Taekwondo Axe Kick Tutorial (Kwonkicker)

[calimeero]

i call this kick:

the "glaube feitosa kick"! anybody disagree on that?

[pierolocox]

the name of this kick is chigo chagui

[Aznflipstuh9469]

is it possible to combine a front flip with an axe kick? would the momentum of the flip combined with the axe kick do a lot of damage? (just curious i dont want to try it though)

[rOMEOFM1]

advanced exercise of stretching legs? of good results?

[ProGamesAndMusic]

Two words.. Johnny...Vincent

[zaitovssilencer]

where did you buy the bob... thanks

[bqureshi21]

i've noticed, with any raising kicks such as simple stretching front rising kicks, crescent kicks and axe kicks, once my leg is up, on the downward motion, i can feel some sort of.. hard to describe, but scraping of my hip bones. for example, when doing an axe kick with my right leg, on the way down, i feel a clicking/scraping of the side of my hip.. i'm not sure exactly what part, but its the bone and it happens on both sides.. have you ever had this issue before?

[NoFatChicks2013]

my instructor taught me to bend my knee up forwards then bend up and out. it doeant look like your doing that. wich ones correct?

[kwonkicker]

@NoFatChicks2013 Both are. One is a sport variation, the other a formal variation. I teach the formal, which is the one designed for power (specifically for breaking solid bricks and boards).

[Shuukyou]

@kwonkicker you should change its name to ass kick, cause thats what it does, kick ass

[TheTmnt1fan]

this kick is very effective if you do it right you can knock a person out i seen my master do this

[lukiwisnia]

Nerio !:D

[limlio]

I do this kick to preschoolers, lol

[brutesmaster487]

how tall are you sir?

[feratkd]

Muito bom seu canal.

[ThePivotRR]

hey knowkicker em i advance i am only a white belt but i do this is this move is yellow

[mudkipzuzu]

i remember when i used to take lessons and my axe kicks had so low rotation

[Albinosarlz123]

They never taught us to slightly bend the knee at my kickboxing class. Once when I was practicing at home I thought it should be safer and more powerful to bend the knee. Was happy I thought of that cause a lot of the students hurt their knees during class but mine were safe :)

[marcodarwin]

Makes me wanna play hwoarang in tekken;)

Great tutorial

[ezurcher1976]

Ishhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh­hh

[MrLetsPlayGER]

if you hit the noise its broken.its very effective

[boustaunit]

what was the cresant kick even used for? was it to hit somebody's hands so their guard is down or like to hit a knife or weapon out of their hand? someone please tell me

[SlayerBG93]

@boustaunit well i have seen it used very efectively to break a fight from up close(in karete kyokushin in my case)

it doesnt do alot of damege but since your oponnet is busy trying to puch you you can get a weak kick to the head

its gona dase him and probably make him pull back

[anotherGreyMonkeY]

I love this kick but had issues. So your tips prevents some theoretical injures)). BIG thanks

[guns1312]

how do you improve your flexibility 4 this kick?

[ULTRATURBOJEZUS]

@guns1312 dunno if you already found out, but front splits work pretty good for me

[qubiq3]

some nice points mentioned! I did not realize the danger of the classic style (heel = farest point from the centre of the body)

About the crescent kicks (inside-out, outside-in): they are pretty good for defense. You can deflect straight punches as an example. I am not sure if they best choice in actual full contact fights / mma.

[HmoobLoverMusic]

I appreciate this.

And love Axe Kick.

[afnanx6]

i like the slow mo ... WOOOOOOOOOSSSSHHHHHHHH :P :P !!!

[AmancioOtu]

does he have any balls? cuz i lost mine trying this

[GetWreckedPunk]

how long do i have to stretch everynight for the flexibility of mr fantastic?

[iamdawalru5]

@GetWreckedPunk yes

[DAVEYprodz]

press "9" for epic walk

[JohnWrot]

This vid was way more useful that I expected. You actually used 11 minutes and didn't really waste any of my time. Well done! Great knowledge of old-style and modern foot positions. Good sense of humor too. Nice vid.

[dung159]

Axe kick may look flashy and risky kick, but if you use it at a correct timing and correct place, it will be fatal like using a hammer to slam on the head.

[MaZaHaKa968]

да он не правильно делает,ногу надо с боку заносить

[dangkoen]

Isn't bending like that dangerous for your back?

[TheTeenageArtist]

Ramona smackin down Roxie

[1029Itachi]

Andy Hug OSU

[king16able]

ich werde nie in meinem leben mexx kaufen ";.....;"

[uppercut069]

how did u learned everything ?

an how long did u trained to do everything good?

