Technique Database
Outside Crescent Kick
Soto Mawashi Geri
Outside-in crescent or hooking kick line used to come around the guard.
Key steps
- Lift the knee so the kick can travel around the outside line.
- Turn the hip enough to let the leg arc inward.
- Strike or clear with control rather than wild swing.
- Recover the leg and stance immediately after the arc finishes.
Coaching points
- Lift the knee so the kick can travel around the outside line.
- Turn the hip enough to let the leg arc inward.
- Strike or clear with control rather than wild swing.
- Recover the leg and stance immediately after the arc finishes.