Taekwondo Side Kick

Video Transcript

"In this clip we're going to be talking about side kick. Our side kick is a little more advanced kick and it's one that we use more often in sparring. In this one you pick up your leg, chamber, kick it out, return it and down. So breaking it down a little bit more, before you even pick up your leg, you want to pivot, which is pointing your foot in the opposite direction that you?re going to kick. You pick up your kicking leg. Tucking it in as close to the knot of your belt as possible, keeping your leg level, and then kicking it out, twisting your hips, impacting your target with your heel, chambering back in and setting your foot down, returning your foot to your guarding position. So one more time. Pivoting, chambering your leg, kicking out with a loud keeyah. Keeyah. Re chamber and down. Another way to break this down is in the four count side kick. On one, you pivot your foot and chamber your leg. On two, you kick out with a keeyah. Two, keeyah. Three, return the kick. And four, place it back down. And one more time. One, two, keeyah, three, four. The offensive part of the side kick would be the step behind side kick. In this kick you're going to do a step, step behind pre-pivoting your foot, chambering and kicking. And one more time. Taking a step, stepping behind your leg, pre-pivoting your foot, chambering, kicking, keeyah, chamber and down. And now with the bag. You're going to take a step, step behind, chamber, kicking and twisting your hips over so your toes are pointing down, hitting the bag, keeyah, re chamber and down. And one more time, taking a step, chamber, kick and down. And once more. Step, chamber, keeyah and down."