How To Do A Back Kick Video

A back kick can surprise your kickboxing opponent. Learn the skills of kickboxing in this video on competitive kickboxing moves.

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Start from fighting position
Step up & across
Turn
Deliver strike with heel
Reload kick

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Jason Warren is a Martial Arts Instructor at Chi Martial Arts in Miami Shores, Florida. He grew up in 1970's in New York City's tough South Bronx. Jason learned to fight at an early age. New York had many fine Martial Arts Instructors. Jason met most of them and started in traditional Karate about 31 years ago. His first style was called Shotokan. He then met William Oliver and switched to Kyokushinkai. Jason eventually studied with Shigeru Oyama, and cherishes his relationship with his Instructor to this very day. Jason has competed in Martial Arts all over the world.

JASON WARREN: Hi. My name is Jason Warren. I am a kickboxing instructor here in Miami Shores at Chi Martial Arts. In this clip, we are going to demonstrate the kickboxing back kick, also known as the spinning back kick. Kickboxing back kick, the striking impact is done with the heel of the foot. In Japanese, it is called kakato. From our fighting position, left foot forward, I want to step, again, just like with the back fist, up and across, I turn and I deliver my back kick with my heel. And again, similar to the back fist, I need to obstruct my opponent's vision, so I need to punch first to set it up. If I do not punch first, an experienced fighter will see the kick coming. So initially I will punch, turn, kick. It is a very, very powerful kick. Some of the key components to remember is that your knees has to stay bent at an angle. The striking surface again is the heel. One more time. One, two. So the five things to remember about the kickboxing back kick, again, everything starts from the fighting position. Hand position is very important. You want to step up and across, you turn, lift your leg, use the heel, back to fighting position.

How to Do a Back Kick Video

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