Taekwondo Kicks : Taekwondo Front Kick

[thekidwithballz]

my master says front kick hits the top of the front, not bottom. which way is correct?

[veleminamble]

LOl u haters. jsut gtfo then . dont comment unless uhave sumtin good to say

[marintoss]

Your "guard" sucks and you sound like gay! And look like one too! xD

[thedeadserv]

gaytard, it's not "kiya" or whatever, its "Kiai!"

[BenK8319]

Caleb Labarda; John Graden and Kwonkicker make great martial arts instructoral videos :)

[sensailiam10]

why are you saying 'kia' thats japanese for shout. so basically your saying 'shout' alot of the time lol

[thedeadserv]

@sensailiam10 kiai, not kia. and yes, japanese literally speak out some expressions out loud. like "hot" or "cold" or "it hurts".

[nadajack91]

he said good job to himself smh

[TheMrCokeCola]

Aren't you suppose to kick in like a punching motion instead of kicking up?

[ruebuscm]

@TheMrCokeCola Nope, not for the front kick. That's a push kick. You can aim a kick like this at an opponent who's leaning forward, to the gut, the knee cap, or the jaw/nose, depending on their position.

[TheMrCokeCola]

@ruebuscm Wtf is a push kick? I have never been taught or never heard of that in my life.

[ruebuscm]

@TheMrCokeCola A push kick pushes out at your opponent, like a jab. In muay thai it's called a teep, I think in taekwondo some call it the stomp kick. The front kick, on the other hand, kicks upward, like an uppercut. It snaps up into someone's gut, groin, knee, or face.

[JamesbondIl]

good job for me

[ANUTHRAMESWAR]

for all those who wanna say shit about this.. taekwando has the best kicks.. and by all means.. the fastest and mst powerful.. jst depends on who is fighting or using them and how they are trained.. but yes defintely fastest and one of the most pwerful.. each martial art has its own tech or physics behind it for why its soo pwerful.. stop trolling.. :)

[sugar26bes03]

@ANUTHRAMESWAR muay thai kicks are even more powerful and deadly.

[ittitanteklootzak]

same as karate kick mae giri

[65twinkle]

i am learning this steps!!

[poznanczyk90]

hey experts, if you are so good as it can present them write a movie improves errors Caleb Labarde

[ilikeballpythons]

what if you cant put your leg above your head :P

[marcianoUFO1]

ayhea



[adamxx666]

this is shit

[mrjohngarland28]

@adamxx666 I wouldn't say that, since it does work.

[toppertorres]

@adamxx666 hey this video is helpful to kids who do taekwondo and im taekwondo

[yosefes]

i know a sport is much like this one, it's called ballet.

[superhumansight]

your guard up is putting your hands on your chest?

[panadol911]

seriously? his fists are wrong! the thumbs are not supposed to be sticking out.

[nonglotter]

hey wtf i invented that kick and i called it "the shoe throwing kick" wtf dude?

[kukenimunnen]

Tae-kwon-do is corean for Kick and turn.

[smsjgoku]

@kukenimunnen no its not, it can be translated to either the art of kicking and punching or to break with the hand or foot

[kukenimunnen]

@smsjgoku Incorrect. Look at the clip- he clearly is kicking and turning...

[smsjgoku]

@kukenimunnen what i said is actual fact look it up you belive me and every martial art that has kicking teaches kicking and turning

[kukenimunnen]

@smsjgoku No, you are wrong. I´ve seen hundreds of ninja/martial arts-movies. And I mean HUNDREDS, man. HUNDREDS.

[smsjgoku]

@kukenimunnen whats your point? films are for entertainment iv only been doing TKD for 2 years but im very passionate about it and iv learnt enough to know what TKD is translated to and im sure actually doing the martial art gives you much more knowledge then just watching martial art films

[kukenimunnen]

@smsjgoku If a TKD-guy and a Ninja fights, who do you think will win that one?

[smsjgoku]

@kukenimunnen either because it comes down to the individual not just the martial art and besides a ninja's speciality is stealth they only used close combat if it was nessecery and it was as quick as possible and if you dont belive it comes down to the individual then you must think 2 people who do the same style must be equal right?