[Fuckboy5457]

this is the most killer kick in kickboxing

[mansondevil33]

Would you actually use this in a fight (sparring or RL fight), cause it looks like a very risky and flashy kick. What are you thoughts on the applications of this kick?

[kwonkicker]

@mansondevil33 Watch the video response. Also do a search on Cyrus Washington and Andy Hug and watch their highlights. You'll see the axe kick at work in the ring.

[mansondevil33]

@kwonkicker Oh thank you.

[SnowmanPen]

@kwonkicker It works, it depends on the person, but I dont think its a kick you would want to throw in at the start, more like when the opponent is exhausted or hurt

[Jadenh87]

@mansondevil33 andy hug was a guy who used thsi kick regularly in teh k-1 ring

[MrSuperbombastik]

@mansondevil33 : this is very useful when you are circling backward around your opponent so you can suddenly turn and throw it using your torso. the other advantage is that it rises like other kicks, but is delivered on the downstroke so the timing throws them off and they block too soon. Realistically, ANY kick that you spin, jump, or lifet above the waist is very hazardous (tenant of Wing Chun). Which is both the strength and weakness of TKD. Practice and flexibility make this work.

[vxSMOKEYxv]

got in to taekwondo when i was 13.

loved it.

im 21 now aint done it in years

theres a place down the road teaching it.

gonna start doing it again very soon and im going to take my 14 year old brother wiv me.

in the mean time im going to start working on my strecthing so i can get my flexibility back lol

Love the axe kick, gotta be one of my favourite moves.

[visiting31]

How does the chamber version of the axe kick compare with this?

[Gogeks]

@kwonkicker do you point your toes for the same reason as the spinning hook kick?

[505maciek]

hahaha- young MIRKO CRO-COP

[505maciek]

you are funny witch your kick-s- watch CHLOE BRUCE

[Mubeen0072]

@505maciek is she hot, lol??

[antthez]

That kick really hurts, One of the students at my training did that on me and we didn't wear a helmet and he ofc hit me in the face ;D

[ericrules95]

does kick help (power wise) if u are taller? cuz since im a big and not that fast i want to put my strength and size into use. What's ur opinion/suggestion?

[Revonify]

wow, nice tutorial. Axe kicks r my favorite kick. it woulda been tight that u explain what will happin if u use a axe kick on a ground opponent!

[RhadeConstantine]

@Revonify person would be pretty badly hurt I think.

[Revonify]

@RhadeConstantine u think, i did a axe kick on a ground opponent a few time, one in a real fight, in one just sparing, and when i did it they wasnt the same anymore, and i was like o my god becouse when i hit them with the axe kick when they on the ground i can feel the power of the impack tho there body in from that u can tell something is up. usally they crunch forword with there arms over there body and useally dont want to fight anymore but if they do they r still recovering from the hit.

[Revonify]

@Revonify i dont like to talk about fights that happin so dont get the worg idea that im a volant person im just sayin in my time when i did it that what happin.

[jagekurd]

for all those you have a great flexibility and can kick very heigh .. i want to kick higher and is side splitt the best ? .. i have done all the others but it havent helped me that much .. please write back to me in my inbox

[leazim92]

wats stronger? the modern or traditional

[akifer98]

funny slow mode!

[Yuras16]

very nice tutorial, thanks ;)

[Tobi1Kanobi93]

@Sareth14 watch from 6:05 he explains everything there

[oompaloompaman5]

great video, cant wait to get this one down!

[24davemiller]

Very helpful.

Thanks.

[leescarecrow]

im not sure if its the right technique but i find it alot faster to bring up the leg bent and extend then hook on the way down...probably wrong

[Jozsef86330]

10:04 =)

[hossamfarid]

its avery good vedio this my favorit kick

[andretheloser123]

i was told to bend the knee when you go up. makes it look more diseptive

is this okay?

[mikee555]

bro i dont live around you but if i were you i would try and become a trainer and when you have enough money open your own gym and age as a amazing teacher, you have everything to do so, and i would love to see you take your skills to make yourself a respected teacher and wealthy man

[Fowtowsjop]

damnit, i used to be pretty flexible, im less now, teenage years kicked in, i discovered something called a Playstation :P, u got any tips on how i can regain my flexibility?

