Front Kick - Martial Arts Kicking Technique

This page provides details on how to do a martial arts front kick. While a front kick is a very basic kick, it is useful for self-defense situations such as kicking an attacker in the groin. The most basic front kicks either hit the target with the top of the foot (instep) or the ball of the foot.

For more instructions on different martial arts kicks, please visit our main kicking techniques page.

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Front Kick Variations

• Front Kick - Ball of Foot - Strikes target with ball of foot.
• Front Kick - Instep - Strikes target with top of foot.
• Double Front Kick or Jumping Double Front Kick
• Flying Front Kick
• Jumping Front Kick
• Skipping Front Kick or Hopping Front Kick, Sliding Front Kick, etc.

References

1. TaekwondoAnimals.com. Taekwondo Kicks, http://www.taekwondoanimals.com/taekwondo-kicks.asp, Added - 5/8/13