Martial Arts Front Snap Kick How-To by Rick Tew and NinjaGym.com

[centralmichigantkd]

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If you want to learn how to generate more power on front thrust kick, check out that video.

[MrRiazag]

thank you for teach dude!

[meowey55]

i would never kick my opponent on the ground...

[RaizoRX]

@meowey55 it depends on what opponent is... believe me, in survival no honor is allowed xD

[thehucks5]

you learn this at master lees

[ivangalli1]

pone en youtube "video de ingles a christmas ghost" la primera

[kylescotternest]

the 3 elemets to a kick CHAMBER,EXTENTION,RECOIL. 

[shredfu100]

Owen is correct! Well done Rick!

[livefreefreerun]

wow seeee i think this kick is ten times better if i lean back with it to push my hips out more giving it that extra push and power but ive only been doing (kickboxing) for 6 months and i know this is different to ninjujitsu so i probbaly on about a completely different kick but i stil personally find leaning back helps me more :) but nice vid :)

[1Mitosis]

@livefreefreerun It would give you more power but will put you in a very imbalanced position.

[deepwaters6969]

@livefreefreerun no need to try to get more power. remember your legs are on average 3 times stronger than your arms. practice speed in this kick, not power. and practice kicking knees and groins. those are the softest targets, especially knees. and knees are hard to defend too. and ALWAYS pull your toes back. if you dont you will break your toes. speed is the key. done correctly the snap is a killer because if you slow it down your target will catch your leg and when he does, he gets punched

[livefreefreerun]

@deepwaters6969 thanks alot stranger now ive beeen doing kickboxing for too long lol i stil do it and i followed what this vid said and its helped alot and i never knew kicking to the groin or kness were weak spots so thanks for the comment :D

[efzt]

@deepwaters6969 A knee is a soft target....compared the ball of the foot?

[deepwaters6969]

@efzt absolutely. Knees are VERY weak when pushed sideways or backwards (when the leg is straight). When the leg is bent, as when kneeing someone they are stronger BUT the knee cap "floats' on the knee and is a very good target. A dislocated knee cap is very painful and very few humans on earth can chase you down with a dislocated knee cap. Remember, martial arts are for self defense. And disabling your attackers legs is an excellent way to defend yourself. I can run faster than ANYONE crawling

[SmartESET]

The front snap kick also helps growing

[sandiegopat]

Looks like a front snap kick to me.

[Xexvar]

In my style the front kick or front snap kick, we use the front leg, not back leg.

[ZipYourPieHole]

Taewondo uses a lot of rotational kicks, but it is a fallacy if you rotate your hip on the front snap because that would cause you to step into the kick and that leaves you vulnerable to attack. If you "snap" your leg from the knee and pull it back quick, then you're MORE in control of the situation. And, even on the round house, you should be able to snap your leg back quick and put it down as I very rarely step into a kick because that's how one would get their foot or leg grabbed!

[owenspence]

Do you speak from experience? Who said you rotate your hips on a front kick? Even a beginner, would at some point, learn that hip rotation is not required and in fact, changes the kick. A kick stepout, is usefel, in that it can be followed up with a hand strike.

[owenspence]

With all due respect to Mr. Tew, I feel I should point out, that in order to add power to this kick, he should extend his hips forward at the point of execution.

[ZipYourPieHole]

No! Mr. Tew is correct. He's doing a standard front snap kick. There's a difference between the Front Snap and the Front Thrust kick!

Also, there's two types of front thrust kicks, One with the ball of the foot and the other is with the heel!

[owenspence]

I am aware of the 2 different front kicks, but regardless of the slight variances in execution, in order to achieve power in the kick, the hips should be extended. This is a proven aspect of all the strikes, throws, holddowns escapes and evasions of martial art.

[ZipYourPieHole]

The front snap kick is done with the hips being held completely square. He's doing that. The front thrust kick, both of them, is done by bending the support knee while kicking and leaning back to get a forward thrust.

