Types of kicks
55 kicks with their own page, 9 Japanese terms and 3 Chinese terms.
- Kickboxing · JudoFront kick (前蹴)Kick
- KickboxingKickPhysical strike using the leg, foot or knee
- CapoeiraMeia lua de frenteCapoeira kick
- Kickboxing · CapoeiraRoundhouse kickKick in which the practitioner lifts their knee while turning the supporting foot and body in a semicircular motion
- CapoeiraScorpion kickKick from an inverted position in capoeira
- CapoeiraBênçãoCapoeira kick
- CapoeiraMeia lua de compassoMartial arts technique
- Mixed martial arts · JudoStompMixed martial arts illegal technique
- 360 Crescent kickMartial arts kick
- Butterfly kickType of kick
- CapoeiraChapa de costasBack push kick in capoeira
- CapoeiraMarteloKick as capoeira technique
- KickboxingLow kickMartial arts strike
- CapoeiraArmadaCapoeira technique
- CapoeiraQueixadaTechnique used in capoeira
- Karate · JudoUshiro-GeriKarate turning kick technique
- KarateMawashi geriKick
- JudoMae-naname-keri (前斜蹴)Front crossing kick or oblique kick
- Shadowless kickHung Gar martial arts kicking technique
- KarateMika Zuki Geri UkeCrescent kick block
- 540 kickAcrobatic and martial arts jump kick
- FlashkickA flashkick is a type of back flip that is performed in the martial art of tricking, usually performed with on
- KarateUra mawashi geri or Kagi geriUpper inside round kick, a.k.a
- KarateMae-ren geriDouble front kick
- JujutsuKen KeriSword Kick
- JudoNaname-keri (斜蹴)Or Mawashi geri: Roundhouse Kick
- KarateUshiro mawashi geriSpinning hook kick
- Lotus kickThe lotus kick (Chinese: 腾空飞脚; pinyin: téng kōng fēi jiǎo; lit.
- Moon kickA moon kick, commonly referred to as Kick the Moon, is a type of gainer trick used in martial arts and trickin
- KarateGyaku mikazuki geriReverse Crescent kick
- KarateHiza geriKnee strike
- KarateKakato GeriKick with heels to jaw
- KarateKin geriKick in the groin, performed like front kick but with the feet
- KarateMae Hiza geriFront knee kick
- KarateMae geriFront kick
- KarateMae-ashi geriFront kick with front leg
- KarateMae-ashi mawashi geriFront roundhouse kick with front leg
- KarateMawashi hiza geriCircular knee kick
- KarateNidan tobi geriJumping Double front kick
- KarateOi Mae GeriLunging rear-leg front kick
- KarateOtoshi Mawashi GeriCircular falling kick
- KarateOtoshi kakato geriCircular falling heel kick to head or spine
- KarateOtshi Hiza GeriCircular falling knee strike
- KarateTobi hiza geriJumping knee kick
- KarateTobi mae geriFront flying/jump kick
- KarateTobi mawashi geriJumping roundhouse kick
- KarateTobi ushiro geriJumping spinning back kick
- KarateTobi ushiro mawashi geriJumping spinning hook kick
- KarateTobi yoko geriJumping side kick
- KarateUra kakato geriUpper inside roundhouse heel kick
- KarateUshiro Hiza GeriBack spinning knee strike
- KarateYoko geri keageSide snap kick
- KarateYoko geri kekomiSide thrust kick
- KarateYoko tobi geriJumping side kick
- JudoYoko-geriSide kick
Japanese names of kicks
Martial arts terms from the JMdict Japanese dictionary whose English meaning matches.
| Term | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 回し蹴り | mawashigeri | roundhouse kick; turning kick |
| 飛び蹴り | tobigeri | dropkick; flying kick |
| ハイキック | haikikku | high kick |
| マルテーロ | maruteero | martelo; roundhouse kick in capoeira |
| ネリチャギ | nerichagi | axe kick; ax kick |
| かかと落とし | kakatootoshi | axe kick; ax kick |
| ケイシャーダ | keishaada | queixada (capoeira kick at the opponent's jaw); outward crescent kick |
| サイドキック | saidokikku | side kick |
| 後ろ回し蹴り | ushiromawashigeri | spin kick |
Chinese terms for kicks
Martial arts terms from the CC-CEDICT Chinese dictionary whose English meaning matches.
| Term | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 踢腿 | tī tuǐ | to kick; to do a kick (in dancing, martial arts etc) |
| 扫堂腿 | sǎo táng tuǐ | (martial arts) floor-sweeping kick (to trip one's opponent) |
| 旋风脚 | xuàn fēng jiǎo | whirlwind kick (martial arts) |
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