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Questions tagged [kicking]

Striking with the leg, including the knee or shin, or the foot, including the instep, toes, heel, ball, outside edge or "blade", inside edge, or any other part of the lower extremities. Arts that are renowned for kicking include Muay Thai, Tae Kwon Do and its relatives, Savate and others.

Striking with the leg, including the knee or shin, or the foot, including the instep, toes, heel, ball, outside edge or "blade", inside edge, or any other part of the lower extremities. Arts that are renowned for kicking include Muay Thai, Tae Kwon Do and its relatives, Savate and others.

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Some crazy kick identification

So, I stumbled on this gif and I have a few questions... What martial art is this? Is this allowed in competitions? What is this kick called? What is this sorcery? ^_~
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How do I increase shin strength?

I just recently started kickboxing/Muay Thai and my round to the bag causes a great deal of pain after a while. (20-30 kicks) I know you build up strength in your shins overtime, and most people advise against rolling bottles or wood on your shins…
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What does it mean to "chamber a kick"?

I've read that tons of time on forums and heard it in many videos. The explanations always seem kind of vague and to this day I can't explain what it is to "chamber a kick". I know it's very important, maybe I'm already doing it (I probably am, I…
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Best moment to land a low kick?

So pretty much I want to know how to make my low kicks most devastating. I did Kyokushin karate for a few years(until our dojo closed) and it helped a lot. Back then my low kicks were pretty alright, and a good one was often enough to disable my…
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What area of the leg should I perform a turning kick with?

Currently, the only kick that seems safe for the kicker to me, is a side kick with the heel or the balls of the feet. A kick with the back of the feet, like I see in taekwondo is really only for the head right? Otherwise if I kick something that…
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Are thugs more likely to kick or punch?

Ok correct me if I'm wrong but bullies tend to kick (low kick) instead of punching. I know this because there's this bully/thug (I can handle him, leg kicks are just his main attacks) who likes to kick people in the legs. So is it correct that thugs…
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