Self Defense Tactics Involving kicks

This part of the website deals with self defense tactics involving your leg. You will learn how to use your legs to defend yourself from an attacker.

This isn't the movies, so you're not going to learn how to do roundhouse kicks and flying kicking moves. You'll learn the basics of these legself defense tactics that will save your life.

Self Defense Moves for the Front Kick

When you're in front of your attacker, get into a fighting stance with your arms up like a boxer. You're fists are at the sides of your face. Look at your attacker in the neck area. Don't look at where you're going to kick him. You don't want to telegraph your move to him.

Slightly bend your standing leg and lift your kicking leg up, bending it at the knee. Lift your kicking leg up so your bended knee is parallel with your hips. Extend your leg while moving your hips forward for maximum impact. The ball of your foot should hit your attacker in the solar plexus, right below the ribcage. As always, make sure you follow through on the strike.

As soon as you finish the move, return your kicking leg to the raised, bended knee position and then set it down. Do this as quickly as you delivered the front kick.

Self Defense Tips for the Side Kick

If your attacker is at your side, raise your kicking leg (left or right depending on which side the attacker is standing), bending it at the knee. Extend your leg so that the heel of your foot hits the attacker in the knee joint. If you're able to, you can do the same move to strike at the mid-section, just below the rib cage. This kick to the mid-section can be tougher if you're not good at balancing. Stick with the knee if it's easier for you.

Back Kick

If your attacker is behind you, raise your kicking leg, bending it at the knee. Slightly lean forward at the waist and extend your leg back so that your foot strikes the groin area or the knee joint.

Front Groin Kick

While standing in front of your attacker, get into the fighting stance mentioned in the section, Front Kick. Raise your kicking leg, bended at the knee. Your standing leg is slightly bent. Extend your kicking leg out and up so that your shin makes contact with the groin area. Curl your toes as you do this to give more power to your kick. Bring your leg back to the fighting stance as quickly as you delivered the kick.

You can practice these self defense tactics so that you can better execute the moves.