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By Clement Sequeira Published on: Wed Apr 6, 2022
The front kick aims to hit the opponent's middle/groin region using the ball of the foot. Four different ways to deliver this are the front kick with back leg, front kick with leading leg, scissor-move front kick, and the jumping front kick. These kicks are used in varied applications in Kihon, Kata and Kumite.
National-level medallist and authorised instructor, your sensei has over 25 years of experience in this martial art form. Clement is a 4th Dan Black belt and also holds distinguished positions as a national level judge with Karate Association of India, and a continental referee with the World Union of Karate-Do Federations.
The previous blog was on the back fist and hammer fist. Let's now look at the front kick in Karate and how to go about executing it. A front kick is a basic yet powerful kick to attack an opponent in Karate practice as well as for self-defence. The front kick mainly aims to hit the opponent's middle/groin region using the ball of the foot. In Japanese terminology, especially in Karate practice, the front kick is known as "Mae Geri."
The front kick requires flexibility of the body's legs and balance while kicking, to hold the weight of the entire body supported on the non-kicking leg. For this reason, the Karateka goes through a lot of balance, leg flexibility and strengthening exercises.
In this technique, the Karateka lifts up his back leg in a forward stance, bends at the knee while transferring the weight onto the leading leg, and thrusts the foot forward, making a strike with the ball of the foot. The kicking leg lands back and forms a forward-stance position.
In this technique, the Karateka lifts up his leading leg in a forward stance, bends at the knee while transferring the weight onto the back leg, and thrusts the foot forward, making a strike with the ball of the foot. The kicking leg lands down and forms a forward-stance position.
In this technique, the Karateka, in a back stance, drags his back leg, joins it with the leading leg, lifts up his leading leg, bending at the knee while transferring the weight onto the back leg, and thrusts the foot forward, making a strike with the ball of the foot. The kicking leg lands down in a back-stance position.
In this technique, the Karateka, in a back stance, jumps up with the front leg as a pivot, lifts up his back leg, and kicks with the front leg. The strike is with the ball of the foot. The kicking leg lands down and forms a back-stance position.
These kicks are used in varied applications in Kihon, Kata and Kumite. They are an excellent weapon for the Karateka to attack the opponent. Now that you have learnt the front kick, you have a new tool in your Karate skills arsenal. Practice it well with the other ones that you have already learnt. The next blog will focus on the Side Kick.
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