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or distractions to disguise the timing or direction of their attacks. Stomping the foot, noise, frequent hand movement, head movement, switching the guard position, etc. are common feints. Using feints, then attacking at multiple levels and with various techniques may help deceive the opponent,
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and other self-defense systems, the defendant drives his or her hips and bottom region backward into an attacker holding them from behind in order to cause the attacker to off-balance and bend forward and possibly cause pain by striking the groin or midsection forcefully. While causing minimal
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temple and chest. A sidekick is performed by first chambering the kicking leg diagonally across the body, then extending the leg in a linear fashion toward the target, while flexing the abdominals.
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Essential Book of Martial Arts Kicks: 89 Kicks from Karate, Taekwondo, Muay Thai, Jeet Kune Do, and Others by Marc De Bremaeker and Roy Faige
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2092:Jeet Kune Do
2050:Silat Melayu
2013:Pencak silat
1965:Self-defense
1907:Full contact
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1760:Chess boxing
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1597:Punching bag
1587:Boxing glove
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1423:Elbow strike
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2122:Battlefield
2082:Chun Kuk Do
2025:Suffrajitsu
1835:Tang Soo Do
1710:Greco-Roman
1463:Knee strike
1380:Philippines
1126:Varma kalai
1078:Mechanostat
1074:Davis's law
1070:Wolff's law
1066:osteoblasts
1062:osteoclasts
1054:metatarsals
1046:metacarpals
961:Tae Kwon Do
769:round kick,
664:juji-gatame
648:Hakyyokuken
455:Closed-fist
388:karate chop
2664:Categories
2497:2018 Only
2358:Kickboxing
2112:Qwan Ki Do
2040:To-Shin Do
1970:combatives
1940:Pankration
1925:Kickboxing
1896:Xingyiquan
1884:Baguazhang
1850:Wudangquan
1780:Kickboxing
1675:Shuai jiao
1485:Joint lock
1402:techniques
1132:References
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979:Strategies
913:Principles
884:ice hockey
727:Front kick
721:Front kick
703:Kickboxing
577:Angkor Wat
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