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The Small Roundhouse Kick is a tight, compact variant of the roundhouse kick that uses a shortened circular arc and minimal hip rotation, optimised for close range where a full roundhouse kick would b...
The Straight Leg Roundhouse Kick is delivered with the kicking leg kept straight (or nearly straight) throughout the entire circular arc, relying entirely on hip rotation for power rather than the typ...
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 Heel Roundhouse Kick is a roundhouse kick variant that strikes with the heel instead of the shin or instep, concentrating the kick's circular force onto a small, hard, bony surface for maximum pen...
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 Downward Roundhouse Kick is a roundhouse kick that travels in a high-to-low descending arc, striking the target from above. [1] The leg chambers high and the shin or instep drops downward onto the...
The Kneeling Up Roundhouse Kick is delivered while rising from a kneeling position, using the upward momentum to power the circular kick. [1] The rising motion adds vertical force to the horizontal ar...
The Drop Roundhouse Kick is a roundhouse delivered while intentionally dropping the body, attacking from an unexpected low angle. [1] The dropping motion creates a unique circular trajectory that come...
The Front Leg Roundhouse Kick is a roundhouse kick delivered with the lead leg, trading power for speed and reduced telegraphing. [1] The rear foot slides forward to close distance while the former fr...
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 Oblique Roundhouse Kick is delivered at a non-standard angle, typically 45 degrees downward or upward from the standard horizontal arc. [1] The angled trajectory bypasses defences calibrated for s...
The Rear Leg Drop Roundhouse Kick is a drop roundhouse specifically initiated from the rear leg, combining the greater power of a rear-leg kick with the surprise element of the drop. [1] The rear leg ...
The Drop Twin Roundhouse Kick delivers two successive roundhouse kicks during a single controlled drop to the ground, attacking with rapid alternating legs. [1] The momentum of the first kick helps po...
The Universal Chamber Roundhouse Kick starts from a neutral chamber position that can transition into any kick type, committing to the roundhouse trajectory only at the last moment. [1] This delayed c...
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 Bent-Body Long Roundhouse Kick uses extreme lateral body lean to maximise reach at the cost of balance. [1] By bending the torso away from the kicking leg, the practitioner extends the effective r...
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 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 Tornado Kick is a dramatic spinning kick where the fighter uses a full 360-degree rotation with a jumping component, chambering the non-kicking leg in a sweeping motion to build rotational momentu...
The Switch Body Kick is a body-level roundhouse kick preceded by a rapid switch of the feet, where the fighter hops and swaps the lead and rear leg positions before immediately launching the kick from...
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 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 Low Kick subfamily covers roundhouse kicks targeting the opponent's legs, primarily the outer thigh (quadriceps), inner thigh (adductors), and calf, delivered below the waistline. [1] Low kicks ar...
The Body Kick subfamily covers roundhouse kicks targeting the opponent's torso, including the ribs, liver, spleen area, and floating ribs, delivered at midsection height. [1] Body kicks are among the ...
Haisoku Geri is a kick delivered using the instep (top of the foot) as the striking surface, typically in a roundhouse or snapping trajectory. [1] The instep provides a larger contact area than the ba...
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...
Uraken Mawashi Uchi is a spinning back-fist strike where the attacker rotates the body and whips the back of the fist in a wide horizontal arc, powered by the full body rotation. [1] Unlike the standa...
The Inward-Tilted Front Kick is a front kick with a trajectory change at the end from outside inward, creating a hybrid between a front kick and a small roundhouse. [1] The kick starts with a regular ...
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 Body Kick is the fundamental midsection roundhouse kick, executed by pivoting on the lead foot, rotating the hips fully, and driving the shin into the opponent's ribcage or abdomen with 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 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 Liver Kick targets the right side of the opponent's body at the level of the floating ribs, aiming to impact the liver — an organ highly sensitive to blunt trauma that, when struck cleanly, produc...
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 Inside Low Kick is a roundhouse kick targeting the inside of the opponent's lead or rear leg, striking the inner thigh (adductor muscles) or the inner knee area. [1] The inside low kick attacks a ...
The Calf Kick is a low roundhouse kick that specifically targets the opponent's calf muscle (gastrocnemius and soleus) and the peroneal nerve on the lower leg, rather than the traditional thigh target...
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...
Bituro Chagi (twisting kick) is a Taekwon-Do kicking technique that follows an outcurved line to the target, creating a twisting trajectory. [1] Unlike the straight-line front kick or the circular rou...
The Back Kick family groups kicking techniques where the striker turns away from the opponent and thrusts the heel of the foot directly backward in a linear trajectory, impacting with the heel or sole...
The Standard Square Stance positions both feet even, shoulder-width apart, with the body facing forward, knees slightly bent, and hands up guarding the head. [1] The standard square stance provides a ...
Kick Catch Throw is a distinctive subfamily of sanda throws in which the fighter intercepts an incoming kick — typically a roundhouse, side kick, or front kick — catches the kicking leg, and uses the ...
The Standard Long Range position places fighters at a distance where kicks and fully extended punches are the only techniques that can reach. [1] At standard long range, the primary tools are front ki...
The Double Arm Block (Morote Uke) uses both arms simultaneously to block a powerful incoming attack, with one arm performing the primary block and the other reinforcing it. [1] In karate, it is called...
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 Universal Chamber Side Kick is initiated from a neutral chambered position that can transition into a front, side, or roundhouse kick, disguising the kicker's true intent until the last moment. [1...
The Outside Low Kick is the most commonly thrown low kick in combat sports, targeting the outside of the opponent's lead thigh (vastus lateralis and IT band) with a circular shin strike. [1] The outsi...
The Standard Outside Low Kick is the fundamental outside leg kick, executed by pivoting on the lead foot, rotating the hips, and driving the lower shin into the outside of the opponent's lead thigh. [...
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 Chopping Low Kick is an outside low kick variation delivered with a steep downward angle, where the shin chops into the opponent's thigh from above rather than sweeping across horizontally. [1] Th...