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The Head Kick subfamily covers roundhouse kicks aimed above the shoulders, targeting the opponent's jaw, temple, or neck — areas where impact produces the highest probability of knockout due to the ro...
The Punt Kick to Face is a soccer-style kicking motion directed at a grounded opponent's head, delivering the instep in a wide swinging arc identical to a football punt — one of the most devastating a...
The Standard High Kick is the fundamental roundhouse kick delivered to head height, where the kicker rotates the hips and drives the shin or instep into the opponent's temple, jaw, or neck. [1] The te...
The Question Mark Kick is a deceptive head kick that begins with the trajectory of a body kick or front kick before curving upward at the last moment to strike the opponent's jaw or temple, tracing 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 Switch High Kick is a head-level roundhouse kick preceded by a rapid switch of the feet, converting the lead leg into the kicking leg with added rear-leg power and timing disruption. [1] The switc...
The Roundhouse Kick family is the most widely used and tactically versatile kick family in combat sports, encompassing all circular kicks where the leg swings in a horizontal or slightly upward arc to...
The Hopping Roundhouse Kick combines a quick skip-step forward with a rear-leg roundhouse kick, using the hop to close distance rapidly while maintaining the full power and circular trajectory of the ...
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 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 Standard Inside Axe Kick is executed by swinging the kicking leg upward along the body's centreline, passing inside the opponent's guard, and then driving the heel straight down onto the opponent'...
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 TKD Punch family encompasses the hand striking techniques (jirugi — punches, and taerigi — strikes) of Taekwondo, which are classified separately from the punching systems of boxing, karate, or Mu...
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...
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 Standard Outside Axe Kick is executed by swinging the kicking leg in a wide lateral arc up and over the opponent's guard from the outside, then driving the heel downward in a chopping motion onto ...
The Spinning Hook Kick is a rotational kick where the fighter spins 180 degrees or more and delivers a hooking kick to the opponent's head, striking with the heel as the leg retracts through a curved ...
The Phantom Groin Kick is a deceptive front kick that deliberately mimics a groin strike during its initial trajectory, triggering the opponent's involuntary hands-down protective reflex, at which poi...
The Inside Crescent Kick subfamily covers crescent kicks that travel from the outside to the inside in a sweeping arc, with the kicking leg crossing the body's centreline as it strikes. [1] The inside...
The Strike class encompasses all combat techniques in which a fighter delivers percussive force to an opponent using a part of the body — fist, elbow, knee, shin, foot, or head — to cause damage, crea...
The Outside Slip moves the head to the outside of the incoming punch (away from the opponent's centre), rotating the upper body so the punch passes over the inside shoulder. [1] The outside slip is th...
The Inside Slip moves the head to the inside of the incoming punch (toward the opponent's centre), rotating the upper body so the punch passes over the outside shoulder. [1] The inside slip is more ag...
The Inside Axe Kick subfamily covers axe kicks where the leg is raised by swinging it upward from the inside (medial side) of the opponent's guard and then brought straight down onto the target. [1] T...
The Slip subfamily covers the defensive technique where the fighter rotates the upper body laterally to move the head off the centreline, allowing a straight punch to pass over the shoulder. [1] Slipp...
The Outward Ghost Groin Kick is a deceptive crescent-arc kick that feints toward the groin before redirecting outward, exploiting the opponent's protective reflex. [1] Like its inward counterpart (the...
The Flying Roundhouse Kick subfamily covers roundhouse kicks delivered while the attacker is airborne, combining a forward leap with a circular kicking motion to strike the opponent's head or body wit...
The Standard Flying Roundhouse Kick is executed by leaping forward and upward, then delivering a full circular roundhouse kick at the peak of the jump, striking the target — typically the opponent's h...
The Axe Kick family groups kicking techniques in which the leg is raised high — often above the opponent's head — and then brought straight down onto the target in a chopping motion, using the heel or...
The Outside Crescent Kick subfamily covers crescent kicks that travel from the inside to the outside in a sweeping arc, with the kicking leg swinging away from the body's centreline as it strikes. [1]...
The Crescent Kick family groups kicking techniques that follow a wide, sweeping arc — rising from low to high in a curved crescent-shaped path — using the sole, instep, or blade of the foot to strike ...
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 Drop Twin Front Kick delivers two successive front kicks while dropping to the ground — typically the first kick targeting the midsection and the second targeting the head as the opponent bends fo...
The Outside Axe Kick subfamily covers axe kicks where the leg is raised by swinging it upward from the outside (lateral side) of the body in a wide arc before being brought straight down onto the targ...
The Krav Maga Strike family covers striking techniques from the Israeli self-defence system designed specifically for real-world combat situations — emphasising maximum damage through gross motor move...
A hook thrown with a more extended arm and wider arc, generating greater force at medium range but with more telegraphing.
The Duck subfamily covers the defensive technique where the fighter rapidly drops their level by bending the knees, lowering the head below the path of an incoming strike. [1] The duck is a pure level...
The Bob And Weave subfamily covers the defensive technique where the fighter bends at the knees and waist to drop below an incoming horizontal strike (the bob), then moves laterally while rising back ...
The Standard Duck executes the fundamental ducking defence where the fighter rapidly drops their level by bending deeply at the knees, lowering the entire torso to bring the head below the incoming st...
The Double Side Kick is an advanced technique where the fighter delivers two side kicks in rapid succession or simultaneously to different heights or directions. [1] In Taekwon-Do, the first kick typi...
The Pull Back subfamily covers the defensive technique where the fighter leans the upper body backward, pulling the head out of range of an incoming strike by shifting the weight to the rear foot. [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 Standard Bob And Weave executes the fundamental bob-and-weave where the fighter drops the level by bending the knees (not the waist), ducking below the incoming hook or overhand, then weaves later...
The Empty Hand (Mano Mano) family covers the weaponless fighting techniques of Filipino martial arts, which are derived from and informed by the same angles of attack, body mechanics, and tactical pri...
The Standard Pull Back executes the fundamental pull-back defence by shifting the weight to the rear foot while bending the upper body backward from the waist, pulling the chin and head just out of ra...
A lead hook targeting the opponent's jaw, temple, or ear, thrown at head height with the fist traveling parallel to the ground.
The High Block subfamily covers blocking techniques that defend the head and upper area by raising the arm or arms above the head to intercept downward or horizontal strikes targeting the head. [1] Hi...
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 Downward Hook Kick adds a descending arc to the hook trajectory, targeting the collarbone, shoulder, or top of the head from above. [1] The downward component increases the impact by adding gravit...
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 Headbutt group encompasses all striking techniques in which the fighter uses the skull — particularly the hard frontal bone above the brow ridge — as an impact weapon to strike the opponent. [1] T...