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Summary: The taekwondo step behind side kick and jump side kick are efficient attack moves that will subdue an aggressive opponent. Learn these taekwondo kicks from a taekwondo expert in this free martial arts video.
Caleb Labarda is a twenty-two-year-old Tae Kwon Do black belt. He has been studying the Martial Arts since he was eight-years-old, earning his first black belt at the age of eleven,...read more
"In this clip we're going to be learning how to do a step behind side kick and the jump side kick and we're going to put those two kicks together. O.k, so a step behind side kick, you're going to go step, behind, side kick and that's going to be your offensive side kick. Offensive means attacking, so that's going to be our attacking side kick. So, step, you're going to step behind the leg and kick. O.k, so that's going to be your step behind side kick. In the foot positioning, you're going to do your step, behind, now, look at my foot how I pre-pivoted and then through your side kick. So, one more time, take a step, behind, see my foot positioning, this foot's pre-pivoted to my side kick. Now, let's go ahead and take that into a jump side kick. So, you're going to, from here, step, behind, side kick, now both feet are going to jump, chamber, kick, tuck the bottom leg in and set it down, to a jump side kick. So, you could see as I combo both of those kicks, they work great and those two also go together and they compliment each other. So, step behind side kick, jump side kick, when I land on my jump side kick, I land on my bottom leg first and then I set my kicking leg down."
eHow Article: Taekwondo Step Behind Side Kick & Jump Side Kick