[kukenimunnen]

@smsjgoku The ninja would use shurikens, tiger claws, touch of death, punch of death and smoke bombs. TKD-guys wouldn´t stand a chance

[smsjgoku]

@kukenimunnen beating an unarmed opponent with no weapon doesnt prove your a better fighter besides fighting to kill would get you either locked away or shot and besides you thinnk touch or death or punch of death is something more then a glamified technique it shows how uneducated you are in martial arts and if your going on about death techniques they get taught in some TKD clubs

[kukenimunnen]

@smsjgoku Uh-oh, someone is a bit jealous I think.

[smsjgoku]

@kukenimunnen haha jealous over an outdated style and a TKD practioner who used both traditional and modern TKD then weapon using weapons wouldnt change the fact he wouldnt be hit and btw TKD is a modern martial art any type of ninjutsu is old so deals with different situations and a ninja so a TKd practioner would never cross paths never mind fight 1 last thing atleast i a martial art to be proud of because i know you dont

[kukenimunnen]

@smsjgoku I can tell, by your indignation, that this is getting on your nerve, which isn´t a good thing if you are a martial artist like me. One should be cool, calm and collected- just like a ninja.

[HarleyDuryea2]

great kick! I have to break a board with this kick on friday for my Graduation to Yellow belt ceremony. Wish I could kick as high as you :-)

[musicXpiano]

@HarleyDuryea2 but the level of skill is very different :P

[lingesify]

come own...every one knows hw to do a frontkick..u are just a 3rd dan and not usefull

[krypekeeper]

lol i would LOVE to see people talking shit do this, except add a step. chamber up kick and hold it, chamber back and hold, put foot back down. slowly and controlled and without holding a rail or chair and without stumbling of falling.....haha

[h0rangi]

@krypekeeper i can do that and hold my leg locked out straight at chest level for about 20 seconds before getting cramp in the old iliopsoas. can't do it at head level yet...only a couple of seconds at head level.

anyways, conjure up something a bit more challenging. what you described is very very easy to do. (not for beginners though i guess)

[krypekeeper]

@h0rangi i know its, easy....its white belt stuff

[MiniSativaDominatrix]

HAHA your hand guard is funny looking. why are they both to your chest? CHEST TO CHIN mr black belt. nice kick tho.

[ufgatorbait2001]

this was helpful. Started Tiger Schulman in Feb and they do things very quickly and have not broken the front kick down enough. Thanks for the input!!

[DavySigfusson]

That kick is surprisingly strong... I did it once in sparring and the girl I was against(this was only in the Dojang) almost went flying... and she's not that small.

[darkfiremat]

isnt the basic kick a chuky

[3bepko]

That kick should include hip and foot rotation... not to mention body movement, kiap, body stance, guard and other things you can't find in this video. TKD is perfection of kicking, it is NOT supposed to be easy!

[GinjaNinja1994]

@3bepko TaeKwon Do is very rarely easy.Where the hell is the sinewave in this,anyway?!You ARE supposed to bend your knee slightly wile kicking-my instructor is 5th deg. black belt and would have a go at me if I kicked like this.

[myfuckingsigninname]

@3bepko A front kick or as I call that kick a Thrust kick would be a totally different kick if you included hip and foot rotation. a round house, hook kick, crescent kick, ect. would be the ones you would need hip and foot rotation. Also TKD is "foot hand way", not" perfection of kicking". Its 70% kicks 30% hand.

[3bepko]

@myfuckingsigninname oook then, so without foot and hip rotation it can still be a dangerous kick - you can poke someone's eye out!! :D

[myfuckingsigninname]

@3bepko Yes, the thrust kick is good for opening doors or knocking someone back and it is a simple but very powerful kick.

[rubseman]

@3bepko i train taekwon - do and when i was suppost to breake a plank with that kick i was amazed how powerful it can be, if used correct :D

[kebabcowboy]

Another thing id like to mention:

If you kick to the head, its okay to kick with the ball of the foot. But if you kick to the bode or the legs, its better to use your whole foot and aim with your heel. Why? Because a body kick aims not for a knockout by shaking the opponents head but to deliver as much power as possible to the body. So you dont kick like aiming at a small target (head) but you kick like you are kicking in a door (you are kicking trough the opponent). That will do for follow ups

[kebabcowboy]

The reason he keeps his leg straight is: clearly for show. It looks better.

