Kicking tips
- Kicking tips
- Starting position
- Guard up
- Kick elements
- Taekwondo kicking
- Kicking power
- Rear leg kicks
- Initial movement
- Raise leg
- Weight shifts
- Arm position
- Pivot
- Knee
- Hip roll
- Chambering
- Leg tension
- Counter-motion
- Foot shape
- Support leg
- Speed
- Height
- Target training
- Full power at end
- Keep straight
- Grabbed kick
- Stretching
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Knee
Once the kicking leg is cocked, the kick starts with the knee. For side thrust kicks, drive the knee toward the target. For round, hook, heel, etc. kicks, pull the knee around and through the technique.
When kicking, do not move the foot first. For example, in a side kick, the knee moves vertically first; the foot follows but it moves quicker than the knee. When the foot is in position, the knee pushes the foot directly toward the target. Do not think of the foot moving first and dragging the knee behind; instead, think of the knee moving first and then pushing the foot toward the target. This motion will add power to the kick, minimize telegraphing the attack, get the kick over the top of any counter kick, and confuse the opponent as to whether the kick will be to a low, middle, or high target.