The fundamental spinning backfist executed by pivoting on the lead foot, rotating the body 360 degrees, and striking with the back of the fist at head level.
The Penetrating Back Kick is the foundational back kick — a straight-line thrust delivered backward using the heel, driving through the target with full hip extension. [1] From fighting stance, the fi...
The Armada is a spinning outside crescent kick in Capoeira where the fighter turns their back to the opponent, spins on one foot, and delivers a sweeping kick that travels in an outward circular arc. ...
The X-pass is a foundational standing guard pass where the passer controls one of the opponent's knees with a cross-grip while kicking the same-side leg back to clear the opponent's hook, then quickly...
A backfist delivered after a full 360-degree spin of the body, using the rotational momentum to generate significant power through the back of the hand.
The Half-Pivot Hook Kick uses only a 90-degree pivot rather than the standard hook kick's full 180-degree turn, enabling significantly faster delivery at closer range at the cost of reduced power. [1]...
The Fundamental Punch family covers punching techniques that span multiple martial arts traditions beyond Western boxing — including backfists, hammer fists, spinning backfists, and superman punches t...
The TKD Ground Position family covers ground fighting positions and techniques within Taekwondo's curriculum, which though primarily a striking and kicking art, includes ground awareness and basic pos...
The Standard Retreating Step moves the rear foot backward first, followed by the lead foot, maintaining the fighter's stance width and balance throughout the backward movement. [1] The step must be lo...
The Standard Hook Kick Technique is executed by chambering the knee, extending the leg past the target as if delivering a side kick, then sharply bending the knee and pulling the heel back to contact ...
The Snap Front Kick subfamily covers front kicks delivered with a fast, whipping motion that emphasises speed and retraction over push-through force. [1] The snap kick chambers high by lifting the kne...
The Push Kick (Teep) subfamily covers front kicks designed primarily to create distance by pushing the opponent away rather than delivering sharp impact damage. [1] The teep (Thai: ถีบ, to push) is th...