Taekwondo kicks! Are you
ready to master yours?
Do you
love taekwondo kicks?
Do you
want to learn to kick with speed, power and good technique?
And yet
still stay relaxed and graceful?
Here's
our guide to great tkd kicks.
Taekwondo roundhouse kick - Your versatile weapon
You have to learn this one!
With a good taekwondo turning kick.
You can break boards with power.
You can show great control in poomse.
And you can score lightning fast points in
sparring.
It really is the most versatile of the tkd kicks!
Front Kick
Front
kick - just bend your knee and kick right?
Yes
that's right...
At least
at first!
Lift your
knee towards the target.
Then let
your foot go.
BAM! Hit that target.
Then bend
your knee off.
And
that's it!
You've
done a front kick.
Is it
really that simple?
Push Kick - Create Space
Backed into a corner?Then you will need to learn and practice the push kick. This is one of the first kicks you'll learn after the Front Kick.
The difference is all in the knee lift and foot placement.
Taekwondo back kick 'Tricky to learn when you do it
well!'
Learning
to turn your body round through 180' while your leg moves in a straight line
is not easy!
It takes
time, patience, and practice to get tkd back kick right.
It's
worth it though!
If you do
it well your taekwondo back-kick will create enormous power. A great feeling!
Taekwondo axe kick Chop through a board as high as
your head!
Taekwondo
axe kick is great if you want to do spectacular breaks.
Nothing
beats the exhilaration of chopping through a board held as high your head!
It's also
a pretty formidable weapon in taekwondo sparring.
