Search: “Front kick (ap chagi)

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Hopping Front KickSub-FamilyStrike

The Hopping Front Kick combines a quick skip-step forward with a rear-leg front kick, using the hop to close distance rapidly while maintaining the full power of a rear-leg kick — solving the fundamen...

Snap Front KickSub-FamilyStrike

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...

Flying Front KickSub-FamilyStrike

The Flying Front Kick subfamily covers front kicks executed while the attacker is airborne, combining a forward leap with a linear front kick thrust to strike the opponent's face, chest, or midsection...

Double Front KickSub-FamilyStrike

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...

Mae Geri KeagegenusStrike

Mae Geri Keage is the Japanese karate term for the snapping front kick, in which the leg is chambered by raising the knee and then snapped forward rapidly using the knee joint as a hinge, striking wit...

Standard Flying Front KickgenusStrike

The Standard Flying Front Kick is executed by leaping off the rear foot, driving the lead knee upward for height, and then extending the kicking leg in a linear front kick thrust at the apex of the ju...

Spin-Back Side KickSub-FamilyStrike

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...

Straight Leg Hook KickSub-FamilyStrike

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...