What are the names and action characteristics of the eleven basic leg techniques of Taekwondo?

The names and action features of the eleven basic leg techniques of Taekwondo are as follows:

(1) Front kick: The basic posture of actual combat posture begins. Turn your right foot to the hip joint to the left, and put your fist on your side; At the same time, lift the right leg with the hip joint as the axis. When the thigh is raised to a level or slightly higher, the joint is pushed forward, and the calf is kicked forward and upward with the knee joint as the axis, reaching the tip of the leg, and the whole leg is kicked straight. Relax quickly after kicking, bounce your right leg along the original route, put your right foot in front of your left foot, and keep your actual combat posture. Action essentials: the knee joint is clamped and the calf is relaxed and elastic; Send forward, send up when kicking high; The leg recovers as quickly as the forward kick. The main attack sites are face, chin, abdomen and crotch. Forward kick can also be used for defense. When the front kick force changes from toe to heel, the front kick action changes into front kick action, and the key points of the action method are the same, but the shape of the foot has changed.

(2) Side kick: the basic posture of actual combat begins; Lift your right leg with your right foot on the ground with your hip joint as the axis, and put your fists on the side; Immediately, the left foot rotates 180 degrees from the front of the sole, the hip joint rotates to the left, the right leg is pushed forward with the knee joint as the axis, and the right foot is kicked straight to the right, with the force point at the heel. After launching, take back your legs without starting the leg route, relax, lower your center of gravity (in situ or forward), and return to the actual combat posture again. Action essentials: When starting the leg, both legs and knees are clamped; When kicking, the head and shoulders, waist, buttocks, knees, legs and ankles are in a line; Kick the thigh straight and take back the original route. The main attack parts of side kick are knees, abdomen, ribs, chest and head and face.

(3) Back kick: Starting from the actual combat posture, turn your back on your opponent. The center of gravity moves back to the left foot and right foot, then lifts the knee, the right foot is close to the left thigh, and the fist is placed on the chest; Immediately, the left pedal is straightened, and the right foot is kicked out from the inner side of the left thigh to the rear, reaching the heel. After the kick, the right foot quickly recovered along the original route and became a practical posture. Action essentials: after starting the leg, the upper body and legs are closed and tightened; When kicking back, the action should be extended and hard; Turn around, lift your legs, and kick out continuously at one time without stopping; Hit the target right behind. The main attack parts of back kick are knee, abdomen, crotch, chest and head and face.

(4) Down chopping: the actual combat posture begins. Push your right foot to the ground and move your center of gravity forward to your left foot. At the same time, lift your right leg with the hip joint as the axis, and put your fists on your chest with both hands; Immediately send your hips to your chest, lift your knees to your chest, straighten your right calf with your knees as the axis, straighten your right leg in front of your body, and put your right foot over your head. Then relax and chop down with the right heel (or sole) as the power point until it hits the ground and becomes a practical posture. Action essentials: raise your legs as high as possible, lift your head back, send your hips up, and raise your center of gravity; Feet relax and fall forward, and landing should be controlled; Take your legs quickly and decisively; Relax your ankle. The main attack sites of cheating are the top of the head, face and collarbone.

(5) Punching and kicking: the actual combat posture begins. The center of gravity of the right foot moves forward, the right leg is lifted with the hip joint as the axis, and the fists are placed on the side; The forefoot of the left foot rotates 180 degrees, and the right leg continues to stretch forward and upward in a straight line around the knee joint. Then the bent knee of the right foot is whipped to the right, the upper body turns right along the whipping trend, the bent knee of the right leg recovers, and the right foot falls back to its original position, which becomes a practical posture. Action essentials: lift the knee, straighten it, and whip the right knee continuously and quickly without stopping; The hitting point is to the right in front of the body, with the sole of the foot as the hitting point; The left foot rotates to support balance, and the kicking hind leg retracts quickly. The main parts of swing kick attack are head, face, abdomen and chest.

(6) Spin-down kick: The actual combat posture begins. Turn your feet inward about 180 degrees with the sole of your foot as the axis, then turn your body right about 90 degrees and put your fists on your chest. Turn right on the upper body and twist your legs at a certain angle. The right foot pushes the ground to combine the power of pushing the ground with the power of twisting the upper body, and the right leg continues to swing back to the right and whip, while the upper body turns right, driving the right leg to swing to the right side of the body in an arc shape, and the right leg bends its knees to recover; After the right foot falls to the right, it becomes an actual combat posture. Action essentials: turn and spin, even kick, in one go, without stopping; The hitting point should be straight ahead and in a horizontal arc; Bend your knees and start your legs at a faster speed; The center of gravity rotates 360 degrees in situ. The main parts of backspin kick attack are denomination and chest.

(7) Push and kick: The actual combat posture begins. Push the right foot to the ground, move the center of gravity forward, push the right foot forward with the hip joint as the axis, push the sole of the right foot forward, with the stress point on the sole of the foot and the thrust forward. Action essentials: try to tighten the knee joint as much as possible after lifting the knee; Move the center of gravity forward and use the weight and strength of the body; When pushing, the legs stretch forward and the hips are fat; Push the route forward horizontally. The main target of pushing and kicking is the abdomen.

(8) Cross kick: The actual combat posture begins. Put your right foot on the ground, move your center of gravity forward to your left foot, lift your right foot on your knees, and put your fist on your chest; The forefoot of the left foot is rotated inward, the hip joint is turned left, and the left knee is buckled; Immediately, the left palm continued to rotate inward to 180 degrees, the knee joint of the right leg was lifted forward to a horizontal state, and the calf was quickly kicked out to the left and outside. Quickly relax and retract the calf after hitting the target. The right leg falls back to its original position and becomes an actual combat posture. Action essentials: Knee joint clamping, knees leaning forward, try to walk in a straight line; Support foot external rotation 180 degrees; Hips forward, body and legs in a straight line; Pay strict attention to the impact point of instep; The ankle joint is relaxed, and the feeling of hitting the ball is "dough" and "whip tip". The main parts of kicking attack are head, chest, abdomen and ribs.

(9) Jumping and kicking: refers to the attack technique of jumping to make the body empty first, and then completing various kicking methods in the air. Jump kick includes whirlwind kick, double kick, kick after flying, split kick after flying, spin kick after flying and jump kick, which is a difficult technical action of Taekwondo. In the later teaching articles, decomposition teaching and practice methods will be specially introduced.

(10) One-legged kick: an attack mode in which the same leg is kicked more than twice in a row. This technique is also a difficult technical action of Taekwondo, which will be described in detail in the later teaching articles.

(1 1) Kick with both legs: attack with both legs more than twice. This technique is also a difficult technical action of Taekwondo, which will be described in detail in the later teaching articles.