Mae-Geri
The Mae-Geri ( Japanese 前 蹴 り , dt. "Forward kick") is a forward kick in the Japanese martial arts ( Budō ), z. B. in karate .
techniques
There are different versions of the Mae-Geri:
- Mae-Ashi-Geri: with the front foot
- Mae-Kakato-Geri: Stamp kick with the heel forward
- Mae-Kin-Geri: with the instep
- Mae-Koshi-Geri: with the ball of the foot
- Mae- Tobi-Geri : leaping forward
- Nidan-Geri: double kick while jumping
- Tsumasaki-Geri: tiptoe
A distinction is usually made between kicked ( kekomi ) and snapped ( keage ) kicks . The snapped kick would be called Mae Geri Keage accordingly .
See also
literature
- Werner Lind : The dictionary of martial arts . Sportverlag, Berlin 1999, ISBN 3-328-00838-1
- Albrecht Pflüger : Karate. Volume 1: Basics . Falken-Verlag, Wiesbaden 1969, ISBN 3-8068-0227-0