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 Flying kick performed by a black belt |
A jump kick is a type of kick in certain martial arts and in martial-arts based gymnastics, with the particularity that the kick is delivered mid-air, specifically moving ("flying") into the target after a running start to gain forward momentum.[1] In this sense, a "Jump kick" is a special case of a flying kick, any kick delivered in mid-air, i.e. with neither foot touching the ground.
Flying and jump kicks are taught in certain Asian martial arts, such as karate,[2] kenpo, kalarippayattu, kung fu and taekwondo.
- ^ "during a flying kick the objective is to cover distance horizontally and not simply to jump straight up and down." Yeon Hee Park, Yeon Hwan Park, Jon Gerrard, Tae kwon do: the ultimate reference guide to the world's most popular martial art, 2009, ISBN 978-0-8160-7399-3.
- ^ Hidetaka Nishiyama, Richard C. Brown, Karate: the art of "empty hand" fighting, 1990, ISBN 978-0-8048-1668-7, p. 133