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Combat Kick Boxing

Lead Leg Front Kick
The lead leg front kick is a fast jolting kick that causes little disturbance to your
balance and guard. It readily combines with other kicks and punches and is the
easiest of the kicks to time, thus making it an effective stop/hit. The stop/hit version
of this kick is called the defensive lead leg front kick.
To throw the defensive lead leg front kick, bend your knee and point it at the
target you have chosen. Snap the leg straight and drive your hip in behind the
kick to add power. Make contact with the ball of your foot. (Figs. 42 and 43) Use
the ‘snap up’ focus pad drill to sharpen your stop/hit timing.
The other version of this kick is the attacking lead leg front kick.

Fig 42

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