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Axe kick

Names by art: Taekwondo: Naeryeo chagi · Karate: Kakato-otoshi · Kyokushin: Kakato-otoshi · Kickboxing: Axe kick · Sanda: Axe kick

Appears in 5 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 straight leg rises high, often in a slight outside-in or inside-out arc, and drops the heel vertically onto the head or collarbone. Hip flexibility lifts the leg; gravity and hamstring contraction bring it down.

Appears in 5 arts

ArtName used in this art
TaekwondoNaeryeo chagi
KarateKakato-otoshi
KyokushinKakato-otoshi
KickboxingAxe kick
SandaAxe kick

More in this category

Front snap kick Push kick (teep) Roundhouse kick Low kick (to the thigh or calf) Side kick Back kick Hook kick Spinning hook / heel 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): Axe kick
  2. Wikipedia (en): Karate techniques
  3. Wikipedia (en): Sanda (sport)

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