Questions tagged [jump-kick]
For kicks where both feet leave the ground
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How likely is it to get killed by a hopping side kick?
Something like 12 years ago I participated in tournaments for fighting. After many years I learned that one can get killed by getting hit in the liver area and so on... I don't know if this depression ...
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Martial Arts without jump kicks
I have been doing Taekwondo for years. Now I'm looking for a martial art that doesn't do jump kicks. Regular kicks are fine. I have problems with my knees so anything with jump kicks, low knee bends, ...
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How to protect knees on jump kick techniques
I'm motivated to improve my jumping kick technique, within my weight and age limitations. I feel that it's a great way to improve strength, balance and proper kicking technique.
However, jump kicks ...
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Practice advice for jump kicks
Preparing for black belt test, one of the items I'm worried about are jump kicks.
I'm a heavier person, and it's harder to stay up in the air compared with the young kids, so less time to perform the ...
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Is there a martial art that has Tekken 2's Lee's "back flip kick"?
Is there a martial art that has Tekken 2's Lee's "back flip kick"?
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Using jump kicks in Olympic style sparring
In a recent sparring practice, one of the practitioners used a jump side kick against the adversary, that was dodging and stepping back from the other attacks.
It was a surprisingly effective move, ...
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What is the 'best' way to train / practice back flips?
What is the best way to train / practice back flips?
I want to learn how to do a back flip or a front flip but I don't want to do it on grass or something like that.
the reason behind it is to learn ...
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Martial art with lots of high kicks
When I was a kid (6 years old) I trained for a year in tae kwon do. I liked it but my parents didn't want me to continue doing violent sport. At 21, I want to practice martial arts again.
I loved tae ...
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Taekwondo tornado kick defense
Is there a way to escape or defend yourself from a tornado kick? I've heard there are some very fast kicks that you can hardly defend against. What should someone would do if the rival has already ...
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What are the advantages to adding a jump to a kick?
...even theoretically? I've taken ITF TKD for years, and we do a few, but the only situation I can think of where it might be of some use is a jump spin side kick, which will let you do that kick at ...
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Exercises to prepare for "long airtime" kicks
I'm trying to figure the 540 round kick as a personal challenge approaching my taekwondo black stripe exam.
I've been practicing for a while so I got a good grip over standard kicks, my flexibility ...
