Ground Kicks: Advanced Martial Arts Kicks for Ground-fighting from Karate, Krav Maga, MMA, Capoeira, Kung Fu and more 9780995795228, 1938585399

Table of contents :
Foreword to the ‘Kicks’ series ......................................................................11
General Introduction ...................................................................................16
Introduction to Ground Kicks .......................................................................20
Foreword.................................................................................................20
The Ground Guard....................................................................................22
Getting Down to the Ground....................................................................24
Ground Movement ..................................................................................32
Standing Back Up ....................................................................................37
Training ...................................................................................................41
The Kicks......................................................................................................45
1. The Ground Front Kick.....................................................................45
2. The Ground Twin Front Kick ............................................................65
3. The Drop Pull-in Front Kick ..............................................................70
4. The Ground Side Kick ......................................................................75
5. The Ground Roundhouse Kick .........................................................88
6. The Kneeling-up Roundhouse Kick and close relatives ....................104
7. The Ground Hook Kick ....................................................................111
8. The Ground Downward Roundhouse Kick .......................................119
9. The Ground Spin-back Hook Kick ....................................................127
10. The Ground Twin Side Kick ..............................................................136
11. The Ground Double Split Back Kick .................................................139
12. The Ground Roundhouse Sweep Kick ..............................................142
13. The Ground Inside Hook Sweep Kick ...............................................146
14. The Jumping Roundhouse Kick from the Ground .............................149
15. The Ground Downward Inside Short Hook Kick ...............................1539
16. The Ground Downward Outside Short Hook Kick ............................158
17. The Ground Crescent Kick ...............................................................161
18. The Ground Overhead Twin Front Kick ...........................................166
19. The Ground Hooked Downward Heel Kick ......................................171
20. The Ground Twin Inside Crescent Kick ............................................178
21. The Pull-in Assisted Kick .................................................................181
22. The Ground Back Kick.....................................................................183
23. The Ground Twin Back Kick ............................................................190
24. The Ground Twin Roundhouse Kick.................................................193
25. The Ground Outside Crescent Kick .................................................196
26. The Ground Axe Kick ......................................................................202
27. The Ground Scissor Kick ................................................................208
Afterword ....................................................................................................214