What Is Your Favourite Kick...?

favourite for sparring, a good well timed axe kick gives me great satisfaction, I also love anything with a 360 degree spin involved though!

For demo purposes, a flying side kick or 360 reverse turning kick.

Back in my younger days a 540 bitchagi (half turning kick) was always fun or the split kick/back leg turning kick combo.

Now I practice hitting hard rather than often

 

Situational!

Sparring - Double, Triple, or even Quad Round Kicks depending on opponents skill level.
Someone holding a Shield - Back Kick (Regular or Jumping)
Someone holding a paddle - 360 Anything (Air)

 

i am simple i love side kicks all of em standing,reverse,jump, jump spin,360 etc.....

 

My all time favorite kicking techniques are from Muay Thai, Te tat (roundhouse) and Te trong (push kick).

From Taekwon-do my favorites were the Tornado Kick, jumping front kick, and jumping turning kick and jumping back kick.

 

Shin Kick for self defense See video at 32 Seconds +
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I am trying to use a reverse turning kick (not to be mistaken with a spinning reverse turning kick) in sparring more as its a nice attacking technique.

 

I love the simple swing kick, nice and effective, lots of power. Some people might call it a crescent kick.

 

A swing kick is called a twisting kick in TKD.

 

front twist kick.

 

its only took me 25 years to appreciate the side piercing kick. its amazing that the fancier kicks people claim to be good at are proportionate to the quality of their side piercing kick.

 

For many years I have told people that if the SPK is good, it is likely all other kicks will be good. Although one of the more difficult kicks it is taught sooner rather than later for that reason.

Had some students who had trained in Poland and their instructor told them the same thing. So, this is an idea shared by any.

 

Why such little jumping front kick love?
It is the best kick. Nobody expects it, and while getting punched in the chin may send you down, getting kicked in the chin will do just as much damage.

 

Will you consider "foot sweep" as TKD kick? It's so similar to the low "roundhouse kick". If you just use low roundhouse kick to kick a bit lower on the ankle level. it can be a "foot sweep".

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There are sweeps in ITF TKD for sure. But they are different from a low turning kick, which of course can be used to sweep or kick someone off balance. Sweeps in ITF TKD are done with the back of the heel/foot or the inside of the footsword/sole/foot.
The technique is included in a BB Pattern as well.

 

Flying sidekick (Twimyo Chagi) is probably my favourite kick to perform. But I am not sure which my favourite kick is overall.

 

Mea Geri off the back leg
i also like the roundhouse kick especially when delivered to the inside of the leg

 

The backkick.

If land one of those bad boys knocks the wind out of my opponent pretty good. Also is a bit of a slap in the face insult to psyche your opponent out.

- GoodHeadKick

 

Sole kicks and spinning heel kicks have been my favorite lately.

 

Really loving the 540 kick right now. Only took me a year to learn