But, as for selft protection and kicking power, a slight bend to the standing leg is okay. Why? because there is a concept of kinetic linking. Even if its a snapping kick, you have to put your bodyweight behind it for the splitsecond of impact. if the standing leg remains stiff, there can be no hipmovement, no linking, no bodyweight => no effect.

[noahblackwell13]

Master lambarda do not listen to these people.your kick is right. my instructor master S.K Yoo is a sixth dan black belt and he teaches us exavtly like this.we do things differently in my dojang because he was a ballroom dancer and we incorperate some of the foot work in dance into our moves. I am also a purple belt and have been studying these kick.we are taught almost all of them except for cresent kick.i learned the spinning cresent kick on my own and am fairly good at it

[phantomtrucks56]

his gaurd sucks what degree black belt is he

[GinjaNinja1994]

@phantomtrucks56 3rd.I'm a red ends and can kick better than this for God's sake,although I could probably put more weight behind it,as he looks lighter than me.

[3bepko]

@GinjaNinja1994 Sure you can put more power to this kick, if you bend your body forward.. I don't say this guy is bad, but this video is too flighty. Of course he could do better if he wanted ;) I do TKD for many years now

[jakker1000]

@phantomtrucks56 bet you cant even do taekwondo. :P

[maxgunn555]

you shouldnt be kicking that high. his guard is all wrong. and there is no power behind his kick.

[blackdragonUK]

If you think the defense at 0:07 would stop anything think again

[crysisman14]

lmfao

[Zaarah2377]

Are you for real? Don't pay any attention to this guy...!Bend your leg as it is your supporting leg. The better grounded you are the stronger the kick. Unless you are a sport TKD person that is looking to win by tap rather than KO...Fag's.....

[tuss4dzigns]

no you actually have more support from the ground if your supporting leg is straight.

[eXcezZoO]

1..2... KIA

[cCcMaSSaKacCc46]

/watch?v=0XdHwiYN3Y4

[amarcote1123]

great execution, but his defense really sucks, it's too passive!

[aldrickbarber35]

yea,mostly competition. I'm redbelt,and I'm barely getting down on the defence. Mostly sparring techniqyes.

[rippabomb]

this is the easyest to learn but the hardest to exicute properly

[AfrojacX]

He tells the viewer to keep their leg straight, yet an experienced opponent may perform a stomp to the kicker's taut knee, hyper-extending the leg and snapping it. If the leg was bent during kick execution, then then it is stomped oat, it would simply bend straight, and if the kicker is fast, they may be able to bend in again quickly. Just my thoughts.

[hakuboshi1]

great way to develop this kick for power is to get your knee up and try to shoot your heel upward. Aim like your kicking with your heel up makes a big difference

[PigsCanFly99]

this kick is all about stretching (to not injure your lower back and to deliver power through snap). Also consciously keep other heal comfortably planted - if U R lifting heal - U R over-reaching (stretch more). This guy's guard is weak - imagine kick delivered in wrist area .. no stopping quality to his too close and too weak arm stance. Injure himself with his own arms. I'd deliver Inside outside crescent right into his wrist area.  Keep wrists strong (xrcize) and frthr from body. Chumbi!

[follishcountry14]

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[crs1012]

Taekwondo .... ehh. For kids I guess.

[unknowncritic1]

it all depends on wear u put urknee. if u lift ur knee rly high thats wear ur foot will go, barley lift ur knee at all then ur foot want go high att all

[katrina200577]

he is very good. i'm not that flexible so i have to stretch better. i cannot lift my leg as high as he does.

[misanthroposy]

Wrists are bent back to far, thumbs are sticking out, forearms are in to close, and I've always found this kick to do better when driving it out. Not swinging out unless your aiming for the chin. It works well driving through the mid section. But I'm thinking of the rear leg front kick though. So my bad. Also I don't know why you wouldn't want your base leg bent at the knee. What happens if when he is doing this kick someone actually kicks him in the knee? not very well done.

