Instructions for a Skipping or Hopping Side Kick - Martial Arts Kicking Technique

This section teaches you how to do a martial arts skipping side kick. This kick is also known as the step behind, hopping or sliding side kick. A hopping or skipping side kick is a great way to quickly close the distance with an opponent and land a powerful kick. For this kick, a student needs to have mastered the basic side kick.

To learn about other martial arts kicks, please visit the main kicking techniques page.

Written Instructions - How to do a Hopping, Skipping, Sliding or Step Behind Side Kick

• To perform a hopping or step behind side kick, you start in a fighting stance.
• Take a sideways leap towards your opponent then bring your rear foot up to your front foot or beyond your front foot (as your back leg crosses behind your front leg).
• As your momentum carries you forward, push off with your rear foot and fire a quick side kick at your opponent.
• This kick is supposed to be fast and cover a lot of ground. It is also less "telegraphed" than the traditional rear leg side kick (where you must rotate & cock your leg) because it utilizes a front leg side kick.

References

1. TaekwondoAnimals.com, Taekwondo Kicks, http://www.taekwondoanimals.com/taekwondo-kicks.asp, Added - 5/10/13