[owenspence]

I am referring to the hips being snapped forward toward the target. If this is correctly done, there is sufficient power behind it. I was taught and it was repeatedly drilled into me, that leaning away from the target, when executing the kick puts you off centre, to the back making you vulnerable to an effective counterattack, should your opponent effectively evade the attack, leaving you in a position, to be sent to the ground or mat, with little difficulty.

[ZipYourPieHole]

@owenspence

you don't know anything about the martial arts. Rick Tew is doing the kick correctly without flaw! I studied shotokan, Kenpo, and taekwando martial arts and I know what I'm saying. The front snap kick is correct. If one does the the front thrust, one must lean the upper part of their back backwards thrusting forward with the ball of the foot or heal. but the hips remain square because it's front kicks. It is the roundhouse or hook kick where the hip is rotated. But, not front kicks

[mmacritics]

@owenspence I think you're right about not leaning backwards when kicking. But if you do a front thrust kick, in my opinion you should move forward, another key element to be able to do strong kicks. So therefor if you front thrust kick and do it in a step forward motion it does not really matter if you bend back or not. But you're right about this kick though.

//mmacritic

[owenspence]

I agree. The power of a front snap kick can indeed be amplified, by stepping forward into it.  My teacher would often do that or he would frequently snap out the kick, appear to commit and thenneatly withdraw, after the opponent, in this case me, had already attempted to snare the kick. with the end result being, that I was off balance and open to a a follow-up strike, which was in fact, the real strike.

[dirkofyork]

i agree with owen

[molloydman]

thats nt a snap kick . . idiot

[Andrewpeeonyou]

actually it really is

[goo200]

Fantastic instructional video. He explains why you should do things in addition to how to do it, which makes it way easier to remember.

[cristibazzuk]

ooooo...littel princes:))

[Nickdapantydroppa]

Dude dresses like a fag.

[chinonononozu]

BLUE NINJARRR

[NotDavidM]

you wish you had that ninja getup, poopy pants

[GrowThirdLeg]

try telling that to his face...lol.

[SniperCase]

dude could kick your ass faster than you can count to 3. note the color of his belt, and next time only say something that you would say to his face...

[cptjrkov]

to get more height on ur kicks

u just have to rip the tendons till they're like gumbands

streching on works so much

[cptjrkov]

i just practiced kickin in place

for years until i could kick above my head with easy

[flumpj]

not to make u sad or anything i was able to kick above my head real quick

[cptjrkov]

yeah but can you keep it in the air ?

[flumpj]

some times if i stretch enough

[sparwood8]

Heel kick = more power and you CAN break your toe with a front kick... I seen it happen to a 2 dan b b who got blocked

[Oninvoid]

You pull your feet back so you don't break your foot. But I'd also like to say that while using the the balls of your toes is good, it is optimally best to use your heel. It takes more flexibility and it takes off a few Inches, but it deliveres a stronger kick.

[sparwood8]

broken toes really hurt. Makes it hard to finish the opponent off, too. I hate that kick.

[chavalote]

That's is in kickboxing. But for example, in karate, there are front kicks with the ball of the foot that maybe doesn't KO you, but they really hurts. Front kick also can be used to damege de opponent.

[xXPoptartNinjaXx]

balletman is an idiot

[awesomeninjahacker]

i love his leggings

[dockronic]

this is ninjitsu idiots.

[isaifamily]

Are you real ?

This will make you brake you own foot !

not only that ...

Your balls are all like out there ......

[dockronic]

maybe if you're a noob you'd break your foot.

[isaifamily]

Noob ?

You think this is a camputer game ?

You see that's why i hate a lot of martial artist because they think it's just anything ...

It's art no tekken !

[mradam93]

You won't break your foot, I'm a 2nd Dan Black belt in nin jitsu and 1st dan in karate, The idea of this kick is to push the enemy away and to thrust, its a front kick, "maegeri" a snap kick is a high fast version of this kick aimed towards the head

[balletman]

This martial art is called "front-snap-kick-jitsu"