[dangkoen]

Can't he finish the kick? He doesn't finish it!

[preuomo]

I thought a guard was supposed to block hits to your face, not your nipple rings... AND HOLY SHIT your fists look like you're trying not to smudge your nail polish! PLEASE, don't completely demonstrate your misunderstanding of TKD with a nonsense youtube video.

[xXHellSoulXx]

:D nipple rings

[SPOILEDDOG2]

since i cant do the front kick because of my old studio & that im a black belt. now my front kick sucks. so my master told my mom to make me wear high heels& im really going to do it :D

[FLeaFLyFL0]

hahaha "like you're wearing high heels" awesome

[rpghero5]

sorry i practiced tae kwon do 4 many years im 13 and thats beautiful

[Navyseals3]

He is a good master

[Navyseals3]

I mean teacher

[frrface]

that was the first kick i learnt

[schumacherrock]

what is his black belt degree level? i 2nd

[SergeantDooDoo]

he mentions that he's a 3rd dan

[fullmetal891]

ummmm just look at his belt....

[SergeantDooDoo]

Tell that to schumacherrock....

[animefanji]

lol many thankz this sure helps

[hey0whats8up9]

you can do 1. and then jump and then 2. and land

[ironized]

kicking a bit high for such a kick, it is my understanding that a front kick is low or mid section, high section requires a jumping technique

[it6me]

the frond kick is a defence kick so if some asshole wants to att you then you just stretch you leg he walks in to it, its only painfull when you place a frontkick in the solar plexus

[pinky32]

tkd front kick is not effective at all! notice that its a snapping front kick so theres no power behind it

[edoedojaja]

right, so it is kind of like a slap you'd say,its an effective way to actually start a combo, plus it can be used to stop an opponent coming straight at you from the front, plus you can change it a little and just leave your foot up straight, and so your opponent's face will run into your foot.

[ilikehaku1100]

Snap it in the chin and see what happens.

[TideofWar420]

maybe not power but i can tell u are inexperianced. its enough speed if u catch some1 under the chin it wil stun them for a tiny bit (depending on the size of the opponent) which alows u to use another technique

[PitFighter2007]

I front kick cn appear that way if your standing on the spot demonstrating the technique. In reality any front kick is delivered while moving, which of course lends itself to weight and speed behinf the technique increasing power. Funny thing is the front kick is the same whether it be from tkd, karate, ninjutsu....there really is no difference when your in a scrap with someone. :) peace.

[Makubex628]

The front kick can be done a few ways, but you have to remember it is a kick that requires little flexibility and is meant for mid-body to grown attacks. The thing I dislike about this vid is that the guy makes it look so weak, when it is a very effective kick. When you're kicking to the head you will want to use the bottom part of your hill, not the ball of your foot. Besides, It hurts more when you have on sneakers.

[lordtains]

if you have shoes on you could also kick with your toes. to the chin it will knock your opponent out right away

[shinobiwarrior1]

mcthelight: Are you stating that you are supposed to point your toes down or saying that he is pointing his toes down?

I am an assistant instructor of Choi Kwang Do and have NEVER heard of pointing your toes down to perform a front kick. If you kick someone in the chest pointing your toes down you will surely break the toes or damage the joints...point toes up.

Great video here!!

TRAIN HARD; PIL-SUNG!!

[lordtains]

if against the groin you have your toes down and kick with your lower shin(the top of your foot)....

against the chin same story

[mcthelight]

this is a bad front kick, i'm not dissing but you point your toes down for front kick. These kind of kicks should be taught face to face because if not done properly it can sprain or break the toes of the user...it is effective, but learn from an instructor if thinking about doing tae kwon do =]

[Outcastino]

I don't like this front kick. It lacks power and application because of the upward motion. The whole point of striking is to use the energy of your whole body yet here only the leg is used.

[kaspar126]

well, you can always put your hips into motion

[lordtains]

how the hell is he holding his hands?

is he a homosexual?

