You cannot block a front kick with the small bone of your arm but you can redirect it. Learn how to defend a front kick in this free Aikido video featuring a 4th degree black belt. Expert: Gary... more »
Learn from our expert in martial arts how to do a low inside leg kick and a single leg takedown in this free training video on techniques and tips for doing sambo martial arts. Expert: Stephen R.... more »
Dollyo chagi is the Taekwondo roundhouse kick. The practitioner raises the knee, turns the hips, pivots on the non-kicking foot, and snaps the kick horizontally into the target at a 80 to 90-degree angle, either with the instep or with the ball of the foot (in the latter case, with the toes pulled back out... more »
In Dwit yop chagi (Taekwondo reverse turning back kick) the practitioner turns the body away from the target and pushes the back leg straight toward the target, hitting it with the heel while watching over the shoulder. The turning motion helps to give this kick a lot of power. Without proper care, you can “spin... more »
In this video the American champions and South American martial arts exhibit in their most powerful kicks in a scientific test to show their true power. You will find out which Martial Art has the most devastating kick among Taekwondo, Capoeira, Muay Thai... more »
Practice Kung Fu stretches like the forward leg push; learn Kung Fu moves taught at real Shaolin temples in this free martial arts video series. Expert: Bruce Wen Contact: www.shaolinca.com Bio: Bruce Wen has studied in China with Tibetan monks and runs his own Shaolin Kung Fu studio in California. Filmmaker: Nili... more »
Fumikomi geri is a Karate technique. It’s a stompimg kick in a downward direction. It is used in Katas like Bassai Dai and self defense. Targets of the Fumikomi geri are generally the knee, the hip and the... more »
The Hook kick (in Korean, huryeo chagi or golcho chagi, in Japanese ushiro mawashi geri) strikes with the heel from the side (or flat of the foot in sparring). It is executed similar to a side kick. However, the kick is intentionally aimed slightly off target in the direction of the kicking foot’s toes.... more »
Mae Geri (front kick) is the most basic of the many kicks in karate. And it’s fundamental, used more than all kicks in karate, so it’s important a beginner knows it. Steps Position yourself in a double “gedan barai”. This is a normal gedan barai with both arms slanting downwards to the sides of... more »
Mae ryusui geri is a Shorinji Kempo technique, a front kick. The first “mae” character means “front”. The second and third characters are pronounced “ryuu-sui”, meaning “running water”, and the last one character part is pronounced “geri”, meaning “kick”. Thus this technique means “Sway your body in ryuu-sui form and counterattack with a kick”... more »
Mae tobi geri is a jumping (or flying) front kick in Karate. This kick is usually performed in two motions. The first kick not only adds momentum, but is also used to kick aside the blocking hand while the opposite kick attacks the face. Flying kicks can be executed from nearly any stance, though the rear... more »