Bastich Posted October 7, 2009 Share Posted October 7, 2009 When using a front kick which part of the foot should be the point of contact to perform the move correctly. Is it the ball of the foot or should the whole of the bottom of the foot contact? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vierna Posted October 7, 2009 Share Posted October 7, 2009 the ball of the foot Humans say the Road to Hell is paved with good intentions. Why? Do they think there's ashortage of bad ones?Karm'Luk P'an Ku, "The Joy of Lucidity" CY 8633 (Andromeda) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sokusen Posted October 7, 2009 Share Posted October 7, 2009 Depends on the style, and the out come you are looking to achieve. Most styles use the ball of the foot; safe striking surface and powerful. Some styles strike with the big toe; takes a long time to develop but you obtain deeper penetration with the strike. Other styles use the full foot as more of a stopping technique, not necessarily used to inflict damage but can set your opponent up for other techniques. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Toptomcat Posted October 7, 2009 Share Posted October 7, 2009 It also depends on distance. Sometimes you won't have enough space to get up the speed for a damaging strike with a ball mae geri, but will with a heel mae geri. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rogue2257 Posted October 7, 2009 Share Posted October 7, 2009 First, it depends very much on the style. If we're talking about a traditional karate front kick, then you should be striking with the ball of the foot. I have, however, seen and heard of some karate practitioners who will pull the toes down, rather than up (almost making a fist with the toes) and striking that way.On the other hand, if we're talking about other styles that isn't necessarily the case. In Muay Thai there is a front kick that is more of a pushing technique where the whole foot is planted on the opponent to drive them away and set them up for follow up techniques.It really just depends on the style. Since you're posting in the karate forum though, I'm assuming you're talking about the traditional mae geri. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sokusen Posted October 7, 2009 Share Posted October 7, 2009 Since you're posting in the karate forum though, I'm assuming you're talking about the traditional mae geri.Be careful with the usage of the word traditional. Uechi ryu is a traditional Okinawan style of Karate which uses the "toe fist" as the striking surface of the mae geri. Though I would agree the ball of the foot is the more common striking surface. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
white owl Posted October 7, 2009 Share Posted October 7, 2009 We use the ball of the foot in style of Shotokan that I practice. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wado-AJ Posted October 7, 2009 Share Posted October 7, 2009 maegeri has mainly 5 options, - If you consider any kick to the front a maegeriinstep, tiptoes, ball, sole, heel, depending on distance or circumstance. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rogue2257 Posted October 7, 2009 Share Posted October 7, 2009 There are an enormous variety of kicks out there, and any of them directed to the front of the body could be called "front kicks." As far as I'm aware, striking with the ball of the foot is the most common method of performing a front kick in karate. Again, it all depends on the style of the individual practitioner. There are so many different styles of martial arts out there and they all do things slightly differently. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tallgeese Posted October 7, 2009 Share Posted October 7, 2009 Granted, you'll get a lot of answers based on style. However, by far and away most common is the ball of the foot. It's also the safest and most useful for most people. http://alphajiujitsu.com/https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCJhRVuwbm__LwXPvFMReMww Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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