[header] How to kick (in martial arts ) [title] Stand in a fighting stance. [step] The preferred fighting stance differs between different disciplines, but the general rule is that your dominant leg is behind your other leg-the dominant leg's toe pointed to its side. Your secondary leg is in front, its toe pointed straight forward.
[header] How to kick (in martial arts ) [title] Stand in a fighting stance. [step] The preferred fighting stance differs between different disciplines, but the general rule is that your dominant leg is behind your other leg-the dominant leg's toe pointed to its side. Your secondary leg is in front, its toe pointed straight forward.
It's the opposite of your kicking leg-it should be straight ahead of your body, or slightly closer in relation to your toes. [substeps] Your body should stay close to the ground with your weight slightly on the balls of your feet. Your torso is generally facing the direction of your dominant leg (righties' bodies will face right & vice versa). Your hands should be in a guard position. Your non-dominant leg is in the middle, its heel pointing down. Your dominant foot is forward, and your non-dominant foot is back. This is called a " cross-legged " position as a fighting stance. [substeps] To punch, kick with each foot, not one foot.