[gelkindo]

lol

[uckushtar]

hmm... usually the kick is most effective to the body, and keep your back foot planted? I never heard that before, usually you're told to come up on the ball of your foot

[ihbo7]

this is actually a good kick when ur sparring because if someone starts to rush up to with punches u just throw the front kick at their stomach keeps them away and it hurts a lot

i've got this kick in my balls before from a guy twice my size and strength

[peanutsandchocolates]

oww my hamstrings

[milnusthegnome]

basically, he's saying...you got to be flexible to kick.

[sm90123]

that dude tought me martial arts

[h16a3]

fantastic we want more

[chimneycat7]

that kick would be good for chicks

[mrzthickazzhell01]

Hey thats the bastard that tought me how to use a bow staff.i had hand blisters for a week you bastard with all due respect.:)

[ceyhan49]

i guess this is ITF and not WTF cuz WTF uses the top of the foot and not the 'ball' of the foot. what i know ball of the foot is KARATE style. correct me if im wrong cuz thats why i learned in Malaysia

[Jugurtti1000]

Yeah, In ITF we use the ball of the foot because its easier to kick a target in front of us.

[ceyhan49]

I wished all taekwondo is the same ^.^ :D

[h0rangi]

this is absolutely not ITF.

Note: front snap kick in self defense is ultimately useful when directed at the low section target (balls), using the point of the shoe or the instep. in sparring...doesn't happen, front pushing kick ;) for self defense point of shoe is devastating for right under the chin also ^^

[NDKfrl]

1: it's "Ab - chagi"

2: what's so good about it? you're going to kick some1's knee all the time?

[greeen80]

ab chaki... very good kick

[BlaZeSSJ]

cant rly tell but is this guy 3rd or 4th degree?

[tnpride]

try the kick in slow motion and hold it for 5 seconds. when u can do that, you're one fifth to mastering it.

[TDivo]

great i can now practice these moves that the host show at mt gym ty 5/5 and subbed

[openingman]

martila arts are ineffective in the way that they dont deal wiith real life situation but flips and kick you see on cartoon shows and movies plus it does matter on power level if u cant hit them hard enough for them budge (which is possible) then your screwed

[kamen25]

lol.. you're funny dude, for a second you almost made me believe you were serious.

[justin811j]

Strength has little to do with the power equation.

[drthmstrbtr]

Loads of ppl commenting are missing the point

of these exercises

Its recreational martial arts duh

so stop criticizing it

besides if ur so good already why watch it DUR

[seouljah4yu]

to be jerks and criticize what they wish they could do.

oh the power of hiding behind a computer

[MrKlogen]

@seouljah4yu It's acutally quite hard to hide behind a computer, you must be pretty flexible unless it's a big computer.

[cavepanther]

if you kick the groin it could be better to use the top of your foot

also the way i learned the stance his guard is a bit close to his body. i could be wrong or the angle could make it look closer than it is

[justin811j]

Actually, you can execute a front kick with the instep as well. The ball of the foot is for penetrating kicks and the instep is for softer targets (ie groin or stomach if they are doubled over).

[dungtruong88]

nice speech but your performance and technquics need to be improved, poor-looking front kick by the way

[iamdanigga]

shut up goddamn critic you should be kicked in the mouth

[lordsauronxxx]

KIA? why not toyota?

[erniyo112]

or a suzuki? lol

[sclub33]

@lordsauronxxx xD man thats funny

[bisteca23]

@lordsauronxxx beacause KIA is korean.  ^_^

[mmacritics]

@lordsauronxxx Why not learn anything about martial arts before making stupid comments?

//mmacriti

[mmacritics]

@lordsauronxxx Why not learn anything about martial arts before making stupid comments?

//mmacritic

[chris27top]

kiaa

[xhackerunleashed]

This is a good!! Nice work! Time to practice!

[willgrove]

the kick swings straight up, where is the power?

[EroVulgaro]

This is also known as the snap kick. That is, it is meant to be very fast. Snap! Of course we all know that with speed comes power.

[willgrove]

no we all know that speed x strength = power.

[Bpal23]

This is very good. I am a TKD practitioner myself. 1st dan black belt. Is there any way that you could help me refresh my memory with every kick I should know, in order? I would be truly appreciative. Thanks! I don't mean it has to be in vid format, but maybe just the names in mssg.