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  2. Kick - Wikipedia

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    There are many variations of the hook kick, generally based on different foot work: rear- or front-leg, oblique or half-pivot, dropping, spin-back and more. The hook kick can be delivered with a near-straight leg at impact, or with a hooked finish (kake in Japanese karate) where the leg bends before impact to catch the target from behind. An ...

  3. List of shotokan techniques - Wikipedia

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    Oi Mae Geri: Lunging rear-leg front kick; Mawashi geri: Round kick; Mawashi hiza geri: Circular knee kick; Mikazuki geri: Crescent kick; Gyaku mikazuki geri: Reverse Crescent kick; Nidan tobi geri: Jumping Double front kick; Ura mawashi geri or Kagi geri: Upper inside round kick, a.k.a. hook kick; Ushiro geri: Back kick; Ushiro mawashi geri ...

  4. List of capoeira techniques - Wikipedia

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    The gancho lit. hook, is a hook kick. It is a deceptive attack that starts off in the same way as a martelo or roundhouse kick. The knee and thigh of the kicking leg is brought up and across the body in a diagonal direction.

  5. List of taekwondo techniques - Wikipedia

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    Reverse side kick (반대 옆 차기 bandae yeop chagi): This kick is similar to the back kick, except the body turns further, allowing the heel to hit the target with the foot pointing to the side as in a regular side kick, instead of downward as in a true back kick. Hook kick (후려 차기 huryeo chagi): A less popular kick traditionally ...

  6. Tricking (martial arts) - Wikipedia

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    Round Kick Hook Kick Front Sweep Mostly uses as a transitional move Back Sweep Mostly uses as a transitional move Round Kick Crescent Kick Hook Kick Compasso Butterfly Kick (B-Kick) Also known as B-Kick > 180° Pop + Crescent Kick 360 Kick Also known as Tornado Kick Cheat 360, Pop 360 360 Kick + Hook kick 540 Kick (pop 10) 1.5 Twisting Hook Kick

  7. Liver shot - Wikipedia

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    A left hook to the liver. A liver shot or liver punch is a punch, kick, or knee strike to the right side of the ribcage that damages the liver. Blunt force to the liver can be excruciatingly painful, but mostly lasts only about 30 seconds to one minute. An especially effective shot will incapacitate a person instantly. [1]

  8. Karate techniques - Wikipedia

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    Vital points used in attack [2]; Japanese English Hichu This pressure point is located in the center of the lowest part of the neck, in the hollow. Shofu In the lateral aspect of the neck, in the posterior border of the Sternocleidomastoideus posterosuperior on both sides of the center of the neck.

  9. Kickboxing - Wikipedia

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    Hook kick (heel kick) – Extending the leg out to the side of the body, and hooking the leg back to strike the head with either the heel or sole; Crescent kick and forward crescent kick; Axe kick – is a stomp out kick or axe kick. The stomp kick normally travels downward, striking with the side or base heel (typically the base heel)