Taekwondo
TaeKwonDo: Ancient Korea to Olympic Glory
TaeKwonDo, meaning "the way of foot and fist," is the world's most practiced martial art with a complex history that traces from...
April 15, 2026No Comments
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Kicks carry more mass than any other strike. That is also their problem: every kick takes weight off at least one foot, and the moment your base is compromised you are vulnerable. Good kicking is therefore a study in trade-offs, deciding when the reach and power are worth the risk of standing on one leg.
These articles cover kick mechanics from the ground up: pivoting the support foot, turning the hips rather than swinging the leg, and returning to stance quickly enough to defend. You will also find material on targets, on the difference between kicks that end a fight and kicks that score, and on conditioning the legs and hips so that they can tolerate the work.
Common errors appear again and again: kicking without pivoting, telegraphing the movement, and dropping the hands. The pieces here treat those as fixable habits rather than personal shortcomings.
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A low round kick to the leg or a front kick at the midsection. Both recover quickly, so a mistake does not leave you balanced on one leg for long.
It is usually a swing rather than a turn: the support foot has to pivot so the hips can rotate through the target. Without the pivot, only the leg is moving.
Chamber and return along the same path, keep the guard up while the leg is travelling, and practise on a heavy bag at controlled power until the recovery is automatic.
No. High kicks cost balance and time. Most effective kicks in a live exchange land at the legs and midsection.
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