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Push kick (teep)

Names by art: Muay Thai: Thip trong · Karate: Mai geri kekomi · Kickboxing: Push kick · Capoeira: Bênção · Savate: Chassé · Lethwei: Push kick

Appears in 6 arts.

⚠ Train with an instructor. Learn and practise this technique only under a qualified instructor, on a suitable surface and with a cooperative partner. This page explains; it does not replace a teacher.

Biomechanics: what the body does

The knee lifts and the foot pushes straight forward with the sole or heel, the hips thrusting behind it. It is less a strike than a long-range stop that breaks rhythm, pushes the opponent off balance and keeps distance.

Appears in 6 arts

ArtName used in this art
Muay ThaiThip trong
KarateMai geri kekomi
KickboxingPush kick
CapoeiraBênção
SavateChassé
LethweiPush kick

More in this category

Front snap kick Roundhouse kick Low kick (to the thigh or calf) Side kick Back kick Hook kick Spinning hook / heel kick Axe kick Crescent kick Spinning outside crescent kick Tornado (jump spinning roundhouse) kick Jumping front kick Stomp / stamping kick

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Sources

  1. Wikipedia (en): Muay Thai
  2. Wikipedia (en): Karate techniques
  3. Wikipedia (en): Kickboxing
  4. Wikipedia (en): List of capoeira techniques
  5. Wikipedia (en): Savate
  6. Wikipedia (en): Lethwei

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Wabukan (2026). “Push kick (teep)”. https://wabukan.com/tecnicas/pontape-empurrao (accessed 2026-10-30).

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