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Foot/leg Techniques

  • keri (-geri) - kick
  • mae geri - front kick. mae geri keage is a snap front kick, and mae geri kekomi is a thrust front kick. The strike is made with the ball of the foot (josokutei), and with the toes pulled up and back. mae kakato geri is a kick that strikes with the heel.
  • kin geri - Gedan kick using kasokutei (top of foot ).
  • mawashi geri - roundhouse kick
  • ushiro geri - back thrust kick
  • yoko geri - side kick. yoko geri keage is a snap side kick, and yoko geri kekomi is a thrust side kick. The strike is with sokuto, the outside edge of the foot.
  • kansetsu geri - stamping kick, joint kick
  • kake geri - hook kick
  • ashi barai - foot sweep. Either a hooking sweep using the inside/instep of the foot (sokko) or a larger sweeping of the leg.
  • mae tobi geri - jumping front kick
  • yoko tobi geri - jumping side thrust kick
  • hiza geri or hiza ate - knee kick
  • tobi geri - jumping kick
  • tobi nidan geri - jumping double kick
  • ushiro tobi geri - jumping back kick
  • yoko tobi geri - jumping side kick
  • ura yoko geri - spinning side kick
  • ura yoko tobi geri - spinning jumping side kick
  • ura ushiro tobi geri - spinning jumping back kick
  • ura mawashi geri - spinning roudhouse kick
  • kakatoto oshi - heel kick/heel drop
  • fumikomi geri - stamping kick, strike is made by stamping inwards (the kansetsu geri is similar but towards the outside).
  • gyaku mawashi geri - reverse roundhouse kick. Delivered from inside to outside of body.
  • mikazuki geri - crescent kick (inside to outside). Also called soto mikazuki geri.
  • kakato geri - inside crescent kick (outside to inside). Also called uchi mikazuki geri.
  • ura mikazuki tobi geri - spinning jumping crescent kick
  • otoshi geri - descending kick, or axe kick (also otoshi kake geri)
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