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Kicks

The Korean for kick is Cha Ki.

It can be helpful to look for patterns in the names. In many cases, the names of the kicks are combinations of the words describing their movements.

For example, the word for Front in the korean for a Front kick is Ahp, so a Front kick is Ahp Cha Ki. The word for Jump is Deah so putting the two together a Jump Front Kick becomes Deah Ahp Cha Ki.

Once you know this then it is easy to figure out that if Yup means side then a Jump side kick must be Deah Yup Cha Ki.

There are exceptions to this for some of the names though so be careful.

Front stretch kick

Bahl Poto Oly Ki

Front kick

Ahp Cha Ki

Side kick

Yup Cha Ki

Side stretch kick

Yup Poto Oly Ki

Round house kick

Tollyo Cha Ki

Spinning back kick

Dwi Tollyo Cha Ki

Straight back kick

Dwi Cha Ki

Crescent kick inside/outside

Ahneso Pahkuro Cha Ki

Crescent kick outside/inside

Pahkeso Ahnuro Cha Ki

Stepping side kick

Mirro Yup Cha Ki

Wheel kick

Dwi Hu Ryo Cha Ki

Hook kick

Yup Hu Ryo Cha Ki

Axe kick

Cchik Ki

Diagonal kick

Bit Cha Ki

Jumping kick

Deah Cha Ki

Jump front kick

Deah Ahp Cha Ki

Jump side kick

Deah Yup Cha Ki

Jump round house kick

Deah Tollyo Cha Ki

Jump spinning back kick

Deah Dwi Tollyo Cha Ki

Two-step jumping kick

E Dan Cha Ki

Jumping front kick

E Dan Ahp Cha Ki

Jumping side kick

E Dan Yup Cha Ki

Jumping round house kick

E Dan Tollyo Cha Ki

360° jumping spinning back kick

E Dan Dwi Tollyo Cha Ki