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Karate Foot Techniques
You use karate foot techniques in close quarter fights, or to free yourself from some locks that entrap you.In Karate the heel can become a formidable striking point. You can feint your opponent off guard with your hands and elbows, then strike with the heel. Use the heel movements to kick and stamp your opponent's groin, solar plexus, instep, and even the jaw!
Check out these karate foot techniques:
Back Heel Stamp
Raise foot slightly and point downward, bend knee forward.
Strike your opponent by stamping backward.
Inside Heel Stamp
Raise foot slightly and point the toes away from your body at 45° angle. Bend the knee forward. Strike by swiftly stamping the inside of the heel to the rear.
Your opponent may not give you the stamp of approval for this movement, but then you are not expecting it, are you?
Outside Heel Stamp
Raise foot slightly and angle the toes away from the body. Bring knee forward.
Strike by suddenly stamping the outside of the heel to the side or rear.
Downward Heel Stamp
Raise the knee upward about 18 inches with the toes slightly arched. Strike by smashing straight down.
Stamp any heel with the heel stamp! Done with the Karate Foot Techniques? Go to the Homepage.
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