[94amaru]

@Fowtowsjop well i used be gamer i got ps3,psp,ps2,xbox 360, wii and computer games i throw them all away and started taekwondo last year

[Gabriel15haseo]

legend please *-*

[Gabriel15haseo]

please legend *-*

[1789crazy]

dam i need some punchingbags hahahaha...i uploaded a vid using a bed..it hard to punch the fucking bed hahahahahaha

[sealdonut]

great vid

[ICrusherRiderI]

i cant get my leg that high any tipps?

[Coopersboy7]

@ICrusherRiderI just stretch every night man. thats all you can do, get to where you can get pretty close to a split, then you should be able to.

[YorBLoke]

awesome tutorials..Thank you for posting.. Greetings from Ireland

[az09peixe]

Can you make a jumping round kick tutorial?

[GuamKomudo]

Defensive push kicks arn't suppose to do damage, they are suppose to PUSH you off balance and keep the person away from you. In other words, he's saying if you're on one leg, and someone push kicks you, you're gonna fall down, not die lol

[Fr0stAng3l]

And I was wondering if I have to bend my knee.

Thanks for the tips!!

Good job!!

[nickoangelo1]

wew

[MartialValor]

Another good video.

[laithsu]

Once while I was practicing this kick my big toe hit the ground while I was lifting. There was no permanent damage but I couldn't walk on it for a week.

[AutFaciam]

Haha, and then your martial arts career is over :D

[shadowsift]

@BerserkN00b I love your avatar name berserkn00b so awesome <3

[BerserkN00b]

@shadowsift thanks dude :D

[NOMERCY777]

This video is awesome :)

[Turppa21]

toughguy

[dreamo4screamo]

when i was first learning this kick, i kneed myself in the face

[NOMERCY777]

@dreamo4screamo hahaha cool, to many people did the same.

[XxPouringRedRainxX]

Incredibly powerfull kick but I kinda broke my heel performing it. Altough Im an total ameteur its still a risk of injuring yourself.

[Veng3ence]

lol... he's gonna have a bad day if it hits him xD

[chinh101]

forgive my ignorance, but ax kick are too easily spotted. and waste too much energy. not to mention too easily self injured.

what is your two cents?

[georgeou]

Nice video as usual.

Question - Would it be a good idea to glance off someone's arm on the way up? Would that sell the fake more, or would it tip them off if they feel the glance, or would it slow you down too much?

[DannyChizza]

good vid mate

[BerserkN00b]

@psiho1000 lol dude, search for andy hug, also known as the AXE murderer, he is famous for his Axe kick in his PRO kickboxing career

[oogeer]

iiiichhh

[aiepoposorp]

I think you're going a bit too harsh with crescent kicks, they may not be the best kicks in a fighting situation but they're an excellent exercise and it's very hard to learn harder kicks without learning them. Just an opinion.

[Gabi24492]

hi all! i have a question about this kick: i use to do it doing and outside circle in the way up. It is that bad or it doesn't matter?? Thanks

[foxafox]

"He`s gonna have a bad day .." LOL :D :D :D

[khairuleven]

i was looking at the ad and when i see i i say woah,wtf is that kick,ur legs goes very long

[JiuClaw22]

I got kicked in the nuts really hard once when I did this. Hadn't used it since.

[Pivotist]

This is the first kick i learned i found it hard at first but the when i started stretching i can do it really high and nows its really simple great tutorial as always thumbs up

[FBuilding]

nice tutorial! i'm just starting to wonder what could you be hiding behind that white sheet.

[mitokhandria]

I was taught not to get on the toes of your base foot. What are your thoughts on that?

[kwonkicker]

@mitokhandria That is preference. You get more flexibility and range of motion out of the kick when you are up on your toes, making your kick stronger. But, if you come up off the ground too far, then the contact area your foot has will the ground is much smaller, making it easier to slip or to get knocked down if hit with a strong kick.

[laithsu]

@kwonkicker Also when you're up on your toes you can rotate your supporting leg easier than if you entire foot is in contact with the ground.

[xrastinatora]

dude you have awesome videos 5/5

[kickerwithkick2]

I really like this kick but I don't use it that much. "Not for something that hits straight down" Yeah, unfortunately that's how Lyoto Machida lost.

[nisher15]

@kickerwithkick2 Machida lost by being punched out, not kicked...

[kickerwithkick2]

@nisher15 yeah I know. Unfortunately I didn't get to see it since Youtube keeps removing it but I heard that he got done in by an overhand right.

[xs1ner]

i only use that kick when an opponent is on the ground

[Revonify]

@xs1ner me to

[duraluminknight]

@xs1ner Same as Wesker in RE4, using Chikyo Chagi (seems like Axe Kick) when the target kneels down.

[tkobielusz]

thanks great video