What is your favorite kick and Why?

[Whispers]

front kick, basic straight forward front kick.

Easy to slide in while the opponent is retreating or coming at you, great for hitting the knees, stomach and crotch. Also easy to maintain balance.

[Mad_Mally]

knee breaker kick

It's called kensetsu geri or joint breaker kick

[Hardball]

It's called kensetsu geri or joint breaker kick

A kick is just a kick and a punch is just a punch.

"Bruce Lee"

[DAT]

Mine would either be the one I didn't have to use or the telegraphed one from my opponent.

Upper body techniques can do the job 99% of the time. The only kicks I would ever think of employing would be front snap and stomp/rake to instep, knee or shin.

[Hardball]

Mine would either be the one I didn't have to use or the telegraphed one from my opponent.

Upper body techniques can do the job 99% of the time. The only kicks I would ever think of employing would be front snap and stomp/rake to instep, knee or shin.

You can overcome telegraphing with TIMING and also by kicking off of the FRONT leg. I'm right their with you on the upper body techniques. I see in your profile you studied wing chun and isshinryu...............thus you know about kicks being useuful as defensive.

[Tant01]

Kani basami, (flying scissors) because it's old school and fun to do. I especially like the impact with terrain part of it!

[sojobow]

You can overcome telegraphing with TIMING and also by kicking off of the FRONT leg. I'm right their with you on the upper body techniques. I see in your profile you studied wing chun and isshinryu...............thus you know about kicks being useuful as defensive.

I'm not sure if you would consider this a "Kick," however, I'm now working on leg and arm bars using my legs and knees for the traps. This technique(s) might be considered "grappling techniques" but they all require an initial kicking motion. The intent when using this type of kick is to actually take a person down as you've locked his knees and or off-balanced him via spreading his legs with the initial strikes. Think of performing the old "figure 4" armbar but using your legs instead of your arms.

[Hardball]

I'm not sure if you would consider this a "Kick," however, I'm now working on leg and arm bars using my legs and knees for the traps. This technique(s) might be considered "grappling techniques" but they all require an initial kicking motion. The intent when using this type of kick is to actually take a person down as you've locked his knees and or off-balanced him via spreading his legs with the initial strikes. Think of performing the old "figure 4" armbar but using your legs instead of your arms.

Sounds like the sissor takedown.

[Tant01]

Sounds like the sissor takedown.

Kani Basami or flying scissors is a takedown.

That one's taken! Is it a "kick"?