Foot/leg Techniques

  • keri (-geri) – kick
  • mae geri – front kick. mae geri keage is a snap front kick, and mae geri kekomi is a thrust front kick. The strike is made with the ball of the foot (josokutei), and with the toes pulled up and back. mae kakato geri is a kick that strikes with the heel.
  • kin geri – Gedan kick using kasokutei (top of foot ).
  • mawashi geri – roundhouse kick
  • ushiro geri – back thrust kick
  • yoko geri – side kick. yoko geri keage is a snap side kick, and yoko geri kekomi is a thrust side kick. The strike is with sokuto, the outside edge of the foot.
  • kansetsu geri – stamping kick, joint kick
  • kake geri – hook kick
  • ashi barai – foot sweep. Either a hooking sweep using the inside/instep of the foot (sokko) or a larger sweeping of the leg.
  • mae tobi geri – jumping front kick
  • yoko tobi geri – jumping side thrust kick
  • hiza geri or hiza ate – knee kick
  • tobi geri – jumping kick
  • tobi nidan geri – jumping double kick
  • ushiro tobi geri – jumping back kick
  • yoko tobi geri – jumping side kick
  • ura yoko geri – spinning side kick
  • ura yoko tobi geri – spinning jumping side kick
  • ura ushiro tobi geri – spinning jumping back kick
  • ura mawashi geri – spinning roudhouse kick
  • kakatoto oshi – heel kick/heel drop
  • fumikomi geri – stamping kick, strike is made by stamping inwards (the kansetsu geri is similar but towards the outside).
  • gyaku mawashi geri – reverse roundhouse kick. Delivered from inside to outside of body.
  • mikazuki geri – crescent kick (inside to outside). Also called soto mikazuki geri.
  • kakato geri – inside crescent kick (outside to inside). Also called uchi mikazuki geri.
  • ura mikazuki tobi geri – spinning jumping crescent kick
  • otoshi geri – descending kick, or axe kick (also otoshi kake geri)